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Whilst trying to do a very low speed U turn in a gravel driveway at the weekend, unfortunately a small dab on the front brake resulted in my laying down the falco on its side.

Damage was limited to a scuff on the mirror, a scuff on the scorpion can plus breaking the can hanger which was a nasty hard plastic one, a mark on the tank off my jacket zip where I nearly gave myself a hernia picking the damn thing up again, and a scuffed end to the crash bung.

Worst bit was after the incident, the hazard warning lights came on and I couldn't turn them off. Yep I know the falco doesn't have any! I have a Meta alarm fitted though and that does, apparently!

So I have to ride home feeling sorry for myself and with the flashers on with other road users either having to guess which way I'm turning, or flash me / flash their hazard lights to try to tell me mine are on, bless 'em. May as well have had a sign on the back of the bike saying "Yep, I am a bellend"

Two new Beowulf can hangers ordered and only £17 spent so I am thinking I got away lightly.

Oh, and I somehow managed to bend the ignition key, which appears to be made of cheese. Think this was when I was picking the bike up.

I have learnt:

1) the Falco is bloody heavy.
2) Crash bungs are worth their weight in gold.
3) Read and learn your alarm instructions properly.
4) I hate gravel.

Dave.

A bad day that could have turned out a lot worse, glad you and the bike are only superficially damaged.

The Meta Alarm hazards come on if you have the ignition on and then press the remote button. Pressing it again (with ignition on) should stop them.

I had them on inadvertently many years ago on a forum weekend away .... the distraction caused Falcopops to watch the light show in his mirrors, miss the corner in the road and head off down a dirt track that looped back to join the road.

HisNibbs and Davshill were there at the time too .....

Good job most of the damage was to pride,
Maybe add 5) hate alarms

PS, to make you feel a bit better, I was doing a u turn ( summer jacket with the sleeve cuffs undone ), full left hand lock and I got the lever ball end stuck up my sleeve, I didn't go forward when I expected to, I just went down.....
Beemer,rider,girlfriend in the middle of the road, in the middle of summer, in the middle of Newton Abbott

Those cans aren't handed so just switch em over!

I remember the incident Andy. It was hilarious and Dale was so cool about it, in a "that was completely intentional" kind of way. A bloody wet weekend if I recall.

DavShill wrote:I remember the incident Andy. It was hilarious and Dale was so cool about it, in a "that was completely intentional" kind of way. A bloody wet weekend if I recall.

Indeed it was - we were all soaked on the Saturday - kit hadn't dried by the Sunday and there were howling cross winds all the way home.

Cracking weekend though.

It can still be "re-lived" through the thread on the old archived Aprilia Ridersite forum (even if most of the pictures have long-since expired)....
http://www.jahlis.net/ars/viewtopic.php ... 65c1fbac58