Lost my bragging rights
Former Sponsor
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,113
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From: Clinton, NC
I had put new brake lines on my front end and needed to back the bike off my lift to turn the handle bars and fill up the reservoir. When I was backing the scoot up. It started moving too fast down the ramp of the lift. I immediately yanked on the front brake. But there wasn't any. So here I am dragging the left boot while focusing on balance and trying to step on the brake pedal at the same time. Then it dawned on me. I was backing my trike off the ramp! Ok, I didnt drop my bike, but still,... I almost crapped myself.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 129
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From: South Dakota
Been there done that. A few years ago I was at the Chip in Sturgis looking for a place to park my Ultra. Well, there was a spot in front of the statue of the girl riding the bike so I pull over to the spot, hit some loose stones and the bars turned to the left and down it went. Right in front of about 10k people, at least it looked like that many. I had 2 riders helping me within 10 seconds. No damge.
This past summer I went to Hawgstock in Iowa. Got allot of mud all over the scoot. Pull into the car wash. The floor was sloped real steep to the center drain so when I got off of the bike it was leaning on the jiffy stand, but standing almost straight up due to the slope of the floor. Started rinsing bike off and "in slow motion" I watched it fall to the right side and hit hard. Cracked the windshield, damaged the lower fairing from the highway peg being pushed into it and scraped the paint down to the black plastic on the right side of the outer fairing. Causing just under $1000.00 in damage. I was pissed and had a 500 mile ride home that day looking through that cracked windshield to remind me of it all day long.
Like all say, "at least no one got hurt" but let me tell you it was just like getting hit in the gut!
Electra1
This past summer I went to Hawgstock in Iowa. Got allot of mud all over the scoot. Pull into the car wash. The floor was sloped real steep to the center drain so when I got off of the bike it was leaning on the jiffy stand, but standing almost straight up due to the slope of the floor. Started rinsing bike off and "in slow motion" I watched it fall to the right side and hit hard. Cracked the windshield, damaged the lower fairing from the highway peg being pushed into it and scraped the paint down to the black plastic on the right side of the outer fairing. Causing just under $1000.00 in damage. I was pissed and had a 500 mile ride home that day looking through that cracked windshield to remind me of it all day long.
Like all say, "at least no one got hurt" but let me tell you it was just like getting hit in the gut!
Electra1
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 815
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From: GA
I had put new brake lines on my front end and needed to back the bike off my lift to turn the handle bars and fill up the reservoir. When I was backing the scoot up. It started moving too fast down the ramp of the lift. I immediately yanked on the front brake. But there wasn't any. So here I am dragging the left boot while focusing on balance and trying to step on the brake pedal at the same time. Then it dawned on me. I was backing my trike off the ramp! Ok, I didnt drop my bike, but still,... I almost crapped myself.
Was filling up at a local gas stop and the wife walked over to the side to have a smoke. When I finished and moved the scoot over to where the wife was and whooped a u-turn in the three empty parking spaces, I promptly grabbed a handful of front brake with the forks turned full right annnnd over she went with me still astraddle her! Got both hands on the right grip and pulled her back up off the crash bar and no marks! Worst part was the 5-6 riders standing in the front door of the place giggling their collective butts off. That I could deal with. As my wife asked where to grab trying to help and I tried to explain the advantages of NOT grabbing anything hot, while my ***** ran down my pant leg, those guys just stood there and never offered to help. Once we were back on the scoot I rode over by them and called them all a bunch of SOB's for not even trying to lend a hand as I would have tried to help them if the situation were reversed. What a pile of useless Richards!
OH and welcome back to the bunch, we are an ever expanding breed
Last edited by StonerGlide; Oct 8, 2010 at 09:13 PM. Reason: spelling
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 862
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From: Henderson, Nevada
Dropped the Electraglide in gravel, plus fell sleep with eyes wide open and ran off road. Worst was stopping for fuel on the White Lightning. Didn't put kickstand down and as I dismounted, the bike pinned me to the pump. Lean angle was so great, I could not move. Fortunately I was riding with a friend that lifted the bike off me.
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Road Captain
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 743
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From: Morris, Il
You got that right Blk08 it is slipperyas ice. I was heading to work on lake shore drive in Chicago north bound. got off a Fullerton made the light, wish I hadn't. Nice even left turn right lane to right lane. had good lean nextthing I know I'm on the ground and so is the scoot. Some shi& head must of been draing gas large puddle right there both tires hit had no chance. Only cosmetic damage on the bottom and ripped jeans. If you smellgas watch out it may bein your path.