So I had my first accident on my Buddy tonight. I had seven beers… just kidding. I was coming back from The Hole in the Wall (where I saw The Shake ‘em Ups play). I headed for an intersection not realizing it was a one-way street. I immediately turned too sharply and slammed on both brakes. It dumped the scooter on it’s side. The backend was sitting on top of my leg. Twas crazy!
The worst part was that I just sat on the ground for 10 seconds and did nothing. The bike was still running and it slowly died. I assume gas wasn’t getting to the engine being tipped on the side. It must have messed up the engine for a second because it took a few minutes before I could restart the engine.
I eventually came to my senses, picked the bike up, and walked to the sidewalk. A cute college girl asked me if I was ok. Of course my helmet shield was still down and she couldn’t hear anything I replied. I remained too frazzled to think to put it up to speak.
Good news is that I had my first experience like that with not even a scratch on me or the Buddy. I need to practice stopping quickly and brush up on my reaction skills.
Darn, that girl could have been your Potential Lady Friend, dude! Get it together, you need to work on your shield lifting too, imho.
Ahhhh hah ha!!! Sorry, but totally hilarious! Sounds like something I would have done.