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			02:16 pm September 4th, 2005

skywhisperer


	It's too hot to be outside. I towed yesterday, but the weather was awful, so I only got 5 tows. It was enough to get me tailwheel-current again, though. This morning, I finally got the tail tiedown in the hanger finished, and got the nosewheel bearing repacked. The only problem is that when I untied it, the nose strut went flat, so I'll have to pump it up tomorrow. And I got the stripped screw out of the right main, but that was about it. Afterwards, I was sitting on Michael's new motorcycle (a 2000 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 cruiser), just sort of balancing it back and forth. I had shorts on, and it was still hot, so after a while I got sick of burning my leg on the cylinder head, and went to get off. From the wrong side. I felt it go off-balance, but I was off-balance too, and the end result was me, on the ground, under the bike. Luckily, I controlled it enough to not really bang it - it laid down pretty gently. And I got most of me out of the way, except one ankle which ended up under the exhaust. There's one lesson I won't need to learn again.... I think this is a record. I haven't even tried to start it yet, and already I've dumped it over. Tags: motorcycle Current Mood: amused

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			Thread started by ptomblin_lj

From: ptomblin_lj	Date: September 4th, 2005 10:36 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I dumped my Master Corporal's bike over when I was a lowly Private. Not a good idea. It took me almost a week's pay ($200) to fix the damage to the exhaust shroud.

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	From: skywhisperer	Date: September 5th, 2005 02:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Ug. I was lucky, because this was on grass...

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			Thread started by Kathryn

From: kathrynblogs	Date: September 5th, 2005 02:51 am (UTC)		(Link)

I've never dumped one (oh, and it will happen), but my brother reminds me every time I take his out that any damages are my responsibility.

I want a bike.

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	From: skywhisperer	Date: September 5th, 2005 02:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)

We have insurance. :)

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	From: kathrynblogs	Date: September 5th, 2005 06:39 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Well, my brother certainly has insurance, too. But, it's liability (his bike is not a fancy new thing, by any means).

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	From: skywhisperer	Date: September 5th, 2005 11:13 pm (UTC)		(Link)

We have comprehensive. It was only $600 a year, so we figured it was worth it for the first year.

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			Thread started by Alioth

	From: alioth1	Date: September 5th, 2005 07:41 am (UTC)		(Link)

I see you use the same method to get tailwheel current as me, tow a glider or two :-) Probably a bit naughty but it works.

I had a motorcycle lesson a couple of ywears ago from a friend...on his pristine 1979 Honda CBX (race tuned, no less). We took it up to Jurby Airfield and I wobbled around on this six-cylinder monster. I was very paranoid about laying it over! Fortunately, all went well. (The bike made a superb sound coming through Glen Helen, which is a winding road in a gorge. The sound from six exhaust pipes reverberating against the walls of the gorge).

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	From: skywhisperer	Date: September 5th, 2005 02:12 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I think I'm going to enjoy this. I'll proably get a bit of dual today...

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