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Old Feb 28, 2016 | 11:30 PM
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Got home from work on Friday pulled into the garage put the kickstand down lean the bike over and down she goes, apparently i missed the kickstand

No damage to the bike had to call a buddy over to help pick it up it was too close to the work bench to do alone.

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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 12:15 AM
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 12:19 AM
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I can pick it up except when it's 12" away from the work bench did it on my 06 when i laid it down.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 01:36 AM
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Oh sure,
Even girls can do it!
(I'm just rippin ya) Hope there wasn't too much damage.
Tipped mine over in the grocery parking lot, I missed neutral and dropped 1st gear instead with the bars turned hard left,, all I could do was let it down easy!
 
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 02:28 AM
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yeah I'm guilty as well. I wonder what it would be like to drop a bike and nobody was around to see it.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 11:05 AM
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yeah I'm guilty as well. I wonder what it would be like to drop a bike and nobody was around to see it.
Less embarrassing for sure, but if there are no witnesses, did it really happen?
 
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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Glad no injuries to you or the bike. I've about pulled my arm out of the socket a couple of times when things didn't go as planned.
 
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Old Feb 29, 2016 | 11:12 AM
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nope....no witnesses, no pictures, it never happened!
 
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1-2 years ago, pull into my newly resurfaced soft blacktop driveway. No problem I got a small block I set the sidestand on. And it is just out of my reach so maybe if I lean the bike over just a bit more to get it...................
 
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I've ALWAYS physically looked down to make sure it's down and then, I tap it forward, to make sure it's all the way down. It's a habit now and one that I can live with.
 
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