Dropping a Honda ST1300, Twice
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From: Vito on 28 Dec 2009 15:21 "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote | I'm in Orlando, rented a Honda ST1300 yesterday. | | Yesterday, about 5 miles from the rental place, stopped at a light on a | sidestreet, was just sitting there, bike started to go over to the right. Orlando? M. Mouse prolly pushed it over on you.
From: The Older Gentleman on 28 Dec 2009 15:55 Gaidheal <breoganmacbrath(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Dec 28, 10:24 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > > As well, if you think about it, because of the V configuration, its > > heads and cams are actually *lower* than they would be with a > > conventional transverse four engine (slant-block lumps excepted). > > Moments related of CoM work along all three axes, Bertie. > > > > You've never ridden one, so what do you know? > > Dood, you do not know that for certain, fer sure. Call it a well-educated guess. You haven't. Your motorcycle experience ends with the Yamaha FZR1000 of fifteen years ago. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Datesfat Chicks on 28 Dec 2009 17:34 "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:cdmdnblt1a8lrKXWnZ2dnUVZ_hidnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > Anyway, when I return the bike tomorrow I'll fess up and offer to pay for > a new skid pad on the right (about $20, and I think technically it is > called an engine cover or engine protector). Here is how that story ended ... Turned it in today, fessed up my crimes. The part was about $19, and with shipping and Florida sales tax I paid $29. They concurred with my assessment that nothing else was damaged. When I told them I expected to be gouged, they only said that they appreciated my honesty and they had no need to replace anything other than what I damaged. They indicated that my honesty wasn't typical. I know that is true. When I rented a Shadow 750 Aero a year ago, I brought it back after 24 hours to point out to the guy that there was headlight damage that wasn't detected on the rental inspection. He believed me and documented it and that was that. He was amazed that one of the previous renters had done a rather convincing job of covering the damage with some sort of silver paint. Personally, if I spilled a bike and damaged a headlight I'd just fess up. On a little Honda it is probably at worst a $100 part. Of course, part of the reason people don't fess up could be that they don't want to defraud the rental place, but they are embarrassed that they spilled a bike. I can understand that. Really nice bike once I got used to it. Transmission is much nicer than my Honda Shadow 600, and of course better brakes, better suspension, a cool electrically-adjustable windscreen, and one hell of a lot more power. The engine is far smootther, too. I was often doing between 90 and 100 on I-4. But that was just for survival in the left lane. Those people is crazy. I now believe that there is a substantial difference between a $5,000 bike and a $16,000 bike. But I'm afraid I won't be owning a $16,000 bike anytime soon. It is not just the initial cost--it is the worse gas mileage, the insurance, etc. My little lawnmower with wheels will do for now. Datesfat
From: Mark Olson on 28 Dec 2009 18:16 Datesfat Chicks wrote: > I now believe that there is a substantial difference between a $5,000 > bike and a $16,000 bike. But I'm afraid I won't be owning a $16,000 > bike anytime soon. It is not just the initial cost--it is the worse gas > mileage, the insurance, etc. My little lawnmower with wheels will do > for now. There is a middle ground, you know. You can probably still pick up a brand new non-current FJR for about $10k, and a nice low mileage used one for $7k. Insurance for someone your age isn't much more than it would be for a cheap bike. Gas mileage? You've got to be kidding.
From: mayner on 28 Dec 2009 18:23
On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:19:02 -0500, "Datesfat Chicks" <datesfat.chicks(a)gmail.com> wrote: >I'm in Orlando, rented a Honda ST1300 yesterday. > >Yesterday, about 5 miles from the rental place, stopped at a light on a >sidestreet, was just sitting there, bike started to go over to the right. I >fought with it for about 10 seconds, but couldn't gain any ground, I had to >let it go over eventually, but softened it all I could. The skid pad on the >right came to rest on my foot. So I was on the ground working hard to free >my foot from under it. Luckily, I didn't break my foot. Got my foot out, >got the bike back up again. A guy behind me got out of his car and helped, >and double-checked to be sure I was OK. It must have been quite a sight. > >I thought I was used to the bike. Nice bike. > >Today, in a parking space, I did the same thing again, again to the right. >This time I was better at getting it up. I was so pissed at myself I wasn't >even embarrassed. > >I looked it up on the Internet. I had no idea it was about 715 lbs. (I was >thinking it was maybe 550 lbs.). > >I have no idea how I did it the second time. > >My Honda Shadow in Michigan is 460 lbs. I haven't dropped that in years. > >Anyway, when I return the bike tomorrow I'll fess up and offer to pay for a >new skid pad on the right (about $20, and I think technically it is called >an engine cover or engine protector). I think there is no other damage. >I'm clearly not the first one to do it. The bike has 28,000 miles on it and >is scuffed up a bit, so I know it has been on its side a few times, probably >under similar circumstances. > >Embarrassing, embarrassing, embarrassing. > >Datesfat. > If it's any consulation, I'd been riding an '06 for 3 and a half years and when I was out in Wendover, NV a couple of months ago I tipped over at a stop light. Felt pretty stupid and I was on a road with a weird camber to it and for the life of me I couldn't get the damn thing up. Struggled for 5 minutes until a couple of youngfellas came by and helped the old man out. We grunted and groaned and up she came. Damn, that about did it for me. I mean, yeah, I'm 54 and not as strong as I once was but still...Geeze. :-( Anyway, those Tip-over "Wings" as they're called do come in handy. Saved my bacon, and the bike's, more than once. |