09-04-17, 08:03 PM
I stopped to take a picture on a hill with the vast countryside below with my bike in the for ground and I underestimated how steep it was and whilst I was twating around with my phone it rolled forward and off the side stand - me trying to hold onto it got knocked over backwards with it, reached over and hit the kill switch.
Luckily it was a slow and soft landing onto a tufty grass verge - oh and me under it, so not a single scratch to be seen, my lower crash bars doing a good job again.
I wish I had just nailed it down the hill without stopping.
Once I had got it upright it did not want to start with the switch so not wanting to drain the battery I used the help of the hill ( which caused it in the first place ) and bumped it and it started straight away, I then turned the ignition off and tried again with the switch and this time it fired up all ok - not sure what that was all about.
Luckily it was a slow and soft landing onto a tufty grass verge - oh and me under it, so not a single scratch to be seen, my lower crash bars doing a good job again.
I wish I had just nailed it down the hill without stopping.
Once I had got it upright it did not want to start with the switch so not wanting to drain the battery I used the help of the hill ( which caused it in the first place ) and bumped it and it started straight away, I then turned the ignition off and tried again with the switch and this time it fired up all ok - not sure what that was all about.
I don't do rain or threat there of. dry rider only with no shame.