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May 22, 2016 | 10:42 AM

#111

Cazador

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From: TN

Dropped mine yesterday. Fully loaded from a road trip with the wife and brother. Brother didn't want to put tour pak on his bike so I was fully loaded. We stopped for gas and the station was on a hill. There wasn't a level place anywhere except close to the pumps. The lot sloped from left to right. As you go to exit the grade of the slope increases down to the road. I looked at it and decided Yeah I can do that. About a 120 degree cut back turn to the right down hill at slow speed. I did have an option of circling the pumps and using another exit. Nah. I can do this. So I dumped the wife and the bike in the middle of the turn. Good show for everyone getting gas. I picked up the bike and circled the pumps and used the other exit. Brother told me "Thanks for the lesson on how to pick up a FLHTC". I told him that is why they have those bars around the bags. Pain to clean but really useful to pick it back up.
Lesson learned. NO YOU CAN"T DO THAT. At least I couldn't.

May 22, 2016 | 07:47 PM

#112

Panchorelly

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From: Christoval

Rode down to christoval. Friday night to visit grand baby.wife drive down Friday morning. Any way Saturday morning I was up about 6:30 and wanted to go for ride to eat breakfast. So I was trying to be quiet and decided to push the bike out away from the house, caliche drive way, anyways slipped on the caliche and down she went. Then today there was supposed to be bad storms all the way home so I decided to trailer the bike back to Lubbock. Well I got the bike on the trailer put a strap on one side, Then the other and started cranking. Well the other side was too loose and I cranked it till it fell over on the trailer..... Dumb ***!!!!!!!!! Any way no damage was done either time just stupid pride hurt !!