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Old 03-19-2009, 09:07 AM   #11
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I dropped my zzr a few times... Snow and sloped driveways suck.
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Old 03-19-2009, 09:43 AM   #12
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I dropped mine in the garage once. Thanks to the sliders, you wouldn't even know it was dropped unless I pointed out the two scuffs to you.
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Old 03-19-2009, 10:31 AM   #13
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Yep, i have dropped every one of my bikes at least once. It happens.
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Old 03-20-2009, 04:26 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Mrs. Colleen View Post
My husband dropped mine.

Ouch.

I never dropped the used $600 Honda Rebel that was my first bike. When I bought my nice new VFR I promptly dropped it one week later...
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Old 03-20-2009, 04:59 PM   #15
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dropped in mud once, no damage.

knocked over by someone's freakin' little rug rat, busted clutch lever, front turn signal, bar end weight, and shifter.
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Old 03-20-2009, 05:55 PM   #16
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1 crash, 2 drops, only been riding for about 2 seasons.
hopefully it's all out of my system now.
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Old 03-20-2009, 05:58 PM   #17
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I've had some pretty embarrassing drops. Once I stepped off my bike and forgot to put the kickstand down.

3 weeks after I bought my Ulysses, I dropped it in a parking lot trying to u-turn. I rode back to Atlanta from North Carolina like this:



Another time, I stopped on a steep slope with my bike perpendicular to the hill. When I went to put my downhill foot on the ground, there was nothing under it, and I fell right over. To add insult to injury, I couldn't lift the bike by myself with it pointed down the hill.
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Old 03-22-2009, 09:13 PM   #18
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1 wreck....no drops. *knock on wood*
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Old 03-26-2009, 02:39 AM   #19
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dropped once randomly in a parking lot.. slid once trying to keep up with my dad when I first got the bike (he was on an fz1)
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Old 03-26-2009, 05:50 PM   #20
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3 crashes and probably 12 drops over the last 7 yrs.
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