Laid Her Over
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 104
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From: TOPSHAM, MAINE
Been there once myself already.
Not a good feeling at all........
Person that helped me was a motor officer.
WE got a good laugh after setting it back upright.
Have had the feeling a couple of times since, but managed
to bull it enough to stay up.
Ride safe and ride often,
Dave
Not a good feeling at all........
Person that helped me was a motor officer.
WE got a good laugh after setting it back upright.
Have had the feeling a couple of times since, but managed
to bull it enough to stay up.
Ride safe and ride often,
Dave
Road Master
Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 827
Likes: 5
From: Ohio
Same thing happened to me. i was backing out of my garage and noticed something behind my bike, i reached down to move it and the bike started to go over. I caught my new SG with my neck as my head hit the wall and held it up. Ended up with some pinched nerves and a upper back ache for 2 weeks. But she never touched the ground.
Tourer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 328
Likes: 0
From: denver
Welcome to the club... The female in this video is a bit of a bruiser, but my 120lb girlfriend has picked up my electraglide using the same technique. It's worth practicing for when you need it. Just wrap your crash bars w/ pipe insulation and set it down as gently as you can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sP3cqKbOEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sP3cqKbOEs
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 214
Likes: 0
From: Oklahoma
it happens to all of us, allot better than the 50' slide on the side i did 2 weeks ago, pins in left hand and $7100 worth of damage to the SG. All because someone came acrosss center and the older couple in front of me locked it up and it was either hit them or slide it.
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 438
Likes: 1
From: Euless, TX
Easy to do and if you haven't done it yet I bet you will. I had just healed from a back problem when I did it in a parking lot. I jumped off and without thinking I tried to muscle it back up; well that was the worst thing I could have done because I then felt the back give out and the pain shoot down my leg. Took me another couple of weeks to heal from that one.
Road Warrior
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 1,442
Likes: 8
From: south
I have not laid my SG down..Yet..but I did lay a Goldwing over a few years ago. Slow U- turn and I touched the front brake and I was down before I knew what happened.
It will definitly ruin your day.
It will definitly ruin your day.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,484
Likes: 2
From: Sarasota, Florida
If you haven't laid her down, it's just a matter of time until you do. Damn, that hung over my head for a long time, then it happened in my driveway. For me, it was a big relief to have finally done this. It was embarassing as hell, but, I was able to pick the Ultra up and there was no damage. It did seem like slow motion as others say. I was awful proud that I could pick it up by myself. I have Ride Like A Pro to thank for that. I'm sure it will happen again and I'll be embarassed again, but, I'll pick it up and ride off - again. Then I'll put my glasses on and check every square inch of my machine for a scratch.
Glad you're ok!
Glad you're ok!
