My first crash was on my old 1984 Honda VF750 Interceptor, back in 1990. I was entering an on ramp to the 495 freeway in Northern VA in early March, so tires were too cold for conditions, low side into the turn.
Nothing exciting. I remember checking my mirrors and seeing the traffic behind was quite far behind. It was a routine ride to work on my Suzuki GN125, a small bike for a rookie rider. Entered a traffic circle, gently touched the brakes to get round it OK, and suddenly the back wheel went and I was on my knees in the road, hoping my bike was OK. Dusted myself down and rode off to work, the handlebars wonky as fuck. It wasn't until I got there that the shock hit me. 20 years later and I still don't really know why the back wheel went.
My first crash was on my old 1984 Honda VF750 Interceptor, back in 1990. I was entering an on ramp to the 495 freeway in Northern VA in early March, so tires were too cold for conditions, low side into the turn.
Nothing exciting. I remember checking my mirrors and seeing the traffic behind was quite far behind. It was a routine ride to work on my Suzuki GN125, a small bike for a rookie rider. Entered a traffic circle, gently touched the brakes to get round it OK, and suddenly the back wheel went and I was on my knees in the road, hoping my bike was OK. Dusted myself down and rode off to work, the handlebars wonky as fuck. It wasn't until I got there that the shock hit me. 20 years later and I still don't really know why the back wheel went.
Love the DRZ400SM by the way, sweet machine!
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