2012 Rallye Edition down at 2mph!

Undermoose · 07-24-2012, 05:30 PM

Stopped short, gully under right foot, unable to stop momentum.

It doesn't bounce :(

Wunderlich Rallye Edition Engine and Tank bars did their job, not a scratch to the tank or engine. Bars are getting re-powder coated the "correct color match" to subframe

(they are not color correct from Wunderlich).

Minor ding to hand protectors, tiny scratches to Vario case, hairline scratch to plastic on mirror and the wind shield corner touched somehow. Other than that pretty clean, and what a lesson hopefully learned!

jdub · 07-25-2012, 03:18 AM

GS character marks!

Undermoose · 07-25-2012, 03:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jdub

GS character marks!

I might not have fixed the crash bars but the color was off

It was amazing how fast it all happened, slowness is the enemy of balance!

rmarmbruster · 07-25-2012, 04:00 AM

Bugger, don't hate that.

Cheers

Roba.

freyke · 07-25-2012, 04:18 AM

That's what stickers and decals are for... cover up the boo-boos...

SlackerSteve · 07-25-2012, 04:44 AM

Pictures,

or it didn't happen!

Wdwrkr · 07-25-2012, 04:51 AM

well she's your now. a few bumps and scratches just show your human. I know it's a bummer, but now that you've gotten that out of the way you can enjoy her

Undermoose · 07-25-2012, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlackerSteve

Pictures,

or it didn't happen!

It being my first touch down with it, and only about 6 weeks old, I've been wrestling with fix or don't fix and pictures were not on my mind doh! The bars are already off and in the shop. The rest is so minor but I'll post them tonight.

I'm thinking the damage is so minimal I may just wave a few $$$ at it and make it new, just this once

ricohman · 07-25-2012, 06:20 AM

Pics!

Getbrass · 07-25-2012, 07:07 AM

I feel your pain as I know that sinking feeling well. You know that it's going over and you're not going to be able stop it.

I like the old saying "Big ships are safest when tied up in a harbor, but that isn't what big ships were made for". I think it applies to bikes too.

Desert Skies · 07-25-2012, 07:10 AM

If you don't drop a GS, you are not riding it where you need to.

Undermoose · 07-25-2012, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desert Skies

If you don't drop a GS, you are not riding it where you need to.

I'd feel better about it if it were off road....

However I'll embellish the story a bit...

3:30am trying to leave a festival in a city. A police car goes by at an intersection, and I ask directions. Unable to verbalize the directions they offer an escourt... Lol.

I'm following the police car, they blow off a "no turn on red sign" and against my better judgement proceed to follow, then see the oncoming lights... Hit the brake with plenty of room to spare, the bike is at a full stop for a split second, but the bike just drops to the right as my footing wasn't right. Boom!

The police car keeps going to the next light and waits for me to pick up the bike and continue following.

Never went down following a police car before

FatChance · 07-25-2012, 10:10 AM

I bet you even wash it!

jdub · 07-25-2012, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Undermoose

Never went down following a police car before

Hmm, some wise azz here could take that to mean you usually only go down while in front of them....

SHOELESS · 07-25-2012, 03:14 PM

Adventurized.....................

07-24-2012, 05:30 PM	#1
Undermoose ^OP Adventurer Joined: Jun 2012 Oddometer: 83	2012 Rallye Edition down at 2mph! Stopped short, gully under right foot, unable to stop momentum. It doesn't bounce :( Wunderlich Rallye Edition Engine and Tank bars did their job, not a scratch to the tank or engine. Bars are getting re-powder coated the "correct color match" to subframe (they are not color correct from Wunderlich). Minor ding to hand protectors, tiny scratches to Vario case, hairline scratch to plastic on mirror and the wind shield corner touched somehow. Other than that pretty clean, and what a lesson hopefully learned!

07-25-2012, 03:18 AM	#2
jdub Dawg bytes reel gud Joined: Jan 2004 Location: S. Central PA Oddometer: 1,377	GS character marks! __________________ '07 R1200GS Adv. & '00 DRZ400S Step-by-Step R1200GSA Gearbox Removal and Clutch Spline Lube Process Another 100,000 Mile R1200GS Adv. R.I.P., my faithful dog Ripley (ref. my avatar). April 2001 - April 2013

07-25-2012, 04:00 AM	#4
rmarmbruster Roba Joined: Jun 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oddometer: 109	Bugger, don't hate that. Cheers Roba. __________________ Roba

07-25-2012, 04:44 AM	#6
SlackerSteve Homely Adventurer Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Further... Oddometer: 452	Pictures, or it didn't happen! __________________ When you create with your brain, it is work When you create with your heart, it is craft When you create with your soul, it is art

07-25-2012, 06:20 AM	#9
ricohman Marinoni man Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Saskatchewan Oddometer: 1,858	Pics! __________________ Saskatchewan to Prudhoe Bay ride report 2010

07-25-2012, 04:18 AM	#5
freyke Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Virginia Beach Oddometer: 329	That's what stickers and decals are for... cover up the boo-boos...

07-25-2012, 04:51 AM	#7
Wdwrkr Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Lost at sea Oddometer: 795	well she's your now. a few bumps and scratches just show your human. I know it's a bummer, but now that you've gotten that out of the way you can enjoy her

07-25-2012, 07:07 AM	#10
Getbrass Banned Joined: Jul 2012 Location: By a vineyard. Oddometer: 350	I feel your pain as I know that sinking feeling well. You know that it's going over and you're not going to be able stop it. I like the old saying "Big ships are safest when tied up in a harbor, but that isn't what big ships were made for". I think it applies to bikes too.

07-25-2012, 07:10 AM	#11
Desert Skies One brick shy... Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Tejas Oddometer: 2,056	If you don't drop a GS, you are not riding it where you need to. __________________ “Sorry I'm late, feck'n off takes a lot of time.” " The 'Wing is my wife's bike - I'm just the feck'n driver." - USMCG_Spyder " This post is full of VonBadenisms." - Gordy Tripn' with Tom Some pictures ZZ Rider - Tom Lowry Texas Blue - Tom Lowry

07-25-2012, 10:10 AM	#13
FatChance Road Captain Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Durango, Colorado, USA Oddometer: 9,307	I bet you even wash it! __________________ Pain in the Butte Ranch Durango, Colorado - Calculated risk or forbidden fruit?

07-25-2012, 03:14 PM	#15
SHOELESS Swine Pilot Joined: Aug 2011 Location: CHINO HILLS,CA Oddometer: 225	Adventurized..................... __________________ "Trust me,It's an easy ride"- Malcolm Smith

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