MrSpock
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I dropped it. On a very slow speed, going to a stop at a very hilly intersection. Couldn’t reach the ground and boom! Worst part - the bike was laying with its top side down the hill, so I didn’t have enough leg reach to flip it back up. Thanks to a couple of guys that happened to be nearby - they helped me lifting it all the way up.
It was dark on the way back, but it seems like my forks got slightly misaligned in the triples after the fall and lifting the bike by the handlebars. I dropped my V-Strom 1000 a few times, but it never happened. Strangely it is relatively common on S10. Very strange for an "adventure" bike:
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=17302.0
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=15100.0
Another strange thing is that the tilt switch didn't kill the engine right away - it was running for several seconds laying upside down. Not cool...
On the positive side, Touratech panniers are great! The right one took all the bike weight and only got couple dents. Nothing else seems to be scratched or damaged on the bike. I fell down and rolled over in my Klim gear and haven't even felt anything, although must have hit right knee and shoulder.
It was dark on the way back, but it seems like my forks got slightly misaligned in the triples after the fall and lifting the bike by the handlebars. I dropped my V-Strom 1000 a few times, but it never happened. Strangely it is relatively common on S10. Very strange for an "adventure" bike:
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=17302.0
http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=15100.0
Another strange thing is that the tilt switch didn't kill the engine right away - it was running for several seconds laying upside down. Not cool...
On the positive side, Touratech panniers are great! The right one took all the bike weight and only got couple dents. Nothing else seems to be scratched or damaged on the bike. I fell down and rolled over in my Klim gear and haven't even felt anything, although must have hit right knee and shoulder.