It finally happened
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,577
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From: Lake Jem FL (pop 35)
Oh, but that HEAVY PIG did pin me under it, I have a deep muscle bruise all of the way around my hip. I am planning on getting out today and washing it and check it out closer.
Yea we squared the shed to the house and was not thinking about the ramp being offset to the driveway. I would just leave the doors open, BUT I don't trust the people in this neighbor hood that well, and I would hate to have to kill one or two, or ten them.
I actually had to lift the rear of the bike and so called spin it around on the ground to get the bike far enough away from the ramp to right it, by then I was pretty much done.
I have wondered if it would be worth the trouble to call my insurance agent and fill a claim, BUT with my luck with my $500 deductible the total damage would probably by less than it would be worth.
Yea we squared the shed to the house and was not thinking about the ramp being offset to the driveway. I would just leave the doors open, BUT I don't trust the people in this neighbor hood that well, and I would hate to have to kill one or two, or ten them.
I actually had to lift the rear of the bike and so called spin it around on the ground to get the bike far enough away from the ramp to right it, by then I was pretty much done.
I have wondered if it would be worth the trouble to call my insurance agent and fill a claim, BUT with my luck with my $500 deductible the total damage would probably by less than it would be worth.
It is a brand new bike, right? No reason to skimp.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2009
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'Preciate ya. Believe it or not that's only a 180, it just looks big because there's no rear fender, because I haven't figured out how I'm going to rig that fat bob fender. And my bike is ugly but it's nasty once it's running, they don't make engines like this one anymore.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
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I would paint the ramp with sand paint! You can make your own, or
buy it already sanded. They make ceiling paint with sand in it too..
Sorry to hear of your incident, we all do something like that sooner or later.. I would have been BS!!
buy it already sanded. They make ceiling paint with sand in it too..
Sorry to hear of your incident, we all do something like that sooner or later.. I would have been BS!!
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 765
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From: Bremen, GA
Hey dope_man keep checking the classifieds on here, I was able to get all my replacement parts after my spill. The advice to use Arnica cream is also good. I bruised my left hip and could barely walk and the wife kept putting it on it and before I knew it the hurt was gone, the dis-colorization was another story.
Good Luck
Good Luck
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2009
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I'll tell you what, I'm looking at the bikes in y'alls sigs and I do believe if I dropped one of them nice *** bikes in the mud or off a ramp or off a cliff or whatever shenanigans y'all are up to, I might cry a little. My bike's so old when I drop it most of the time I don't even clean it off once I get it up, just touch up any bare metal with rust preventive black spray paint. And that gents, is why you should build your own bike out of spare parts. The end.
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
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From: Inland Northwest
Saw a bike that was painted with truck bed liner. It actually looked pretty cool.
To the OP, I too have to ride up into a shed. After two years of "lucking out" and getting in and out with a one-foot wide ramp, I decided to take the luck factor out of the equation by widening the ramp to 3 feet. I feel much better now especially when backing the bike out of the shed each time.
To the OP, I too have to ride up into a shed. After two years of "lucking out" and getting in and out with a one-foot wide ramp, I decided to take the luck factor out of the equation by widening the ramp to 3 feet. I feel much better now especially when backing the bike out of the shed each time.
That sucks so bad! I dropped my bike the first time I put it in gear, so embarrassing. Dumped it in front of the driveway of my house, and fell on my butt and gave myself a giant bruise to that and my ego. I go to pick it up and examine the damage and the thing dies... Turns out I forgot to turn the gas on to boot. Talk about embarrassing. Plus I had to push it up the driveway by myself because it wouldn't start back up. After all that, I was still determined to ride it and got it started and rode up and down the neighborhood. Everyone stared. :-/
To the OP, I too have to ride up into a shed. After two years of "lucking out" and getting in and out with a one-foot wide ramp, I decided to take the luck factor out of the equation by widening the ramp to 3 feet. I feel much better now especially when backing the bike out of the shed each time.
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Hey dope_man keep checking the classifieds on here, I was able to get all my replacement parts after my spill. The advice to use Arnica cream is also good. I bruised my left hip and could barely walk and the wife kept putting it on it and before I knew it the hurt was gone, the dis-colorization was another story.
Good Luck
Good Luck
I didn't have any time today to even go out and look at it, the baby had me awake until after 5am, and since I work nights I let the better half go to bed when his sleep cycle gets messed up and I am off, and as you see by the time on this post I am still awake tonight, because he is refusing to sleep.
I Have a member here checking on shipping his stock bars to me, I already did not like the mirrors and have another set, I think (HOPE) that the levers are the only other thing I need.
I didn't have any time today to even go out and look at it, the baby had me awake until after 5am, and since I work nights I let the better half go to bed when his sleep cycle gets messed up and I am off, and as you see by the time on this post I am still awake tonight, because he is refusing to sleep.
I didn't have any time today to even go out and look at it, the baby had me awake until after 5am, and since I work nights I let the better half go to bed when his sleep cycle gets messed up and I am off, and as you see by the time on this post I am still awake tonight, because he is refusing to sleep.