Before the Fact:
Well some of you might remember the thread about whether or not I was getting a good deal on the bike I was going to pick up. It's my second bike (started on a rebel 250 which i rode for a year, and I thought it would be a good step forward.) Been 4 days since I got her home, loved every minute with her until 3 hours ago.
Going Down:
I'm out with some buddies, (their all packed into my best friends truck) and we are acting like teenagers. After planning our late night activities, we were on our way out of the dollar general parking lot with the things we needed. Obviously we are idiotic teenagers and my marthy exhaust is semi-loud, they motion for me to rev it and I obviously agree. I rev the engine a couple of times and we see a girl next to her husband at a redbox turn and smile. So of course they say "Go ask her if she wants a ride!" I laugh, say ok and head back to the parking lot. Noticing that the girl is with her husband and this isn't going to go well with him I decide to turn the bike around in between the cars so if he did something stupid I was facing the exit and could get the hell out of dodge (Small parking lot, think like mcdonalds.) While making the turn my foot slipped on gravel and down she went on her right side. I quickly picked her back up, emotionally in pieces (I mean I just saved money for a year and a half while riding the rebel, sold the rebel saved for another 5 months and made the upgrade, and here I am 4 days later laying in the middle of the dollar general parking lot, if I want to cry at this point let me.) I was fine due to the fact that i wasn't going but a half a mile an hour. I pick her up and check for damage.
Damage:
As you can see in the 3 pictures I attached, all of the damage went on the right middle fairing (just my luck the biggest and most expensive piece.) Below my shooting stars there is some slight dents and paint chips, and above and on the top of my shooting stars there are some scratches and chips as well. I'm not sure if I got lucky or unlucky on the damage side of things. I guess you guys can let me know.
What I Did Wrong:
Obviously what "went wrong" was my foot slipping in the gravel, but in my opinion thats not what went wrong at all. What really went wrong was I was so interested in being a teenager, and impressing my friends, that at that moment I wasn't respecting the bike. The first thing that should have happened was me telling my friends "No." But even if I did decide to go through with it, the first thing I should have done was show the bike respect and not be so worried about what my friends are going to think and whether or not it's going to be funny. If I would have simply shown the bike respect and have been worried about the safety of my bike, I would have noticed the loose gravel and taken the necessary precautions to avoid/travel through it safely without dropping my beauty on the ground. Oh well I'm done rambling. I'm just really upset over this whole thing.
Well some of you might remember the thread about whether or not I was getting a good deal on the bike I was going to pick up. It's my second bike (started on a rebel 250 which i rode for a year, and I thought it would be a good step forward.) Been 4 days since I got her home, loved every minute with her until 3 hours ago.
Going Down:
I'm out with some buddies, (their all packed into my best friends truck) and we are acting like teenagers. After planning our late night activities, we were on our way out of the dollar general parking lot with the things we needed. Obviously we are idiotic teenagers and my marthy exhaust is semi-loud, they motion for me to rev it and I obviously agree. I rev the engine a couple of times and we see a girl next to her husband at a redbox turn and smile. So of course they say "Go ask her if she wants a ride!" I laugh, say ok and head back to the parking lot. Noticing that the girl is with her husband and this isn't going to go well with him I decide to turn the bike around in between the cars so if he did something stupid I was facing the exit and could get the hell out of dodge (Small parking lot, think like mcdonalds.) While making the turn my foot slipped on gravel and down she went on her right side. I quickly picked her back up, emotionally in pieces (I mean I just saved money for a year and a half while riding the rebel, sold the rebel saved for another 5 months and made the upgrade, and here I am 4 days later laying in the middle of the dollar general parking lot, if I want to cry at this point let me.) I was fine due to the fact that i wasn't going but a half a mile an hour. I pick her up and check for damage.
Damage:
As you can see in the 3 pictures I attached, all of the damage went on the right middle fairing (just my luck the biggest and most expensive piece.) Below my shooting stars there is some slight dents and paint chips, and above and on the top of my shooting stars there are some scratches and chips as well. I'm not sure if I got lucky or unlucky on the damage side of things. I guess you guys can let me know.
What I Did Wrong:
Obviously what "went wrong" was my foot slipping in the gravel, but in my opinion thats not what went wrong at all. What really went wrong was I was so interested in being a teenager, and impressing my friends, that at that moment I wasn't respecting the bike. The first thing that should have happened was me telling my friends "No." But even if I did decide to go through with it, the first thing I should have done was show the bike respect and not be so worried about what my friends are going to think and whether or not it's going to be funny. If I would have simply shown the bike respect and have been worried about the safety of my bike, I would have noticed the loose gravel and taken the necessary precautions to avoid/travel through it safely without dropping my beauty on the ground. Oh well I'm done rambling. I'm just really upset over this whole thing.
