Okay, no film, but my cam was in the car! If I'd only known, it would have been great YOUTUBE footage.
So, I'm in this gas station, cleaning bugs off the car window and I hear that call of the wild... a bike pulling in. Gotta turn and look. It's instinctual. A guy pulls up on red bike, very shiney, very new, very helmetless. Pulls up in front of this convenience store and as I watch, grabs all front break with the front tire turned a little left, bike dives and leans, and as I am too far away to run over and help, it drops down until it's laying on it's side while he struggles to keep it upright. CEERUNCH!!! I hear breakage, I see a blinker or two snap off and roll a little bit away. I think, "Oh that sucks" as he lifted the bike back up. He was quick to do it and had enough power, so I didn't feel compelled to go assist... he had it under control. So I thought. What do you suppose happened next? Yep. He tilted her up, and right on over too far, and it falls over on the right side now. CEERUNCH!!!!
At this point, I lost all resepct for the poor guy and felt embarrassed as a motocyclist. No helmet, apparently low on control skills with that front break parking drop, and then dumping it over on the other side. Nice shiney bike.
Okay, so here's the thing that floored me. The bike sure was shiney.... as we pulled out, I noticed he had those NEW BIKE paper sticker plates on it! IT WAS A BRAND NEW BIKE! And I'm betting money on a brand new rider too.
I do feel sorry for the poor guy's wallet, but at the same time no sympathy for the situation. I'm sure a lot of us have been there - new rider slow drop in parking lot. I bought a nice used bike for that exact scenaria, and I must have dropped it 4 times
Cycle skills are not a born talent, they are learned. oh well
So, I'm in this gas station, cleaning bugs off the car window and I hear that call of the wild... a bike pulling in. Gotta turn and look. It's instinctual. A guy pulls up on red bike, very shiney, very new, very helmetless. Pulls up in front of this convenience store and as I watch, grabs all front break with the front tire turned a little left, bike dives and leans, and as I am too far away to run over and help, it drops down until it's laying on it's side while he struggles to keep it upright. CEERUNCH!!! I hear breakage, I see a blinker or two snap off and roll a little bit away. I think, "Oh that sucks" as he lifted the bike back up. He was quick to do it and had enough power, so I didn't feel compelled to go assist... he had it under control. So I thought. What do you suppose happened next? Yep. He tilted her up, and right on over too far, and it falls over on the right side now. CEERUNCH!!!!
At this point, I lost all resepct for the poor guy and felt embarrassed as a motocyclist. No helmet, apparently low on control skills with that front break parking drop, and then dumping it over on the other side. Nice shiney bike.
Okay, so here's the thing that floored me. The bike sure was shiney.... as we pulled out, I noticed he had those NEW BIKE paper sticker plates on it! IT WAS A BRAND NEW BIKE! And I'm betting money on a brand new rider too.
I do feel sorry for the poor guy's wallet, but at the same time no sympathy for the situation. I'm sure a lot of us have been there - new rider slow drop in parking lot. I bought a nice used bike for that exact scenaria, and I must have dropped it 4 times
Cycle skills are not a born talent, they are learned. oh well
