yeah u gotta take it easy for a while starting out, otherwise, you'll pay---- gotta share a recent squidly move by a rideri know:::
took my buddy out for his maiden street voyage, he was on a borrowed katana 6 (yawn
)... and when we were returning it to the owner, we were out front... everyone in his cul-de-sac rides (age 30-40), and since he never brings his bike out the whole neighborhood came out to see. so they all pulled bikes out, a bimmer 1200, a zx-12, a zzr12, and one i'm missing. after bs-ing for a while, we were about to leave- they were going riding, i was going home, but leaving with them.. we were about to ride off (i was last in line), and the third rider on his zx-12 raced out the cul-de-sac, and as he got out of the 'bulb' of it, he hit a little steel plate in the road... on cold tires at a lean, under accelleration.. needless to say he went down in a bath of sparks and smoke.. we all ran up there to check on him, after some policework, we established he hit that little steel plate.. he lowsided to the left, and his back tire hit the curb HARD, throwing the bike around, kinda high-siding it in a way, and landed on its right side.. his helmet cracked on the edge of the curb, shield broke and flew off, and got a rip in his jacket.. he was cool though, bike was bashed. sliders broke off, right side fairings cracked, all his oil leaked out, brake pedal broke off, pipe scarred up... so we all cleaned up the oil, helped him get his bike up the st into his garage, and of course, canceled the ride. hate to see anyone go down at any speed.. even tho he was only at like 30, was under accelleration, so it was pretty bad sight. coulda been worse though.
sorry so long......... just goes to show what can happen at even slow speed on a cold tire/cold street (was like 45 out)...
This bike generates an azz of torque.
