Lost my bragging rights
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Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 516
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From: Fenton, MO
Thanks for all of the encouraging words. Yes! I realize that driving off with the stand down is not only dumb but could be very danderous. I bet I don't do that again!!
I guess that I was lucky in the fact that I had friends with me to help pick it up and the riders that were there not from our group were like most riders. They were willing to help a fellow rider when in need.
I guess that I was lucky in the fact that I had friends with me to help pick it up and the riders that were there not from our group were like most riders. They were willing to help a fellow rider when in need.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 56,052
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From: Western South Dakota
You should go back to one too, as you're obviously not happy with your Ultra. This ain't the first time....we've heard this...
Road Captain
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 564
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From: Texas gulf coast
Gravity, got to love it when combined with an 800 pound beast that has a high tip point. I had been out of biking for 37 years when I purchased my EGU, Had it for 72 days and tipped it twice. Looked like Artie Johnson in Laugh In. glad I learned the pick up maneuver.
Sorry you lost your bragging rights.
Sorry you lost your bragging rights.
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,833
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From: Southern Maryland
I dropped on doing a U-turn. Cranked it around a little too much with not enough clutch pressure and down she went, right in the middle of the road with oncomming traffic about 500 yards away. I quickly used the back to bike pick-up technique and got it up on two wheels long before traffic got close. Nothing hurt but a small mar on the fairing and a big bruise to my pride.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 235
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From: White House, Tennessee
Welcome to the club. Glad you didn't get hurt. We were riding with an older couple last year going thru town and we came up to a stop light. Luckily I was a tad behind him because when he stopped he forgot to put his feet down and tipped over in slow motion. I stopped behind him and almost tipped mine over trying to get off in a hurry to help him get his back upright. No one was hurt and no damage to his bike, only his pride.
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Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 227
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From: Southern AZ
I've joind the club after about 30 days of Ultra ownership. I had the wife on back when it tipped slow to the left while making a slow turn. It hit the highway peg and saved it. I tried to hold it from going over and learned my lesson. My body hurt for 2 weeks.
Gonzy
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,141
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From: Foggy Coastside California
I dropped mine 2nd week that I had it. I was in a parking lot looking for a spot to park when some momo cut across some parking spots without looking just as I made a turn to the right. I grabbed the front brake and down I went. He asked if I was alright, I muttered that I was and he drove off. I was too pissed at myself to do anything else. Just picked up my bike and vowed to stay off the front brake when in a parking lot.