A Motorcycle Thread About Absolutely Nothing!

Jiro said:
:thumb: good to hear! I hope she has medical insurance to take care of the cost
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I'm not sure what she has, but she works for the state school system.
 
Today,

I just had minor accident on my motorcycle. I was riding toward to Rounda. i was slowing down to 10mph behind SUV. The SUV suddenly stopped and I locked my brakes and my bike dropped. I jumped out quickly and looked at dropped bike. The right mirror was broken off from bracket. The driver behind me got out and asked me if Im ok. I told her Im just fine. I uprighted the motorcycle then kickstand it. The driver told me there is spring next to my bike. I picked it up and it was rear brake main spring. Its nothing serious because when bike dropped, it bent the rear brake pedal thus bent adjustment screw bracket along with it cause spring become loose and fell out. The lady from SUV apologized me that she didn't see car coming on Rounda and had to stop hard. She saw me drop my motorcycle. I told her Im fine and my motorcycle is fine despite boken off mirror and bent brake pedal. I told her its not her fault. She left and I owned it up because I was following her bit too closely. Luckily I have tool in saddlebag. I use screwdriver to bend back adjustment bracket then put spring back on. Then bend the brake pedal back to position with my bare hand. I stashed broken off mirror in saddlebag. Mirror itself is fine, just the bracket broken off from front brake bracket. Easily replaceable and not expensive tho. My motorcycle sustained few scratches but mechanically function perfectly fine.

Thats my very first drop in 2 years period. Lesson learned, don't ride closely. Lol.

Here's pix. It's called Mirror Holder bracket. I checked Ebay and cost $26 for one. Reasonable.


Catty
 

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purplecatty said:
Today,

I just had minor accident on my motorcycle. I was riding toward to Rounda. i was slowing down to 10mph behind SUV. The SUV suddenly stopped and I locked my brakes and my bike dropped. I jumped out quickly and looked at dropped bike. The right mirror was broken off from bracket. The driver behind me got out and asked me if Im ok. I told her Im just fine. I uprighted the motorcycle then kickstand it. The driver told me there is spring next to my bike. I picked it up and it was rear brake main spring. Its nothing serious because when bike dropped, it bent the rear brake pedal thus bent adjustment screw bracket along with it cause spring become loose and fell out. The lady from SUV apologized me that she didn't see car coming on Rounda and had to stop hard. She saw me drop my motorcycle. I told her Im fine and my motorcycle is fine despite boken off mirror and bent brake pedal. I told her its not her fault. She left and I owned it up because I was following her bit too closely. Luckily I have tool in saddlebag. I use screwdriver to bend back adjustment bracket then put spring back on. Then bend the brake pedal back to position with my bare hand. I stashed broken off mirror in saddlebag. Mirror itself is fine, just the bracket broken off from front brake bracket. Easily replaceable and not expensive tho. My motorcycle sustained few scratches but mechanically function perfectly fine.

Thats my very first drop in 2 years period. Lesson learned, don't ride closely. Lol.

Here's pix. It's called Mirror Holder bracket. I checked Ebay and cost $26 for one. Reasonable.


Catty
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sorry to hear...

but yea - the most common damages when dropping a bike are:

1. mirrors
2. blinkers
3. brake pedal
4. clutch/brake levers

mirrors snap off like a toothpick. that's why I upgraded my mirrors with foldable version which is designed for offroad. very sweet and cheap - Moto-Science : The Ducati Mirrors Specialist.

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This is what I read few days ago about brake/shift pedal. some bikes have very strong metal for brake/shift pedals. so strong that it can literally bend or damage your selector shaft or chassis or whatever it's connected to. they recommend that you buy pedal with folding tip or softer metal so that it'll snap off or simply bend when dropped cuz it's much cheaper to replace it than to replace a more expensive part. plus it's very easy to replace it.

my shift pedal has a folding tip but I'm concerned about my brake pedal because the way my bike is designed, the rear brake part is welded to chassis so I gotta be careful with it :Ohno: there is an upgrade part for that but I don't think I really need it.

I've dropped on my left side a few times and broke my blinker but I've never dropped bike on right side so I've been lucky so far...... :Ohno:

I'm just glad that my bike has ABS so I'm not very concerned about being in similar situation as yours :lol: unless I had the worst luck and happened to stop on slippery oily patch :lol:
 
installed a new clutch cable. PROPERLY this time... wwwoooowww a huge improvement! :thumb:

no more fighting with my bike on engaging/disengaging gear :lol:
 
Jiro said:
sorry to hear...

but yea - the most common damages when dropping a bike are:

1. mirrors
2. blinkers
3. brake pedal
4. clutch/brake levers

mirrors snap off like a toothpick. that's why I upgraded my mirrors with foldable version which is designed for offroad. very sweet and cheap - Moto-Science : The Ducati Mirrors Specialist.

2182512_290.jpg


This is what I read few days ago about brake/shift pedal. some bikes have very strong metal for brake/shift pedals. so strong that it can literally bend or damage your selector shaft or chassis or whatever it's connected to. they recommend that you buy pedal with folding tip or softer metal so that it'll snap off or simply bend when dropped cuz it's much cheaper to replace it than to replace a more expensive part. plus it's very easy to replace it.

my shift pedal has a folding tip but I'm concerned about my brake pedal because the way my bike is designed, the rear brake part is welded to chassis so I gotta be careful with it :Ohno: there is an upgrade part for that but I don't think I really need it.

