Close call for me yesterday

[Big_E]

Yesterday i had the day off so i decide to go out on a ride. i head south towards the Santa Cruz mountains (hwy 9) when i began hearing some noise from the front suspension. i pull up to a gas station in Saratoga and notice that a bolt that holds the right cliper to the forks fell off and the other bolt is hold on by only a few threads. (talking about a panic situaton) so i pull out my tools and tighten up that one bolt down and zip tie the other one. i had no choice but to ride home using my back brakes to stop.

people, make sure you go through your whole bike and retorque all your bolts down. i did mine last night...


-E

 

[GMbusa]

Whoa, that could of got ugly.

 

[Jace]

good thing ya caught it and not at 160

 

[busabad]

people, make sure you go through your whole bike and retorque all your bolts down. i did mine last night...


-E[/QUOTE]
Always sound advice!!
Ride safe...

 

[BigBSBusa]

Could have been tragic! Definitely got make sure the bolts are tightened. Not that I have done much with that before, but definitely will now!

 

[zukracer]

yeah, really, I'll be checking mine tonight for sure....glad you caught it before it got ugly

oh yeah, never carried zip ties with me before, but I will now

 

[Charlesbusa]

Whoooweeeee, don't want to see any road scrapes on the beautiful paint job Big E. Glad everything turned out allright.

 

[bacharles]

Oddly enough, I put myself on a strict schedule to do this at the beginning of every month. Works pretty well. If you can set aside about a good 30 mins., you could give your bike a good once-over and tighten up everything.

 

[MET]

Glad you found it.

 

[Copperone]

Glad you found it before ya go hurt Big E

 

[Big_E]

Thanks guys. it was by far the most nerve wrecking experience that i have come against so far.

 

[IG.]

Glad nothing bad happened!

Have a question. Any idea how the bolts came lose?

Also, if I may say so, riding a bike without a preflight check is like having sex without a foreplay.

Let your fingers and eyes run along all the critical areas - not long, for just a minute, or two.???

 

[Mattzgixxer]

there is nothing worse then getting in an accident when its someone elses fault except getting in an accident because its your fault

good thing your okay

 

[Mattzgixxer]

there is nothing worse then getting in an accident when its someone elses fault except getting in an accident because its your fault

good thing you are okay

 

[GJoker]

Someone was definitly watchin' over you, my friend~
Glad the situation didn't get too far outta control~

 

[Kento-Moto]

Thanks guys. it was by far the most nerve wrecking experience that i have come against so far.

Even more than slidin down the hill on yo arse? ;-) I think u better stay away from hwy 9

 

[Big_E]

you guys are too funny....

the preflight inspection: your right that day i did not go through my bike at all that morning. could of been prevented.

 

[Deuces]

Sounds like my bike last week... I pull in the driveway after a 200+ mile cruise (some cruising and some high speed fun) and I hear a metallic clank. The nut that attaches my clutch lever to the bars fell off and hit the exhaust! I went through the bike that night. It's amazing what can come loose just from the vibrations of normal riding!

 

[VaBusa]

Wow...good that you stopped! That would have been a bad ending to a day...

I think I'll do a once-over on my Busa this weekend...thanks for the reminder!