I was involved in a small accident on the way to work this morning. I’ve had the bike for a couple of weeks and already have about 650 miles on the odometer. I ride it to and from work almost every day. This morning on the way to work I stopped for gas. The gas station is on a busy section of two-lane know as FM1314. It was about 06:10 AM and a crisp 45F. Road conditions were dry. I had just installed the Two Brothers pipe two days before. The traffic was heavy and I had to cross a lane to get back out after filling the tank. I was blessed in a few minutes with a gap in the traffic. I had plenty of time and room to spare. But, I guess I was just not thinking to clearly about controlling the bike and was instead concentrating on the other traffic.
That was about to change in an instant as the bike suddenly demanded my full attention. It was a momentary laps of concentration at the time I accelerated out into traffic. It was over before I could fully comprehend what was going on. It has been a few years since I’ve actually ridden a wheelie and this was totally unintentional! But, it’s nice to know the bike knows how. Maybe I just need to respect the machine a little more from now on.
ps.. I never considered the C14 as a wheelie machine. Not sure I ever want to either.
