she bit me!

[chrisf]

Thrapping around the backlanes of Northumberland today and had a wee accident... lost control leading to a sharp, tight turn on a bit of gravel and tiger got tied in knots and i end up up on the grass verge with bike on my left leg! Bike's got multiple injuries on the alternator cover and side stand, thats all!!

[ChrisN]

Glad to hear you survived unhurt.

It's kinda frightnening when her full weight unexpectly returns like that!



No matter how much time you spend taming her, always remember she still a wild cat!

[BP_LONDON]

Spent the entire sunday riding around Kent, Hastings, Dover yesterday. Bike almost bit back once or twice, but it's all in the process of taming her. I am truly in love with this Tiger - 217 miles of M, A and B road blasting - some dirt tracks and she never misses a single beat.

[Guest]

Bike's got multiple injuries on the alternator cover and side stand, thats all!!

Glad to hear that you escaped unhurt.

Some crashbars would be a good idea to protect those engine covers. I tested my Touratech ones in May when I broke my collar bone & 3 ribs...the bike didn't break anything. Just scrapes.

[robbo]

Glad to hear you are ok.



I had a close one a couple of weeks back when I passed a car only to find the road took a sharp left. I hit the breaks and locked up wheels but when I realised I was not going to make it I let go. The bike sprung back and almost through me off. I had to take a detour up a single track



End result Bike no damage, me sore nuts from landing back on the seat.



It did prove that the tiger could if needed be slid into a corner supermoto style

[chrisf]

Ironically i've bought the Touratech crash bars on 2 Sep from Touratech UK but am still waiting on delivery. After a few difficult phone calls over the last 2 weeks to try and find when they'll arrive, i been told this week...

Sounds like a lucky escape for you Robbo, always satisfying when you escape a near death miss and come out laughing (sore nuts apart).

Cheers all