I don't know what the **** you're talking about.

 

You sir are a very brave lad...and that thread admitting yor dropped that valve pad down who knew where? That takes alot of selflessness and guts..I'm glad you are my friend and riding buddy soo lets ride already!!! Oh and BTDT with the tipovers..:wink2:

 

To add insult to injury, I had *already* ordered crash bars when this happened, but they had not been delivered yet.

 

Ouch. Insult to injury.

That picture is painful to look at.

How bad/expensive was the damage?

 

I was going zero, so it wasn’t too bad. My foot slipped while I was parking on wet pavement. The saddle bag got the worst of it, with some gouges. But they’re on the bottom part, so not very noticeable. The front fairings got some light scratches, but you can’t see them unless you know what you’re looking for. I haven’t fixed them. I plan on just riding the crap out of this bike until it doesn’t run anymore.

 

Rookies! You guys got a long way to go. Dropped my '07 twice in one night, had crash bars, so no damage. Dropped my '14 three times, crash bars, but those won't prevent a roll-over onto the mirrors and the mirror stay is a very fragile thin aluminum casting.... all parking lot type events.... get some kind of protective bars/sliders. The best ones are the uglier, the pretty ones are more for appearance. Function over form as they say.

 

6 weeks into ownership on an out of state trip to West Virginia. Following a riding buddy when he pulled into a gravel parking lot. I noticed too late and followed him in. It was that deep gravel not hard packed. I tried pulling a 3 point turn and on the third leg it tipped to the right and I couldn't hold it. Down we went. My buddy helped pick it up. After a bunch of blue words I don't normally say we continued on but my left arm hurt and it was getting worse every time I pulled in the clutch. Pulled my buddy over and told him I was going home (about 250 miles). I couldn't make it. Stopped on the side of the road and called my wife and son to meet me 60 miles from home. By the time I got to the meeting point I couldn't pull the clutch in anymore. My wife and son were waiting for me at the meeting point. My son rode the FJR home my wife took me to the emergency room. Broken left elbow. When I fell I stuck my arms out to break the fall and the pressure was driven up thru the arm to the elbow breaking it. 6 weeks in a cast. Got if off just in time to make another pre-planned trip to West Virginia.

Didn't get a picture of the bike on it's side but wife took this in the hospital

Slight scratches on fairing, right mirror and right saddle bag, which I eventually touched up with matt blue fingernail polish.

 

Here is my story. https://www.fjrowners.com/forums/15-general-chat/152285-riding-season-over-me.html

And then just a couple of weeks ago The FJR got away from me again in a uneven parking situation. Needed to flag down a driver to help pick it up. No damage to the bike. Canyon cages and slider pucks did there job. One more time and I am afraid I might have to put my 2014 bike up for sale and ride my other lighter bikes.

 

No way and I answering that question!

I did however wipe out on my bicycle... twice! THAT resulted in skiier's thumb and a forced hiatus from guitar playing for nearly a year.

Which hurt a lot more than this little deal 2 days ago.

https://www.fjr-tips.org/misc/pics/memes/YackityCrash.mp4

 

Hope you healed up quickly. With that said, I can't understand why the bicycle crowd wears spandex, flimsy gloves, and a piece of Styrofoam on their head for a helmet, and then passes me going down the mountain at 45+ mph. with gravel in the corners on the twisty mountain road. Here I am in ATGATT on my motorcycle and some bicyclist (rocky racer) passes me exceeding the speed limit. Maybe you can shed some light on that issue.:serious:

 

I was in Oregon, loaded for traveling, and turned out of a parking space to the right. I turned the front wheel right, took off and barely got rolling still leaned when the **** throttle position sensor stalled the bike. It sort of fell on its face and left me with my right foot down but behind me. It was going down, and there wasn't anything I could do about it.

That trip was when the TPS really started acting up.

 

Yep. Very low speed, almost stopped, perfectly color-coordinated gravel at a stop sign. Thank goodness I had frame sliders and I had left my saddlebags at home.

 

Dropped mine the third day I had it doing a slow ride at a motor officer event. (didn't realize I clicked it into neutral) Lots of people waiting to help but didn't need to. No one laughed until I did. (courtesy to the civilian?)


The next time someone backed into it in a parking lot. Despite having crash bars, it rolled past them and got the mirrors, stay1, lower cowling and bag. Except for the stay, an easy fix.

 

Dropped mine the third day I had it doing a slow ride at a motor officer event. (didn't realize I clicked it into neutral) Lots of people waiting to help but didn't need to. No one laughed until I did. (courtesy to the civilian?)

My first drop was also on my third day of ownership. I was practicing U-turns in a parking lot. I can say, however, that I have never come to forgetting to put the kickstand down. I always nudge it forward, then doublecheck.

 

My Canyon Cages have paid for themselves. Many times over.

 

How many have DROPPED their FJR?

There are 2 kinds of FJR owners: Those who HAVE dropped their FJRs and those who WILL drop their FJRs.

Answering your question: Not yet. T-Rex cages and saddlebag guards were purchased before my new bike was delivered and were installed once I got them out of COVID jail.

The waiting is killing me.

