So I did it...layed her down

i dropped my 1K at the track pushing it around. i was on the wrong side and started to fall away from me. i let it down VEEEEERRRRY gently. not a mark on it. rolled my eyes and picked it up

So I'm not the only freak who pushes their bike from the right side? Kick stand on one side, me on the other. I thought the concept made sense?

i got i 450lb pig, you would be amazed how quik it comes of its side when you stop sliding and you see your bike in traffic on the highway:ill:

Tipped my bike over in the garage at TTD...

Almost dropped my Ducati today, I was out for a ride stopped for lunch got of the bike and let go... remembered that I hadn't put the kick stand down just in time to catch it. I got confused with the racebike, no kickstand.

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Tipped my bike over in the garage at TTD...

Almost dropped my Ducati today, I was out for a ride stopped for lunch got of the bike and let go... remembered that I hadn't put the kick stand down just in time to catch it. I got confused with the racebike, no kickstand.

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lol i sorta had the same situation, but i was sittin on the bike backin it out, usually with the stand still down, but i leaned it over to get off the bike and some reason the stand was up....the bike fell right on my left leg slowy as i tried to hold it up lol, good thing it was in my driveway.

wow....when you said "laid her down", I thought you meant lowside

I'm glad to hear that it's not anything of that sort, and that you're doing alright.

who cares if you had a standstill tip? hasn't everyone on here done it before?

[QUOTE=Bhavesh;369203]wow....when you said "laid her down", I thought you meant lowside

I'm glad to hear that it's not anything of that sort, and that you're doing alright.
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You need to wear heels on that thing so you can reach the ground. Preferably stilettos. :naughty:

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Originally Posted by hessogood

When you're stopped on a hill put your left foot on the ground leave your right on the peg and use it to hold the rear brake so you don't roll back.

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tried that....still too short and the angle was too low, I couldnt support it :(

...eh, sh*t happens. I'll just have to go out to re-feed my ego, haha OR hurry and finish the second set of plastics i bought so if i do go down, it wont ruin the mint stock stuff. :)

thanks for the re-encouragement and tips!

Shit happens

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man I've lowsided my bike a few times doing stupid shit in parking lots...

I even dropped my bike in the garage last weekend trying to take it off the rearstand by myself. :drink:

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I assume you were a boozin buddah

:drink::spit::devil::poke:

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nope... just tarded

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Originally Posted by JeffL

So I'm not the only freak who pushes their bike from the right side? Kick stand on one side, me on the other. I thought the concept made sense?

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i meant "correct" not "right". i push from the left side.

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tried that....still too short and the angle was too low, I couldnt support it :(

...eh, sh*t happens. I'll just have to go out to re-feed my ego, haha OR hurry and finish the second set of plastics i bought so if i do go down, it wont ruin the mint stock stuff. :)

thanks for the re-encouragement and tips!

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How short are you? I know people 5'2" that don't have any problems.

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man I've lowsided my bike a few times doing stupid shit in parking lots...

I even dropped my bike in the garage last weekend trying to take it off the rearstand by myself. :drink:

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Do you have a passenger seat with a strap? It makes a really good hold point when you're using a rear stand solo. Worth popping the seat on.

I dropped my last 600 in my own garage. Landed real nice on the sliders and didn't scratch anything. Picked it up, my hand slipped and caught the windscreen. Busted it up good. So $0.00 fall, $75.00 to stand it back up.:bash

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at an intersection at the top of a hill, around a corner, laiden with trees, shrubs etc. I stopped and started power walking to where I could see oncoming traffic, which would be fairly far into the road so I would rely mostly on hearing a car (I live in the boonies). So I'm close to where I can see and take off...bike stalls. Awesome. Won't start. I can't really touch the road with my feet b/c of the hill so the brakes didnt do much, can't start the bike to hurry and get the power back. So I leaned over, touched my foot to the ground and put the bike down :( The one thing they DON'T teach you at the MSF course is how to pick a damn bike up that weighs 5x the amount of yourself with traffic watching from behind. So I muscled it back up, started the 2-3 third time I tried, got it higher on the hill, jumped on, started power walking it....stalls. Yes, the clutch IS IN for all you smart asses that were going to ask... I'm high enough on the hill now where I can touch the road so it finally started and I could take off.

Barely any scratches, I think they can just be buffed out. The carb cover has a bit more. The worst blow was to my ego...embarrassed :redface:

Why the hell was it stalling? I'm just going to bring it to a tech and do everything to it.

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...but we do teach you how to do a hill start (in a training aid video).

I'm guessing it stalled because you didn't give it the extra gas and more careful clutch needed for a hill start.

Just interested. What kind of bike do you ride?

derek

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So I'm not the only freak who pushes their bike from the right side? Kick stand on one side, me on the other. I thought the concept made sense?

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I push mine from the right and stay on the right while loading it into the truck etc. People look at me like I have 2 heads!

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How short are you? I know people 5'2" that don't have any problems.

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5'5" but by the time my foot was flat on the road, the bike was at like a 45 degree angle and the only way it was going was down.

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...but we do teach you how to do a hill start (in a training aid video).

I'm guessing it stalled because you didn't give it the extra gas and more careful clutch needed for a hill start.

Just interested. What kind of bike do you ride?

derek

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I know how to do a hill start....I've ridden that road many many times and have been driving a stick since I was 16 on nothing but hills...I'm good w. the hills :) However, even on the flat road it stalled again. I'm gonna get the carb adjusted and cleaned. I don't think there's ever been any maintenance done to it w. the prior owners.

gs500f

We all drop it at some point. You just need to shake it off. I know your pain about being short. Im 5'6 and Im sure my bike is taller and much heavier then yours. I cant reach the ground and hills can be a challenge. Practice stopping with only putting your left foot down and keeping your right on the peg and brake while on the hill. Its uncomfortable at first but after a few times on a flat surface youll be used to it.

It does suck to drop it in front of people. My most embarassing moment happened last year. My bike was still cold so it wasnt running 100% yet. Im waiting at a side street to pull out onto a main street and it just happens at this one time a guy decides to be nice and stop to let me out. I give it a bit of gas let the clutch out and the bike stalls in the middle of the road and almost tosses me. I felt so stupid with about 10 people watching the entire thing.

ya, I'm over it. Tomorrow I'm going to spend a good part of the day re-doing the spare body work I have anyway.

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ya, I'm over it. Tomorrow I'm going to spend a good part of the day re-doing the spare body work I have anyway.

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If you need some help let me know