god damn it I am a fucking squid, I went to do a stoppie right in front my g/f @ her work, the concrete transitioned into brick, I guess brick is very slick, & lost the front end. damage isn't too bad, if I needed an excuse to change the stock signals I have it, and the mirror, impressed w/ the plastic though just took the paint off & off the left cover, no cracks.
My hands would have been chewed up pretty good, gloves worked awesome.
Ok I will stop crying, now I have to go do a big ass rotating stoppie just to prove I am not a puss. those are always more embarrassing than painful. Not the first & not the last, if I could make a deal w/ the devil which I did this once a week, but never any worse, I would do it.

You got to watch where you do those stoppies. At least your ok and the bike will live another day.

Stay away from cement all together unless its really rough like a new sidewalk is.... Brick I dont know but I wouldnt have tried it......

Oh well shit happens at least you arent hurt..... Keep tryin......

the brick is almost as slick as painted lines,eh?

I,ve really haven't tried a rolling stoppie much, one Sunday were I used to live there is this road going to a factory that is new asphalt that I played on for a couple of hours trying to get it down, but I got to the point were I was getting the back tire pretty high at about 35mph. I had one close call and I haven't tried is since. :wink:

Dont feel bad we all have our moments. Right before my surgery I did a mile sitdown wheelie and the guys that saw me do it were singing praises to me to everybody then I pulled out in the road and pulled up 1st and my foot hit the shifter and did a false neutral. Were all squids, "just on different days". :D :wink:

the brick is almost as slick as painted lines,eh?

I was by there today & there was a painted stripe on the brick where I bit it. I was wondering where the blue came from.

I have been dragging my feet getting a frame protector
I cannot make up my mind w/ slider vs. cage
the cage best protects, but how much does it hit when leaned over or banging your legs on it?
I really like the woodcraft sliders, I cant find them for the 54.
the Sato w/ the delrin is looking good.
any thoughts?
http://www.satoracing.com/sliderblackandwhite.jpg

I can tell you I had the Lockharts and a 25mph lowside ended up being a scratched bar end, ground slider, rear foot peg was up so only the bottom of that got scraped, the stator cover got slightly ground, and the rear spool/slider was munched a wee bit.
bike span around in 2 and 3/4 circles... :lol:



here's a pic

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3B8%3B54%3B23232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E232%3A %3D327%3D%3A29%3Dxroqdf%3E232343375645%3 Bot1lsi


ohh yeah, and the mirror a little too... :roll:

Hey. Flightmedic, didn't your bike shut off when you fell over? I recently had a low side on my 954 and it shut down, or where you able to grab it before it hit?

yea I picked it up quick, still running, but in my confused, panicky, pissed, worried, what the hell just happened state of mind, I didnt have enough since to pull the clutch & it shut off.

that deserves a big 'ol " :doh: "

stoppies are easy.. just squeeze (the brake) and lift (your ass) ... :P

yea they are easy, untill you hit painted & sealed brick

oops