I got to ride a bit after I got home today.
What a blast.


I am not very good, but I managed to stay on two wheels to whole time.
Gonna get some time in tomorrow, most of the day I hope.

Snow moving in for Sunday.


bike started easy and ran well, only got to third gear and about 20-25 Mph though.

I had to choke the bike to get it started but it had sat a while.

I am hooked.

 

Titan, that is the water-cooled, fuel injected 750, correct? I always have to choke mine. It'll start without it but the idle is so low it dies. So I crack it just a hair so it doesnt rev so high immediately after startup (my main concern is oil needing 1-2 seconds before it coats everything). But then again it was 69* this morning when I went for a ride.

 

No its carbed but water cooled.
Its also for sale before I get killed on it.
https://post.craigslist.org/k/ZAPP4m...0yXC?s=preview

 

Sorry to here you don't like riding.

 

Its ok, at least I am (mostly) unharmed.
I dropped the bike and got beat up pretty bad but my gear (jacket and gloves) saved me from getting it worse than it could have been.

I got a chunk of flesh missing on the left hand and my knee is busted up.
I can walk but my knee is sore, just rash and some bruises.
It was a costly lesson, but at least it was not a new bike and I paid cash for this one.

Hopefully I can get $2,500 back out of it at least, or trade to a 4wheeler or something.


Lesson learned, I am ok but both my wife and I think its best if I just sell it before I get hurt worse or killed. now I am out $1,500 if I get $2,500 out of it. My pride and bank account are bused but ill survive.

 

Sorry to hear this but at least your ok that's the main thing.

 

Dang that sucks. I'm kind of disappointed, this kind of reminds me of a 16 year old friend who got in an accident the day he got his license and refuses to drive anymore (no offense). I think you just need more time on it.

 

I just got a "feeling" that if I keep the bike I am going to end up badly hurt or dead.

Its something I can't explain, I just feel that its better for me to cut my losses and move on. Something just tells me that keeping it would be a bad idea.

I also, already have two people coming to look at it already.

 

Go with your gut feeling

 

I think the best way to learn Motorcycle riding is to ride with a guy who has experience for awhile. Dangerous no mater how you slice it..

 

Sorry to hear it didn't work out for you. It's not for everyone.
It's always best to take a riding class BEFORE to start riding.
MSF had some good classes to teach novice riders riding skills.
Glad to hear you didn't get hurt. It may be your wake up call.

 

This is one of the worst things you can do.

1. An experienced rider does not make a good instructor
- Same as the guy at work that knows the most does not always make the best boss.

2. You don't want someone with 20 + years of bad habits teaching you his bad habits.
- I have them, every rider has them. The ones that claim they do not are the ones that "think" they make a great instructor and teach a new rider some very bad habits that can get them in trouble in the 1st year of being on the road.

It does not have to specifically be the MSF course, but always use a course that has a defined curriculum and teaches everyone the same skills, and verifies the implementation of those skills.

 

Agreed!

Learn basic maneuvering and awareness skills.
Take a class before taking it out on the road.

 

So what exactly happened? I know you laid it down, but what happened?

 

I was doing about 30 and I am not really sure what caused it but the next thing I know after entering a turn I was sliding down the road with my left leg trapped under the bike.

It slid off the road and thankfully into the ditch and not the other side, the other side of the road was about a 50 foot drop.

After I freed my leg and stood my self and the bike up I checked for injury.

My left glove was ripped open and I had a fairly deep gash on my left hand near my pinky.
My left knee got banged up and covered in road rash.
The next day my right side ribs and left ankle along with my right arm was sore.

My knuckles on my left hand are still sore.

I picked the bike back up and rode it out of the ditch and then back home.
Still runs and drives fine.

That was enough for me, had the bike slid the other direction I could be in ER or dead.