Saved by the kick stand kill switch what?

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  1. brentlbaker

    brentlbaker New Member

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    So before I got a new back shoe, here is the last straw story.

    I was feeling very aggressive and broke very loose (on a right turn) and rear end sliding out (out of control) to the point that when I reacted and it caught, it launched upright and took both feet off pegs, chest to gas tank, kick stand actually flopped down enough on the upward surge to kill the motor and that may have saved me from going down. Closest I've been to going down since 1998 when I had to stand it up in a corner and take the ditch since I wasn't going to make it.

    Whew, wakeup rush.
     
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    Lol! My kick stand almost killed my leg when i parked on a hurry and i did not totally push it... Luckily enough the footpeg saved my 6 month old bodywork
     
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    Brent that's a first with the kickstand--- I would say new underwear is in order and your lucky not to have been spit off-- could of been disastrous.


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    I actually didn't know what saved me until it would not restart, red p1 light was on, so I look down and the kickstand was mostly extended. Thank you Jesus for not letting me disconnect it.
     
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    Now that's a save and a half. WOW!
     
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    Can't do that 2x
     
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