Tipped over bike
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Orange County, CA
RE: Tipped over bike
I almost had the same thing happen on my Road King. Pulling it into the garage, I put the kickstand down. I then realized that I needed to move about six inches forward. I walked the bike forward and went to lean it on to the kickstand which had mysteriously popped itslef back up. Needless to say, it took all my strength to keep it from going down.
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 782
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From: Shelton WA
RE: Tipped over bike
Did the same thing at a gas station. \\; Stopped and just stepped off and did not put the jiffy down...I would like to think it was because of the bikini wash...but I don't think there was a bikini within miles....looked cool in front of the church group in the van....at least they didn't point when they laughed.
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Joined: Mar 2007
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From: North Georgia
RE: Tipped over bike
Yup, been there, done that. \\; Now I double-check myself each time I set the stand down. \\; Whenever I have to move the bike inside my garage, I always stand the bike upright, roll it, and then make sure the stand re-locks itself as the weight goes back on it.
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Down here in Florida there are many soft spots (gravel, grass, dirt roads, etc) where you decide to ride or park. \\; Watching for the jiffy stand to settle into the stuff is a fine art. \\; I have a plastic stand-holder which spreads the direct pressure and prevents "sinking" into the ground. \\; On real hot days you can even sink into the asphault, so having a plate under the stand helps prevent finding you bike down.
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Down here in Florida there are many soft spots (gravel, grass, dirt roads, etc) where you decide to ride or park. \\; Watching for the jiffy stand to settle into the stuff is a fine art. \\; I have a plastic stand-holder which spreads the direct pressure and prevents "sinking" into the ground. \\; On real hot days you can even sink into the asphault, so having a plate under the stand helps prevent finding you bike down.
Advanced
Joined: Nov 2006
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From: York, Pa
RE: Tipped over bike
More embarrassing is when you forget to put down the jiffy stand. Add me to that club.
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Road Captain
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 502
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From: North Jersey
RE: Tipped over bike
i 've almost droped it a couple of times where i've slipped at the toll booths but escaped, the other day i literally walked into it and almost knocked it over and i've been very lucky so far that i've never been down yet *knocks on head*
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now off-road bikes/quads thats a whole differant set of encyclopedia's.
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now off-road bikes/quads thats a whole differant set of encyclopedia's.
