Just dropped my bike... Ugh!!!
Road Captain
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I have dropped mine twice once on each side the first time I was walking the bike in position for a picture turned to the right and hit the brake down she went nothing damaged but my pride and a chip at the bottom of my lower that you cant see the second time I forgot to put the kickstand down over she went broke the ball off the end of the lever and put an identical chip in the lower, so now I have matching lowers.
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Road Captain
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The chips happened on the lower edge where the fairing starts to turn up only way you can see them is if the bike is on its side.
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From: Boise
I was moving my SGS a foot or so forward in garage and went to set it down on the jiffy stand. I was standing to the left of the bike while doing this. As I went to set it down the stand flipped up. I caught the bike as it was heading down about half way to ground. I'm 58 and don't heal as fast. Guess I pulled the crap out of my back. 4 weeks later finally feeling like I'm healing. Maybe I should have let it go but since it was only a few weeks old couldn't do it.
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I was moving my SGS a foot or so forward in garage and went to set it down on the jiffy stand. I was standing to the left of the bike while doing this. As I went to set it down the stand flipped up. I caught the bike as it was heading down about half way to ground. I'm 58 and don't heal as fast. Guess I pulled the crap out of my back. 4 weeks later finally feeling like I'm healing. Maybe I should have let it go but since it was only a few weeks old couldn't do it.
Good save, you know your back will never be the same, but i'd had to try also.
When (not if) your back gets screwed up you are out of commission but you will hopefully heal.
Natural reaction. Good job, all the best.
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From: Boise
Thanks for the well wishes. Healing pretty well. You don't realize just how heavy these bikes are until you catch one!
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Cruiser
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From: NC
I got my drop out of the way recently too. I turned on the driveway going too slow and had the slooow drop to the ground. I was trying to take it easy since my son was riding with me. He just jumped off and helped me ease it back up.
No damage luckily.
No damage luckily.
3 times in my life I laid my Harley down.
1st time in 1988 a cager cut me off and broke my left leg in 40 places.
2nd time in 1997 a dragging clutch and wet grass conspired against me and I took a tumble in the yard.
3rd time was about a year ago and was very similar to what you just described except it was in my own garage.
1st time in 1988 a cager cut me off and broke my left leg in 40 places.
2nd time in 1997 a dragging clutch and wet grass conspired against me and I took a tumble in the yard.
3rd time was about a year ago and was very similar to what you just described except it was in my own garage.