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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:42 PM
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Pulled in to the station and was waiting for my friend to get gas. Decided to smoke a quick cigarette while I was waiting. Didn't even thing about the fact that I hadn't put the stand down while waiting. So I leaned the bike over and it kept going, my buddy said I was making chipmunk noises trying to keep the bike from going over before he was able to get over and help me.

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:51 PM
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Damn..... hope you didn't mess up anything other than maybe a little pride.......
 
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 10:08 PM
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It's nice to smoke and ride with a tank shifter. No need to leave the smoke in your mouth while grabbing the clutch. Glad you were able to save it.

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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 10:34 PM
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happens more than you think
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:05 AM
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I don't smoke. Hmmm... MAybe another reason not to?

Okay, enough with being a smart*ss. Glad it didn't go over. That could have sucked. I have ridden off a couple times and forgot to raise the stand. I guess it happens lol.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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Talking **** to my buddies while backing into a parking spot on a big ride = me leaning the bike over onto a kick stand that wasn't deployed. Luckily the mini apes helped give me enough leverage to keep it from hitting the ground. At least we've got those lovely memories burned into our brains so we don't do it again.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 01:29 AM
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Man i thought you were going to say you almost blew the gas station up by dropping your cigarette because you were catching your bike from going down.
 
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Man i thought you were going to say you almost blew the gas station up by dropping your cigarette because you were catching your bike from going down.
Thats exactly what i was thinking.
 
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i allways do the opposite ,i get on the bike ,start it and forget to bring the kick stand up,,glad you did not drop it,,,
 
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Did your buddy have a good laugh at the chipmunk noises, haha! I would have laughed to hard to help. Should say "oh sht, oh sht" instead so someone doesn't crack up instead of helping.
 
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