Reply To: “Yo mama’s a squid!” and other Motorcycle Slang!
August 10, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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SafetyFirst
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Drop: What gravity does to a bike, if it’s not on a stand or controlled by a rider.
Drops can vary from forgetting to put the kick-stand down when dismounting, leading to scuffed up fairings and pain to ego, to low-speed parking lot training drops, which lead to scuffed up fairings and broken turn signals and mild pain to the body.
Worst of all are high speed drops which lead to very noticeably broken fairings and large damage to the bike and large pain to the rider. Other riders and a potential buyer will surely notice and be concerned about evidence of the later more than the former on a beginner bike.