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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:07 PM
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Lost my footing while parking it on a piece of pavement that had some loose gravelly bits on it, and over it went. Luckily I was able to hang onto it and it barely got a tap on the ground...no damage except I bent the shifter arm, knocked the left hand controls up a bit (not even a scratch), and ground the hell out of the derby cover...barely noticeable scratches on the primary, so no real concern there.

I was able to bend the shifter arm back out and put some touch-up paint on the shifter peg, but the derby cover is all forked up. If anyone's got a spare Night Train derby they don't need, I'd really appreciate it.

I'm kinda glad I finally got this out of the way and that in doing so the damage was almost negligible. Probably the worst part of it is that this happened right in front of a friend of mine and his wife. Hurts the ol' ego a little bit.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Always hate seeing these posts. I've made one myself. Glad you're ok, first and foremost. Still, sorry to hear....
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:20 PM
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It happened to me once.....in fact, sooner or later it happens to most of us!
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:24 PM
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Been there, done that, really sucks ! Glad to hear there wasn't much damage.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Well luckily it's easy to fix stuff.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 05:30 PM
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I always rode small dirt bikes. First time on my Sporty, I dropped it less than 10 feet out of my driveway! Wasn't used to the weight.

Glad you are okay, and damage is minimal, less than mine was even.
 
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Hey man...don't feel so bad. I once dropped a goldwing with a passenger in front of about 35 cars at a 5 corner intersection. Talk about hurt ego...
 
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Welcome to the club...that's what you get for posting those pics with her all shiny and clean......8-)
 
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Welcome to the club...that's what you get for posting those pics with her all shiny and clean......8-)
Yeah, I was thinking about that. I'm glad I had the wife take pics before I got all clumsy.
 
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how bad is it man... could i sand it down and hit it with some powder for you?
 
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