My bike hit the deck but that wasn't the only bad luck I had.

[EricGS]

Well lads.

Had my bike on the deck for the first time today and it was my own stupid fault.

I took the bike from the back of the house this morning, before I got all the riding gear on and left it out front with the disk lock on her. I was heading to the curragh so I had a bag with me when I came back out and fixed it to the bike. I got on, started the bike and shifted into first gear. Looking around and pulled off The bike jerked leaned to the left and I tried to catch her but she went down like a cheap hocker.


I picked her up, checked for damage and thankfully there was only a scratch on the crash bar.

I know now to always check for the disc lock.

I also had to visit Joe Duffy’s on the way back from the curragh as I filled up at the discount fuel garage on the Naas road on the way down and the bike didn't run right from that point on. Very spluttery.

I rang Joe Duffy's and they said that I either knocked the throttle position sensor in the fall or I had taken in bad Fuel.

Turned out the plugs where knackered. I rang my mate (that used to own my bike) and asked when he had changed them. He told me he had changed them at 10000 miles. There’s only 10560 miles on her now.

Could bad fuel have burned them out or could it have been because of the fall. (Oil getting where it shouldn't). Either way I’m €75 euro out of pocket.

She is running fine now though, so thanks to the lads at Joe Duffy's.

 

[brassmonkey001]

Well done! Everyone has to drop their bike at some stage, best to do it sooner and in a low or no speed drop than later and more spectacularly.
Dropping the bike won't have killed your spark plugs and I find it very hard to believe that dodgy fuel would eat them so quickly either.
Did your mate have them changed at a garage or did he change them himself?

 

[EricGS]

He is a bike mechanic and changed them himself along with doing the clutch (up grade from motor works) Valve clearance, Diff oil, Gear box oil, and anything else that needed doing on the 10,000 mile service.

Just don't understand it really. The one in the right head was the worst then the left.

 

[Glenboy]

Well done! Everyone has to drop their bike at some stage, best to do it sooner and in a low or no speed drop than later and more spectacularly.

+1

That's the great thing about the GS - a few scratches here and there just seem to give it "character". Bet you're glad you're not driving a Goldwing!

 

[Shep]

IME plugs can fail at any time from new to 50,000 , thinking about it I've probably had as many new plugs fail (in 4 stroke engines) as old plugs.

It's the bath tub reliability effect i'd guess

Shep

 

[ERNEMAN]

thats the good thing about these big trailes,you can drop them and pick them up with little or no damage and ride on.

IME plugs can fail at any time from new to 50,000 ,
Shep

I agree. and i have seen plenty of new plugs not even working.there seems to be less reliability on plugs that have been carried on the bike as a spare. the rattling about does them no good at all. if you need to carry spare plugs your better to carry them in a water tight continer filled out with tissues to stop them rattling and put them in your pocket/bag instead of in the bike.

 

[EricGS]

I'll have to get a few spares. Thanks for the heads up lads on the plugs.

 

[the civil one]

Nothing silly about droppin yer moto .
But ye know whats really silly ,,,,,,,,
Trying to hold it up , when the inevitable is gonnie happen....
I know , i tore the muscle on the base of my lumbar spine tryin to hold
a bike up , Never again..

 

[essjay]

Was that €75 just for the spark plugs? Presume you have a twin spark bike?

Don't worry about dropping your bike. I dropped my Kawasaki a few years ago and had to ring my mate to come and help me pick it up. Happens to us all.

 

[ChasMill]

Nothing silly about droppin yer moto .
But ye know whats really silly ,,,,,,,,
Trying to hold it up , when the inevitable is gonnie happen....
I know , i tore the muscle on the base of my lumbar spine tryin to hold
a bike up , Never again..

Been there, done that, bought the tee shirt (well, the pulled hamstring in Le Mans in June). Had to hobble around the circuit in the heat all day and the bruise that came out a few days later was

 

[EricGS]

Was that €75 just for the spark plugs? Presume you have a twin spark bike?

Don't worry about dropping your bike. I dropped my Kawasaki a few years ago and had to ring my mate to come and help me pick it up. Happens to us all.

No they charged labour for fitting them.

 

[Glyno]

Disc Lock
Did the same about 13 years ago, missus on the back and fully laden with luggage on me K110LT. Right outside the front gates to Dachau. Strange how other things can occupy yer mind eh. Anyway didnt drop it but jeez it put me back out for a bit mind

 

[Hughesy]

I too have that tell tale scratch on the engine bars. I dropped my bike in front of a truck stop in Germany. Great laugh for the boys I ended with a dead arse from getting stuck with a toothbrush. Word of warning when leaving your campsite and finding something you nearly left behind, dont just stick it in the pocket in the back of your adventure jacket or the you could end up cleaning your teeth the long way round!!