New level acquired.

[ErrEs]

I moved over to that other group of riders today. From the ones that haven't gone down yet to the ones that did go down.
And in a quite noobish fashion for that matter too. I stopped at a local coffee house and after a good caffeine shot, walked back to my bike, put on my helmet and gloves, started her up, and away I was. Well not quite. Only then did I remember the disc lock. At least my face color matched the bike.
There are some minor scratches on the fairing and crack case cover, and a slightly bent clutch lever (guess those race style levers will be coming sooner than planned).
Two guys came to help pick up the bike, and then went on with their business as if nothing had happened. It was so nice of them to do that.

[Wild-Bill]

Oops.

Glad it was just an oops, not an oh sh*t.

[Sacrificeeternal]

Glad to hear youre safe man. I've only had the inopportunity to drop my bike when it isn't moving [success!], but I know the pain and I'm happy that you're able to tell us what happened still. I'm scared of moving over to that percent

[Slofuze]

Welcome to our side! ....a full-face helmet can hide a lot of shame.....ummm....don't ask me how I know.

[JTFD]

One of the more gentle ways to join the group of riders who have gone down.

[bagndrag]

Welcome to te other side. It's not that bad over here. Also glad to hear u and the bike are more or less ok

[Million$]

Welcome to our side! ....a full-face helmet can hide a lot of shame.....ummm....don't ask me how I know.

I'm on this side too. I went down at a low speed after looking very cool riding thru a parking lot. Sand in the intersection...

[ErrEs]

Thanks guys. I was bound to come over to the other side sooner or later. Good thing I did it at 5mph. But something tells me it probably won't be the last time either.
Yeah, turns out that helmet is good for more than just protection from impacts.

Good thing is, I didn't put the emblems on the bike yet and it seems they will hide most of the cosmetic damage.
Oh and the lock isn't usable any more. Was lucky to get it off with just two kicks.

[expvet]

If you ever get another disk lock don't forget to include the cord that you put in your ignition as a reminder that it is on.

[ErrEs]

If you ever get another disk lock don't forget to include the cord that you put in your ignition as a reminder that it is on.

Yeah, I really should've gotten one right away but you how it goes.. Thàt won't happen to me.

[ManQu]

...Also did the disclock thing but lucky i only skidded for a foot ,my biggest moment was out side my work's gate ,i was locking up got on the bike fired up and for some reason i stood up (coz i can been tall) trying to put keys in my pants pocket,the bike rolled into a little dip (a resurfaced road dip),this caused my feet to move back wards as i grabbed the left grip with my hand ,my right foot lost the war with the floor and let go.This then started the fall to the left,i placed my right hand onto the grip to press the brake,still couldn't move my left foot forwards without loosing the war over gravity,and in the blink of an eye i knew i lost,all i could do was do a controlled fall to the floor and start over again.Down we went,switched off crawlled out and swore alot!....picked the bike up (lucky i have pannier racks fitted good grab handles), moved to flatter ground and recollected my thoughts...scratched the GSXF badge, bar end and the foot peg.....so there ya go my little accident!.....happy motoring

[ErrEs]

Yeah. So many pitfalls out there for us riders. We learn everytime we encounter one, the easy way or the hard way.

[rockat]

Someone suggested this to me after I basically did the same thing when I was leaving work one night. I picked it up on Ebay for a couple bucks and never looked back. It's the same idea as a tether, except it doesn't leave a (ugly) cord hanging off your bike.

http://www.lockmatekey.com/

[ErrEs]

http://www.lockmatekey.com/

That looks interesting, thanks. I ordered one just now. For that price there's no harm in trying it out.

[Frozt]

Welcome to the dark side...err...I mean this side of the falls. And for those that haven't had the chance to join us, remember, we have the cookies.