Haynes

 

Haven't dropped either one of my FJR's.......yet. But I know there is plenty of time to get it done :laugh:

 

2 drops, 2 tip overs. In the first few weeks of ownership after a 20 year hiatus from riding and totally unused to the size and heft of this bike I was making a u turn in mine and my neighbor's combined driveway when his daughter in law stepped out in front of me. I hit the break and put my foot down but because I was in between the two driveways his being higher than mine I simply ran out of leg. Got to that point of no return and just could not stop her from slowly going down. Some scratches on the mirror and bag and my wife's Civic but thankfully no serious damage. Drop #2 same deal. Was driving off a sidewalk about 5 in the morning going to work and stopped before back wheel was down and once again ran out of leg. Some more scratches no serious damage. Bike was parked in my driveway (no garage) and was blown over by Hurricane Sandy. More scratches broken mirror. And the latest and most embarrassing. While doing an oil change (foolishly on the side stand) when I was done went to check the site glass so stuck some pieces of wood under the stand to level her out and bent down to look and watched her once again do the slow mo lay down. Again more scratches but thankfully no serious damage. Still kicking my self in the ass. :crying:

 

Just finished a BBG on my '14. 1,543 miles in just under 23 hours. Pulled in the driveway, got off the bike and opened the garage door. Pulled into the garage and got off the bike........ but forgot to put the kickstand down....... ouch...... dumbass attack......... but with saddle bag guards and Trex engine guards, not too much damage other than the mirror, and of course my pride. At least the misses got a good laugh as she helped my pick it up...... and laughed every time she reminded me of the dumbass attack.

 

I put canyon cages on my 2013 FJR1300 on the second week I had it. Dropped it in garage 2 reasons bed room slippers, forgot kick stand. 🥸. The second drop was at gas station forgot to look kick stand in to place. I'm not sure if canyon cages are still available but hopefully there is another alternative out there bottom or left side case scratched

Glad to see I'm not the only one absent minded enough to realize the kickstand wasn't down and started to lean the bike onto it.

:grin2:

The bed room slippers was a nice touch too, lol! I think I mentioned in my first post being glad that I had sturdy shoes on, as slippers or flip flops and it would have been all over.....

 

I put canyon cages on my 2013 FJR1300 on the second week I had it. Dropped it in garage 2 reasons bed room slippers, forgot kick stand. 🥸. The second drop was at gas station forgot to look kick stand in to place. I’m not sure if canyon cages are still available but hopefully there is another alternative out there bottom or left side case scratched

 

Coming out of Watkins Glen NY (I think) there are 2 roads around the lake, one high, one low. Low one goes down and to left, high one up and to right. Last second decided to go low, started to turn, decided to wait for oncoming traffic, put left foot down, no ground, just kept going over till I couldn't catch it. TRex bars and pucks meant zero damage. Picked it up myself, but couldn't reach sidestand, couple other riders got off to help. Jumped back on and kept going, thoroughly embarrassed. TRex paid for themselves right there.

 

I contend that the probability of a drop increases with the lowering of the inseam. Physics always wins. I ain't fair for us short mfers.

 

being a munchkin, I concur!

 

still waiting for my first time. You'd think at my age I'd have already experienced my first time. Tempted to sell my FJR so that I can say that I never did.
Come to think of it, I've never dropped any of my bikes. Not even my old Venture, as long as we're not counting a "crash" as a lay down. I blame the deer and the gravel on the asphalt for that one.

 

Nov 2020 I had my first tip over on a street bike...headed out west to scope deer trail before hunting season.....had my magnetic bag on and way overloaded...I stopped at the last town that had a grocery store to stock up on supplys......did a quick right turn to leave my parking space and the lean angle and a strong south wind pushed the tank bag over which hit the kill switch.....s**t....I had 4 dabs in my right leg...I needed 5....the bike layed down but pushed my driving light into the front cowl...scratches on right bag and the tip of the mirror....I was pumped and picked up the bike then after lifting my seat with my boot a couple times I reset the tank bag back on the bike....humiliated beyond belief....after putting over 350k just on my FJRs I had my first tip over...pride took a hit and humbled me....note to self do not over load tank bag

 

Won't be caught without them again.

 

Bah. Rookies. I dropped my previous bike, a BMW K1200LT, as I was leaving the seller's driveway. Had to have him help me pick it back up (850lbs is a bit tough alone if you don't know how to do it). And then I dropped it that night when I got home because it was dark and it had rained and I didn't see the mud as I entered my driveway. Fairly sure I dropped that bike once a week. Top heavy and just...well, heavy. They have built in frame sliders from the factory knowing you will drop the **** thing.

Only time I've dropped my FJR was trying to 3-point turn to go back up a hill and ended up slow dropping it. Some road rash on the rearview and bent the rearview stay and that's about it.

 

Observation: Y'all notice that as soon as you drop it once, you don't seem to worry quite as much about dropping it again?

I mean, it's still embarrassing, but . . .

 

Dropped my 2004 Honda ST 1300 (731 lbs.) several years ago while setting it up on the side stand (wasn't fully deployed) in front of the gym's front door. I was in my mid 50s and in (comparatively) good shape. When I felt the weight past the point of no return I took my downhill leg out of the way and did a slow motion fall on my ass. Fortunately I was wearing a full face helmet and the tightly attired ladies coming out of the gym looking down on me couldn't see my red face or identify me later on the gym floor ("that's the moronic old guy who felt on his ass the other day"). To the point, the ST has standard crash guards covered by a nice black plastic winglet on both sides. To the credit of the Japanese designers neither the fairing, the handle bars, the rear view mirrors or the saddle bags touched anything. The plastic crash guard cover was slightly cracked. Total repair costs: $23.00 for a replacement plastic and I did the installation in 30 minutes. Best of all, my identity and ego came out uninjured thanks to the full face helmet. That's all.

 

The ST1300 engine guards are brilliant.... dropped mine a couple of times too, no damage except for the plastic covers. Ego will be hurt worse.