Quote Originally Posted by Neal View Post
My first bike ever was a ZX1200, and I took a good fall on it.
I plan to not do that, if i can avoid it!! Which is also the reason for a bike that is not so powerful ( And theres STILL a LOT of power in this thing!!) I had a few close calls with my moped when i was riding it way back when i first started riding, so regardless of engine size, they can be and are dangerous! In my opinion/experience thus far Sand is your number 1 enemy. ive hit sand a few times when i was only riding a moped, going pretty slow around a corner and had the rear slide. Interesting feeling, that.
Next comes user error, like not putting the kickstand up. Did that, went around a corner on a VERY busy street and hopped the bike. THAT is scary. I didnt dump it though. Yep, learned my lesson then to never get lax, even for a second.

The one time i did dump one of the scooter/mopeds, was when i was standing next to it, kickstarting it, i did something, and slipped and yanked the throttle, the bike rocked forward off the center stand, and hit the dirt running. Jumped out of my hands and hit the dirt.
Also, when i was very new, i, for one reason or another, lost control while turning, went over one of those cement rain ditch things, and basically jumped the thing down. (I had to yank up pretty hard on the handle bars to get it to land flat) Landed it, and got back on the side of the road.