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Obiwan Kenobi · #1 Post by **Obiwan Kenobi** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:08 pm

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.

wayno · #2 Post by **wayno** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 2:25 pm

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

D-Rider · #3 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 3:12 pm

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 .....

fatboy · #4 Post by **fatboy** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 7:03 pm

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

KitchenSync · #5 Post by **KitchenSync** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 6:46 pm

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

DavShill · #6 Post by **DavShill** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 6:49 am

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.

D-Rider · #7 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 7:39 am

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