How do you deal with dropping your bike?

[Roadhawg]

God dammit.

I know they’re adventure bikes and we’re gonna drop em now and then but shit it hurts man.

Spent the morning making a bracket for the Superduke exhaust, then I go stuff around tryna learn some spin turns and bend the bloody thing.

Also, how do you stop the brake pedal bending into the clutch cover?  God that’s annoying.

[Bundu]

shit happens!

in my case, often after I've had too much dop (yeh, I drink and ride), but in the past 4 years, I've only dropped my bike once - no big damage, just some small scratches, but I got over it and won't drop it in that very same fashion again (I hope)

How come you picked up damage? don't you have those massive protection bars?

[Roadhawg]

shit happens!

in my case, often after I've had too much dop (yeh, I drink and ride), but in the past 4 years, I've only dropped my bike once - no big damage, just some small scratches, but I got over it and won't drop it in that very same fashion again (I hope)

How come you picked up damage? don't you have those massive protection bars?

Yeh I’m being a bit of a girl, only scratched crashbars and cheap pipe and the clutch cover.   I guess I am trying to figure stupid shit out like spin turns, I guess it’s gonna go down once or twice.

[Twinman]

Never nice to drop your bike. Happenend to me few times. I first make sure the bike is OK, then just go on.

[Bundu]

shit happens!

in my case, often after I've had too much dop (yeh, I drink and ride), but in the past 4 years, I've only dropped my bike once - no big damage, just some small scratches, but I got over it and won't drop it in that very same fashion again (I hope)

How come you picked up damage? don't you have those massive protection bars?

Yeh I’m being a bit of a girl, only scratched crashbars and cheap pipe and the clutch cover.   I guess I am trying to figure stupid shit out like spin turns, I guess it’s gonna go down once or twice.

these are big bikes - doing fancy shit will cost you   

[2StrokeDan]

shit happens!

in my case, often after I've had too much dop (yeh, I drink and ride), but in the past 4 years, I've only dropped my bike once - no big damage, just some small scratches, but I got over it and won't drop it in that very same fashion again (I hope)

How come you picked up damage? don't you have those massive protection bars?

Yeh I’m being a bit of a girl, only scratched crashbars and cheap pipe and the clutch cover.   I guess I am trying to figure stupid shit out like spin turns, I guess it’s gonna go down once or twice.

these are big bikes - doing fancy shit will cost you   

Correction.......cost the insurance.

[Bundu]

shit happens!

in my case, often after I've had too much dop (yeh, I drink and ride), but in the past 4 years, I've only dropped my bike once - no big damage, just some small scratches, but I got over it and won't drop it in that very same fashion again (I hope)

How come you picked up damage? don't you have those massive protection bars?

Yeh I’m being a bit of a girl, only scratched crashbars and cheap pipe and the clutch cover.   I guess I am trying to figure stupid shit out like spin turns, I guess it’s gonna go down once or twice.

these are big bikes - doing fancy shit will cost you   

Correction.......cost the insurance.

I've never claimed from insurance for any of my bikes - I would only claim if the damage is probably above R20k or a car is involved and it's my fault, or some cnut manages to steal it

[Roadhawg]

Yeh no it’s not claimable stuff.

I mean we ride big bikes in places we sometimes shouldn’t and we do drop em. I guess it’s just the problem of having a shiny new bike... it’s still an adventure bike and it’s gonna get some character along the way.


Can you buy the little toe bit of the brake pedal separately?

[Bundu]

Yeh no it’s not claimable stuff.

I mean we ride big bikes in places we sometimes shouldn’t and we do drop em. I guess it’s just the problem of having a shiny new bike... it’s still an adventure bike and it’s gonna get some character along the way.


Can you buy the little toe bit of the brake pedal separately?

I doubt it??
I dropped mine to the right side as well and the brake bent a little bit - I just bent it back

[Roadhawg]

Yeh no it’s not claimable stuff.

I mean we ride big bikes in places we sometimes shouldn’t and we do drop em. I guess it’s just the problem of having a shiny new bike... it’s still an adventure bike and it’s gonna get some character along the way.


Can you buy the little toe bit of the brake pedal separately?

Yeh I figure I’ll do that, just wondering for when the metal fatigue kicks in after the 5th time

I think I’m gonna make a little part that’ll stop it gouging the clutch cover.

I doubt it??
I dropped mine to the right side as well and the brake bent a little bit - I just bent it back

[spyker]

I've bought the following to prevent that from happening.

http://www.altrider.com/altrider-clutch-side-engine-case-cover-for-the-ktm-1290-super-adventure/pid/2105/cid/4

[spyker]

Yeh no it’s not claimable stuff.

I mean we ride big bikes in places we sometimes shouldn’t and we do drop em. I guess it’s just the problem of having a shiny new bike... it’s still an adventure bike and it’s gonna get some character along the way.


Can you buy the little toe bit of the brake pedal separately?

Yes, part no 60313051000

[m0lt3n]

I bought a bigger toe-bit, think it was from bikegear or flyingbrick.

If you didn't drop it you didn't try hard enough
(it was a pretty boring trip if there wasn't any side-stand incidents)

I will be looking into that clutch cover spyker posted!

[Roadhawg]

I bought a bigger toe-bit, think it was from bikegear or flyingbrick.

If you didn't drop it you didn't try hard enough
(it was a pretty boring trip if there wasn't any side-stand incidents)

I will be looking into that clutch cover spyker posted!

Yeh that looks awesome.    @spyker how much was that?

[spyker]

I bought a bigger toe-bit, think it was from bikegear or flyingbrick.

If you didn't drop it you didn't try hard enough
(it was a pretty boring trip if there wasn't any side-stand incidents)

I will be looking into that clutch cover spyker posted!

Yeh that looks awesome.    @spyker how much was that?

Was about R1500 IIRC for the orange version. The black/silver versions are about R300 cheaper.

[Roadhawg]

I bought a bigger toe-bit, think it was from bikegear or flyingbrick.

If you didn't drop it you didn't try hard enough
(it was a pretty boring trip if there wasn't any side-stand incidents)

I will be looking into that clutch cover spyker posted!

Yeh that looks awesome.    @spyker how much was that?

Was about R1500 IIRC for the orange version. The black/silver versions are about R300 cheaper.

Thats not too bad.  Someone was selling plastic type covers for like nearly R3k each a while ago, that was a bit rich for me.

[ianb]

Stu you never told us what it is like to lift up.

[DanieW]

I'm keen for one of these (black) if you want to order a few Stu?

[m0lt3n]

add me also if someone is ordering?
I have previously enquired on the TripleClampMoto product but like this one more. TCM was R1930 a few months ago. (Their frame guards are very nice though, but cost even more)

[Roadhawg]

Stu you never told us what it is like to lift up.

On flat ground I really don't find it that hard to pick up.  I do plenty deadlifting at gym though 2x a week.


Are their any local guys selling the Altrider stuff?  That brake pedal looks kief too.  I was gonna try make one like that.