I turned the odo over 3,000 last week. Commuting really puts on the miles. I've only had my bike since the first week in June. Knowing I get to ride to work makes work a little more bearable.

I've also been able to get out on the weekends and ride the backroads of Northern Virginia. We've explored some really beautiful country roads. Hopefully, I'll get on Skyline Drive really soon. I've heard it is really nice.

Last week 5 of us from the neighborhood went for a little 100 mile jaunt. At one of our rest stops I blindly followed our fearless leader into a gravel parking lot. (Start cringing... you know what is about to happen...) Lead pulls out of a slight turn and stops. I'm still in my turn going ever so slowly but need to stop. I stop and put my foot down but I don't hit firm ground. I set it down very slowly on the gravel. At that instant I move from the "Those that Will Drop" to the "Those that Have Dropped" club. I've been riding for 5 years and that was a first. Damn.

Ah, such is life. Not happy about it but no big deal. No damage to the bike. No damage to me. Pick up the bike and keep going.

Ride safe.

 

More like...ALWAYS could of been worse club...Glad it wasn't worse!!!.... A little pride hurt but pride can heal fast...after a few laughs!!!!

 

That's what those crash bars are on there for....and yes everybody will do the "slow drop" sooner or later. I'm glad mine was in the garage with nobody around to see. hehehehe

 

My first was on sidewalk in front of my house. Any neighbor who was watching had a nice show of me and then wife fighting the bike to pick it up. (That was before I learnede the proper RLAP technique of lifting a bagger).

 

Years ago when I had just got my Heritage I was turning around in the yard on a slanted hill, yep, I got off balance and tried to hold her up, threw my back out and had to let it lay down on the engine guard. Only damage was to my pride. It happens.

 

I never stop or park on gravel ! I just know what will happen. Did the slow drop in my garage already, no repeats please.