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Posted by Troll
- May 13, 2012, 18:33:29 PMI learned something about my bike yesterday afternoon. I have been riding it, now for 24,000 miles, and it totally caught me off guard. I taught 2 ERC classes Saturday, and during the second one, while doing a demonstration of limited space maneuvers, I managed to lean the bike over far enough to fool the vehicle down sensor, and it cut the power just as I was pulling up out of the lean. I had dragged the hero knobs before, so no big deal, and I was being a little aggressive. I had folded the right footboard up against the brake pedal, and the engine just stopped....and the bike just stopped, right where it was. I was embarrassed, to say the least, but there is NO DAMAGE...since the bike never moved a millimeter, there was no scratching of anything! I guess that this is not a sport bike, after all, so I WILL remember not to do this again! If I had taken my W to this class, then I would not have learned the limits of lean for the Drifter. These classes are all about exploring the limits of environment, machine, and rider, after all.