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05-01-2004, 05:42 PM
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Just laid down my '04 CBR 600 F4i
Just did it about 2 1/2 hours ago. I'm ok though. Thank god for my Helmet (Suomy), my jacket and my gloves (both joe rocket). I'm a new rider. There were 93 miles on my bike. I read many reviews on this board amung others. People said to not buy a new one, but i just couldn't imagine spending a few thousand for a few months, then selling and buying new. If i'm going down, i'm going to want to make it look like new anyway. I have some dirt bike exp., so it wans't my first time on any type of bike.
Since it is 600cc's, I wanted to take it easy. I didn't do anything dumb, i wasn't even speeding. I was in a very low traffic development. I was going around a gradual turn @ about 20-25mph. Between two houses in the development, is a "fence" of bushes about 4'-5' high. About 20 yards in front of this driveway, a 5 year old kid on bmx rode right out in front of me. It was not far at all. I cranked pretty hard on my front and rear brakes. A little to hard on my front I guess, considering I locked the brake. Down I went. The whole right side (molding, turn signal, mirror, muffler, rear brake, throttle handle etc...) is scratched. It was either that, or lay on the brakes moderatly, and hit a 5 year old kid (born '99 in the police report) and maybe a scratch or two on my bike. The father of the kid saw the whole thing happen. He yelled at him to stop, but he unfortunatly did not. He is accepting liability, fortuantly, and my helmet is insured also. There were many witnesses, and they all were running to see if I was ok. My first though was actually, damn, I messed up my bike! lol It is an unfortunate experience, but at least everyone has their lives. If I could though, i'd highly recomment Suomy and Joe Rocket Gear!!! In PA, you don't have to wear a helmet. But I don't understand why you would not. I am new to riding, but I guarentee many other riders would have done the same. 
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#2
05-01-2004, 06:00 PM
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Re: Just laid down my '04 CBR 600 F4i
Glad to hear that you are ok, and it is unfortunate about the bike, but scrapes on a bike are little in comparison to hitting a small kid.
But this comes back to why we recommend motorcycle safety courses, and starting out on a used bike. Atleast the parent of the kid is going to accept liability for it, because alot of times new riders do have to pay for their mistakes.
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#3
05-01-2004, 07:03 PM
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Re: Just laid down my '04 CBR 600 F4i
I'm signed up for the MSF Safety course in early June. I thought i'd be ok with some riding exp., but there was really nothing I could do. I stick to low traffic back roads. By the time I get my bike back it will be time to go do the safety course. But yeah, I signed up for that before I even had the bike.
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#4
05-02-2004, 04:16 PM
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Re: Re: Just laid down my '04 CBR 600 F4i
Good for you for being one of the smart PA riders. I see more and more helmetless people, and the thought of holding in someone's brain while the medics arrive is just revolting.
I'm sorry to hear about your bike, though. But you're right, it's better that the bike goes down than a kid. You did make the right choice.
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