first laydown

took the gixxer out for the first time, on a bike ever, and i was riding around on the streets with friends for about an hour.. then one of the bastards decides to take a gravel sharp turn.. i took it at 20, i lockeed up the front wheel, bike slid out from underneath me and i went down, i was wearing leathers thank god, but no glove, my left side view mirror popped off bc i think i hit it with my hand and my rear brake lever broke off, we screwed on a new lever with a grip now, but now i need to glue back on the side view mirror, will a shitload of crazy glue work? god dammit i kinda scrapped up the fairing too, oh well there are those who are going to fall again and those who havent fallen i guess is what thye say, oh yeah i fucked up my palm too from fallin on it oh well. all in all it was fun experience filled night.

No brakes in corner, if you have to slow more trail brake with the rear, but not in the crap. Oh and don't follow faster riders beyond your own comfort zone ;) I don't really know how bad your mirror popped off, but I don't think Crazy glue is the answer to the question. Sorry for your loss

I would recommend taking the MSF, it will help a lot of new riders. If you would have taken that course, chances are you probably wouldn't have gone down. My $.02

braking in a turn on a gravel road at 20. There are about three things wrong with that one. Take it easy man and slow down.

i learned my lesson. sprained wrist and all

double that msf course, i rode bikes when i was younger nothing around 600, purchased my first 600 and took the msf course, it was a good learning experience, ride in your comfort zone always,

I would encourage you to ride alone until you've done 1000 miles. You don't need the extra hazard and added distraction of other riders at this point. Glad you're alright.

I agree with the ridding by yourself thing... I have cought myself doing really stupid things before because of this.... umm... but I mean.. 20 mph isn't terribly fast and things happen... as long as your willing to try again

Another suggestion; If you have to break hard, make sure the bike is straight up, never break hard with the bike leaned over..well you know what happens. And ditto to the riding alone for a while part, or at least with someone that will ride at your pace for a bit One more, keep a good following distance until you get a REAL good feel for your bike and brakes. Sux dude, welcome to "those who have club" not that anybody wants to be a member.

thanks for being supportive guys, i rolled the bike out and waxed the damaged areas, doesnt look bad bc the side already had blemishes, and that side is black to begin with so i used black wax. yeah riding with those 2 kids was really stupid. after i broke off from the i felt myself riding within my limits and a lot safer. there is a friend of mine who is willing to ride with me at my pace, and teach me the little things like leaning into turns. i took the bike for a spin around the garage lot today, i learned to have a lot more respect for the bike and at least this was a little incident compared to a big one if i didnt crash like i did now. im going to drill a hole in the broken brake lever and make it my bikes key chain to remind me not to ride outside of my limits. btw how do u guys know when you are runniing out of gass? does a light come on or do u just feel it by shaking it around? thanks Kyle

The light will come on and blink.. then depending on the year it will blink faster the lower you get until it is solid.. solid means.. find a fueling spot :0

I would recommend taking the MSF, it will help a lot of new riders. If you would have taken that course, chances are you probably wouldn't have gone down. My $.02 From the sounds of what you said in your first post, i would definatley listen to this. Ive been riding off an on for a few years an i took the class an actually learned some stuff from it, good to know stuff.

Few things, 1st glad to hear you are ok. 2nd, I bought my first bike (05 GSXR 750) a month before I took the MSF course. For that month I never left my development and never got over 30mph. Ever since I ventured out into the main roads, the techniques in the MSF really helped out. They really stressed "NO BREAKING IN THE TURNS". 3rd, on my bike, when the gas gets low, the light is solid, when it blinks, I think I have about a half gallon left.

I would second the msf course and ride with people who will help you learn by taking it easy.as for the mirror you should find one chep on e-bay. Also I got block off plates for $35 on ebay to remove the mirrors ,its a cheap fix but I wouldn't reccomend them until your more confident in your riding abilities.glad your ok bro

god i so want to kick you in the ass....hmmm,first time ever on a bike and youre on a gixxer? dat aint right. braking into turn..on gravel no less? im wondering when does youre common sense kick in? before you do something painful or after? ida know..aint trying to bust your chops to hard pal..but kinda sick of the same ole stories...noob..on a sportbike...no brains,no helmet..generally walks away with a few scrapes and bruises but doesnt learn a damn thing and then goes around braggin about how he wiped out.... sorry..ignore me today...must be PMSing....

Depending on where you live, Mirrors maybe required by law...i can vouch for this in FL You can get block offs....but you have to mount some kind of mirror on the bike (withint the nose fairing)

looking back on the laydown it was extremely dumb of me, i've learned a lot in the past 3 weeks of riding or so and have learned from my idiotic lesson ^about not wearing a helmet, i was wearing a leather padded motorcycle jacket and a helmet dunno where u got that from, i def did learn from that laydown as it has been my only one as of riding 600 miles on it since then. im buying a new fairing kit for my bike to repair the damage as well, but wont put it on until im totally confident of my abilities and have frame sliders.

Glad to hear you learned from your mistakes, and still riding. One last suggestion, once you feel you can do no wrong on your bike and that it is apart of you...do a reality check and keep the respect for your bike. Once you get that invincibility feeling, be even more careful than before, cuz this is when you will go faster, take more chances and it's about time you lay it down and hard. Ride safe and wear your gear.

Sorry about that... I dropped my '05 gix down in a lot w/in a week of getting it... believe me, that hurt a lot... (my ego) one bit, if you are going to lay it down in a turn like that keep on the rear break... lay the bike down as to avoid going over the highside. truth: There are those that have been down and there are those that will be down.