I've dropped on my left side a few times and broke my blinker but I've never dropped bike on right side so I've been lucky so far...... :Ohno:

I'm just glad that my bike has ABS so I'm not very concerned about being in similar situation as yours :lol: unless I had the worst luck and happened to stop on slippery oily patch :lol:
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Yea, some parts of motorcycle are fragile. As you see mirror holder bracket on my bike, I am lucky enough that hydralic brake part remain intact that I am still able to continue riding. Some metals are bendable but take muscle to bend it back to shape. My bike apparenty had dropped by former owner because the shifter pedal was bent. After I bought it, I use my strength to bend it back to its original position. The shifter and brake pedal are attached to pegs bracket and it is easily replaceable.

Ive dropped moped many times, broke brake lever, cable, bent pedal and bent license plate.

Catty
 
purplecatty said:
Yea, some parts of motorcycle are fragile. As you see mirror holder bracket on my bike, I am lucky enough that hydralic brake part remain intact that I am still able to continue riding. Some metals are bendable but take muscle to bend it back to shape. My bike apparenty had dropped by former owner because the shifter pedal was bent. After I bought it, I use my strength to bend it back to its original position. The shifter and brake pedal are attached to pegs bracket and it is easily replaceable.

Ive dropped moped many times, broke brake lever, cable, bent pedal and bent license plate.

Catty
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Catty - are you gonna install crash bars?
 
Jiro said:
Catty - are you gonna install crash bars?
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I already have crash bar. I removed it because I was planning to move Foward Controls 3 1/2 inches foward. So that I can stretch my legs. Secondly, Crashbar is one pieces and it may not fit in after FC extension been installed because the top part of bar is against radiator. If I push bottom to 3 1/2 inches, it'll leverage and crush the radiator. I may have to either bend the top bracket or find short extension for it. My concern is that it might touch or interfere forks and front wheel. I saw in Ebay that they DO sell 1/2 crash bar for both sides which would help big time rather than one pieces.. Luckily, accident that I had didn't touch my engine, air filter chrome cover and neither my gas tank too. The Saddlebag did help cushion the landing as well.

I have been busy since I planned to extend Foward Control but ending up had other things to do. I bought metal flat bar from hardware and is ready to be cut and shaped into extension bar. I will have to ask my friend if he can loan me a drill press that I can use or I buy my own from Harbor Freight Tools (locally in my area, lucky for me). Drill press at Tools store cost between $69 to $112 for small Drill Press (cheapest is 5 speeds, more expensive is 12 speeds). I don't need big tho. The holes must be exact, I don't want to use my hand drill to do it. I have 1950's big heavy duty metal clad hand drill with 1/2" Chuck that I got from my grandpa but it's too strong for me to hold, It actually twisted my wrist when I held with both hands regardless my strength and muscle I put into :eek2: It does have hole on top to screw in pipe to give leverage. That's why I want Drill Press. Also be able to drill hole on 1" dia.x 1/2" billet as a spacer for middle of extension bar with long bolts for peg bracket to fit in correctly.. I bought big vise with 5" jaw opening and is very strong enough for me to bend metal bar. My only concern is that my workbench might tilt while I bend. I have Mapp gas torch which is hot enough to make metal soft and bendable so that's my advantage. I was a straight A's Metal Class student back in my Middle and High school (metal class for 2 years). So that's why I'm expert on making things out of metal. My friend and I already made rear brake extension rod (3 1/2 inch longer than original rod) and is ready to install once I install Foward Control extension.

There is John's Kit for Volusia.. Custom Lowering bones and forward controls for Volusias and New Boulevard C50 If you scroll halfway down, You'll see what it looks like. It's almost the same but I customize my own.

Catty
 
last Saturday - I had a great great great time at Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic - Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic. now I can corner proficiently. perhaps now's a time to do Deal's Gap? :D

it was a very long class. I left at 6am since it was about 2 hours away and the class started at 8am till 7ish. pix will be posted soon here after my instructors post them up.
 
Jiro said:
last Saturday - I had a great great great time at Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic - Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic. now I can corner proficiently. perhaps now's a time to do Deal's Gap? :D

it was a very long class. I left at 6am since it was about 2 hours away and the class started at 8am till 7ish. pix will be posted soon here after my instructors post them up.
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Congratulations!
 
I'm elated that my friend took a pix of me doing a practice run but I'm still waiting for my instructors to post up pix cuz it's a much better quality

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green427 said:
Congrats, Jiro. You can give me some pointers if we meet up one day.
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:thumb: absolutely! but I'd still prefer you to take a course from professionals in a controlled environment

instructors remarked that I was an excellent student and a very quick learner... like a natural. I chuckled and told them about a picture I made. they thought it was just way too awesome :lol:

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Jiro said:
last Saturday - I had a great great great time at Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic - Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic. now I can corner proficiently. perhaps now's a time to do Deal's Gap? :D

it was a very long class. I left at 6am since it was about 2 hours away and the class started at 8am till 7ish. pix will be posted soon here after my instructors post them up.
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I wish I took this class to be able to corner proficiently. I could corner but not deep because I lowered my motorcycle rear monoshock 2 inches which cause front pegs to touch the pavement while cornering. I have to make foward control modification by moving pegs 3 1/2 inches foward which allow pegs to move 1 inches or more upward so that I can corner deeper. Here's one concern for me, my tires are hard rubber type, Metzeler ME880 Marathon which made my bike feel a little slippery while cornering which cause me to be leery over it. Most road in my area are old, grey and smooth which can cause skids while cornering that gives me a jitter.. I planned on swap to softer tires despite its short life for better "glue to pavement" cornering and less leery

Catty
 
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