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Old 06-18-2008, 05:56 PM
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I went riding last sunday, came home opened my garage got back on the bike (06 Heritage) leaned it over to pull back the jiffy stand and lost my balance and the bike started to fall over and I couldn't hold it. I was able to keep it from crashing down and it set on the right floor board. When I stood it up and checked it out there wasn't a mark on it.&nbsp\\; I can't believe I did this. Has anyone else had this happen?
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 06:21 PM
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welcome to the club. glad you didn't hurt your ride. now you got that out of the way...
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 06:32 PM
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Who hasnt done this!!!
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 08:39 PM
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There are two kinds of riders, those that have been down and those that will go down.....Everybody at some point looses it to GRAVITY and INERTIA.
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glad you and the scoot are OK. Welcome to the club.
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twice down&nbsp\\; sewed back up once.....
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 08:46 PM
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Knock on wood.... not yet.
 
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Old 06-18-2008, 10:20 PM
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Glad you didn't hurt the bike or yourself. I must be doing it all wrong though, cause I put the jiffy stand up using my foot.
 
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Old 06-19-2008, 12:05 AM
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Had mine about 3 days or so... Headed out on a two lane blacktop and realized I had forgotten something at home.&nbsp\\; Slowed and did the thing to do a U turn and ran out of road and control right in the middle.&nbsp\\; It went down on the left board and left a small scrape on the underside...
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Ah well.&nbsp\\;
 
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Same exact thing happened to me on my '97 Fatboy years ago.
 
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Old 06-19-2008, 09:31 AM
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Glad there was no damage. Now you will be extra cautious and avoid doing it in the future, so it was a good experience.
Years ago, I let a bike go down, while I was stopped and straddling it, at a gas pump. Knew it was leaning too far over, but took my time to try and save it. That wont happen again.
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Old 06-19-2008, 10:06 AM
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Never on a softail ........Bunch of times on my electra glide, and yes those
&nbsp\\;crash bars come in handy and it helped to have STRONG people around when it happened
 


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