Let's not talk about my record setting 30 seconds before dumping it powering out of a corner. . I had test ridden an FXS before and found it to be super easy to ride. A combination of overconfidence and brand new tires did me in. Fortunately just a brake lever and tail light lens make it an easy fix.
heheheh. i only laugh because i may know someone who did the exact same thing.
shear stupidity in my case. rolled brand new bike out the back of truck, put on helmet and gloves, head out of neighborhood. trying to get into traffic, turning left, got impatient, hit the throttle, slid like a ballplayer across the road and into the dirt. bike had less than 0.5 miles. got lucky i guess, my forearm took most of the abuse. scraped bar end, which is now covered with the handguards so no foul, and a scrape on the tip of the kick stand. nothing else but a stern reminder of the diff between dirt and street riding, and to always wear your gear.
at that point i had done over 200 miles of test rides on Zero's. i had ridden every bike in the 2016 line up, including 6 hrs as lead demo rider on a DSP in which time i cautioned every rider about doing that exact thing. i still got bit by the torque and new tires so don't feel bad.
in fact, make me feel better knowing im not the only one!
laters,
laramie