Laid Her Over
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 133
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From: ALABAMA
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I am still laughing..I am always afraid i will do that pick it up on one side and see it go back down on the other side..Yea it would of been fun watching that from across the street.They would be saying wtf???????
I am still laughing..I am always afraid i will do that pick it up on one side and see it go back down on the other side..Yea it would of been fun watching that from across the street.They would be saying wtf???????
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 452
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From: Center of Kalifornia
I was out in the desert near Virginia City, Nevada some years ago. I had to take a leak really bad but no tree out there. So pulled over just a bit on dirt road and it was just like quick sand. I am no big guy and nobody around for miles. As I said ground is super soft and no footing. Took the leak first for obvious reasons. Took all I had to get her up. Never pull off the road in the desert, that ground is really soft.
6th Gear
Joined: May 2008
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From: centereach ny
I know how you feel
i had an 07 ultra classic my daughter wanted to go for a ride ,shes23 so my wife takes her 07 sporty, my other son takes his bike with his girlfriend and we all go on a big bike run at the harley dealer that we bought the bikes at.as we pull in to the dealership with other bikes waiting to go on the run, i come to a stop and put my feet down to see where i want to park, as i'm sitting there on a slight hill my bike starts to roll real slow, and with my daughter on the bike with the rear floorboards down with her weight on them, they hit the back of my calfs and ever so slowly starts to fold my legs forward and slowly took me down, i could feel it pushing on my legs but with 2 of us on the bike my tour box wasfilled with a loaded cooler and we had a loaded suitcase on top of the luggage, with all that weight on it i could not hold it up a it laid on its side with me still sitting on it .needless to say i was so embrassed as other people came running over to get me out from under it and help my daughter up off the ground. the backs of my calfs looked like i got hit with a baseball bat from the pressure that floorboards put on them. ilearned from that experience to hold on to the front brake real tight when i come to a stop. hope this might help some one else from doing it
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Albany, LA.
Mine went over for the first time last week. I got my mail out of the box, pulled under my carport. (gravel drive) Stood up to pull the mail from under my legs, she started to go, I dropped the mail to try and save her but, she was to far gone. Being in gravel didn't help with the left foot sliding. Plastic envelope landed on the exhaust. I could not get down low enough to p/u the bike, it was with in inches of my truck. I didn't want to move the truck because it was to close. I had to put a strap on the right crash bar and pull it up with my little tractor.
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Joined: Dec 2007
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From: El Paso, Texas
Mine went over for the first time last week. I got my mail out of the box, pulled under my carport. (gravel drive) Stood up to pull the mail from under my legs, she started to go, I dropped the mail to try and save her but, she was to far gone. Being in gravel didn't help with the left foot sliding. Plastic envelope landed on the exhaust. I could not get down low enough to p/u the bike, it was with in inches of my truck. I didn't want to move the truck because it was to close. I had to put a strap on the right crash bar and pull it up with my little tractor.
Road Captain
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: Volusia County, FL
Along with a lot of others, I dropped my bike after only having it for a couple of weeks. Turning around in a parking lot, I was pushing the back backwards when my foot came out from under me. Over it went... thank the Gods for crash bars and bag guards. It was just me and a friend, so I ended up picking the bike up by myself. Pretty easy if you know how to do it. (Learned how from the Ride Like a Pro video.)
My mode of thinking is: Everybody will drop their bike sometime, it's just a matter of time and how fast you're going!
My mode of thinking is: Everybody will drop their bike sometime, it's just a matter of time and how fast you're going!
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2007
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From: Midtown Tulsa
Riding late one night in the fog. Fogged up windshield and a little too far to the center. Smacked the edge of the curb with the left side of the front tire. Bam, came off and it went skidding across the pavement (about 15 mph, second gear). Picked up the bike by the handlebars (yet to figure out how I did it) and pushed it over to the curb. Put down the kick stand and started cussin'!
Yeah, it sucked. Yeah, busted up knees. Yeah, geeked up bike! Crap. Welcome to the club!
Yeah, it sucked. Yeah, busted up knees. Yeah, geeked up bike! Crap. Welcome to the club!
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Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Inverness, FL
11 pages of stories. I feel better at laughing at myself.
Came up from the Tenn/VA border. It was raining so hard it took 11 hours to get to Detroit. When I pulled off the freeway and stopped at the end of the exit ramp I was so butt numb I put my feet down but didn't hold the bike up.
First driver behind me looked at me all pissed off because I was laughing at myself. He must have been mad because he had to drive around me and the downed scooter. Second car stopped and asked if I need help but she was on the sidestand by then. When he saw me laughing he said "Been there, done that".
Came up from the Tenn/VA border. It was raining so hard it took 11 hours to get to Detroit. When I pulled off the freeway and stopped at the end of the exit ramp I was so butt numb I put my feet down but didn't hold the bike up.
First driver behind me looked at me all pissed off because I was laughing at myself. He must have been mad because he had to drive around me and the downed scooter. Second car stopped and asked if I need help but she was on the sidestand by then. When he saw me laughing he said "Been there, done that".
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 340
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From: Southern IL
I've dropped my Sportster twice in the 11 yrs I've had it. First time was lunch hour, mid-day, busiest part of town, in the turn lane on a 4-lane while turning into Subway. Was in a hurry on my lunch 1/2 hour and let out on the clutch and the cold natured mother grunted once and died. Only problem was, I was already leaned into the turn. I layed it down easy-just walked it over. Didn't waste any time standing it back up. That was no problem on the Sporty, with all that adrenaline flowing. Felt like the worlds biggest fool though.
Second time I did the old "I forgot to put down my kickstand" trick. Let me just say that if your cellphone is ringing when you shut the bike off-put the kickstand down BEFORE you answer the phone. That time it was laying on a slight incline downhill with fuel leaking out and I had to have help to get it up. Luckily there was a friend close.
I'm just waiting for the day I drop the Ultra. I know it's coming and I hope I can get it back up again. I've read the technique, but have never tried it.
I can't all the posts from guys that have laid one over and nary a scratch. Not even on the lower fairings? Doesn't seem possible. The engine guards must work REALLY well! I'm sure my times a'comin'!
Second time I did the old "I forgot to put down my kickstand" trick. Let me just say that if your cellphone is ringing when you shut the bike off-put the kickstand down BEFORE you answer the phone. That time it was laying on a slight incline downhill with fuel leaking out and I had to have help to get it up. Luckily there was a friend close.
I'm just waiting for the day I drop the Ultra. I know it's coming and I hope I can get it back up again. I've read the technique, but have never tried it.
I can't all the posts from guys that have laid one over and nary a scratch. Not even on the lower fairings? Doesn't seem possible. The engine guards must work REALLY well! I'm sure my times a'comin'!