1 Mr K working really hard after being dropped ! Sun Aug 29, 2010 2:20 pm
jonnyqq
Silver member
I dropped my baby ! Albeit with some elegance I have to say.We were camping in Cornwall.
Missed a signpost,so started to do a several-point turn , luggage and Alison hoping for the best. Unbeknown to the relatively novice K-rider he had stopped over a shallow pothole and his right foot went down to the bottom. Slowly but surely everything else followed and despite his best efforts to correct this slight oversight the baby was dropped !
Watching silently on her veranda ,an elderly lady viewed at least 6 cars drive by as the K-rider and Alison the Brave struggled firstly to free themselves then hopelessly attemp to stand K back upright !!
Its intersting how tight a crash helmet can feel when an extra litre of blood is pumped into the head and neck I can tell u !
Anyway, here is my baby shortly after the drop. I have posted this for your interest . If one drops your beloved K slowly and thoughtfully you might get away with the following. If you zoom in on the pic (if allowed) there are grazes on the right mirror housing and the lowest point of the side panel only. What may not be visible is that the pannier sheared off its anchor lock rivets.
Of course the big learning point for me is to realise just how heavy a fully laden K can be when compared to my XT600E, and TO STOP ON LEVEL GROUND.
Best wishes.