Vstar-Guy
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I have been riding since 2001,I'm no kid physically, mentally? you will have to ask my wife. Last Sunday, after filling up the bike, I was coming out of a parking lot. I was still in the lot and as I approached the car in front of me I slowed down cause he had stopped, for some reason, I could not get my left foot off of the peg to put it on the ground to support the bike. It felt as if it was caught on something. I was wearing a short 3/4 boot w/a rubber sole and the peg has a rubber cover to it.
I went down like a rock! Fortunately some guy came forward to help me upright the bike,(It's a VStar Classic and weighs 535 Lbs. when full). I thanked him and got the hell out of there as quick as I could. I was embarrassed and totally enraged at myself. After I calmed down I relived the whole episode trying to understand exactly what happened. Could it be the rubber to rubber contact that caused the problem? Maybe I should remove the rubber cover on the peg? Has anybody have this happen to them? I felt like the guy on the trike from the old TV show "Laugh In". Looking back it must have looked funnier than hell.
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Ride_Slow2004
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Maybe you were trying to move your foot forward, as you lifted it, and the heel caught, causing just enough drag that it held your foot back from releasing?
If you fall down, and no one was looking, did you really fall down?
Conversly, when you actually do fall down, it is in front of 300 people, several of whom are operating large 4 wheeled vehicles, pointed directly at you.
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THEBurninator
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Well, the rubber is there to give you a grip on the peg. I had a friend who put solid chrome pegs on his bike, and they were nearly impossible to keep my feet on. The wind always pushed them off.
When I was younger and wearing wide leg carpenter jeans, I'd occasionally get the leg of my pants caught on a peg. I was always able to get it loose before dropping the bike though.
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Payloader
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I have to double tie my Left shoe, because my lace is long enough to get hooked on the shifter peg. I have almost went down a couple of times. That has got to be the most nerve wracking feeling ever.
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THEBurninator
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Payloader wrote:I have to double tie my Left shoe, because my lace is long enough to get hooked on the shifter peg. I have almost went down a couple of times. That has got to be the most nerve wracking feeling ever.
That's why I wear riding boots that don't have laces.
Before I got smart and bought the boots, my laces got caught a few times. I had forgotten until you mentioned it.
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arthurn
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Several questions come to mind: 1.How long have you been riding this particular bike? In other words, in this bike new and you are just getting use to it or have you been on this bike for a while. 2. Was your leg numb when this happened? Were you able to stand right up when this happened? 3. What was new, were the boots new, were the pants new? 4. Were you concentrating on why the car in front of you stopped? Did you have to lock up the brakes, or were you leaning slightly when you stopped?
Any additional info would help.
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iron pony
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Glad you are alright though.
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Vstar-Guy
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Yeah, I'm fine. Just a little bruise on my left elbow and a major bruise on my ego. I guess feeling like a horses ass once in a while keep you humble!
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Vstar-Guy
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Several questions come to mind: 1.How long have you been riding this particular bike? In other words, in this bike new and you are just getting use to it or have you been on this bike for a while. 2. Was your leg numb when this happened? Were you able to stand right up when this happened? 3. What was new, were the boots new, were the pants new? 4. Were you concentrating on why the car in front of you stopped? Did you have to lock up the brakes, or were you leaning slightly when you stopped?
Any additional info would help.
I have been riding this bike since 2002. I began riding motorcycles in 2001. This is my second bike, my first bike was a 250cc Virago.
I rode the Virago about 4 months, bought the Vstar and sole the Virago. I have been on this bike for a while. My leg wasn't numb but due to type II Diabetes both feet are a little numb. I was able to stand up immediately when the bike went down. the bike landed on the left grip and there was virtually no damage at all.
The boots were not new, nor the pants new. I did lock up the brakes and I was leaning to the left anticipating to support the bike when I stopped. I don't believe I stopped in haste. I had plenty of room behind the car, about 15 feet. The only thing I can really recall was that I had trouble getting my left foot off the peg.
Thanks for the interest.
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arthurn
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Ok Great, thanks for the reply. I think the problem was that the bike was leaning when you stopped. The distance from the peg and the ground would be shorter on the side that is leaning. This coupled with the numbness in your foot would add to the loss of depth perception. In other words the left side of your foot was probably bumping on the ground on the side of your foot, causing you to think you could not get the foot off of the peg. I think to avoid this from happening again, make sure you are always upright when you stop.
Just a thought. Happy riding.
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