I am offically a dumb ass
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Southeast MI
Done it. Worse than that was when I got impatient working on a friends bike. I lifted the rear end to get a shock back on and ruptured a disc. No surgery yet, but I'll be paying for that one for a long time.
Gonzy
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Foggy Coastside California
Reminds me of the time I went to the local shopping center. I found what I thought was a perfect spot to park. It was a narrow spot with a car on one side and a shopping cart return corral on the other. I carefully backed my RK in and started to lean the bike onto the jiffy stand, of course I had forgotten to put the stand down too! I almost got pinned against the bars of the cart corral, but I got to the point where I could catch the bike, keep it upright and put the stand down. So I'm a DA too!
Road Master
Joined: May 2010
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From: TX
.../.... It was the year of the bi-centennial (1976) and I was still drinking an using during that time. I rolled up to a light one night (not feeling much pain or anything else for that matter) after leaving a bar. I was riding one of those 70's style bikes with the extended front end that reached all the way into next Tuesday. Anyway , , , rolled up to the light, all hip, slick and cool and forgot to put my foot down and over I went. Very difficult to maintain "coolness" after a stunt like that.
Road Master
Joined: Aug 2010
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From: St. Augustine, FL
To paraphrase "Deep Thoughts" by Jack Handy:
It takes a big man to admit he's a dumb ***...but it takes an even bigger man to laugh at that man.
Just kidding. If that's the worst you do you're better off than 99% of the guys I know. Did it once before myself, but fortunately it was with my first sportbike and it was nothing for me to keep it from hitting the ground. Lesson learned first time though.
It takes a big man to admit he's a dumb ***...but it takes an even bigger man to laugh at that man.
Just kidding. If that's the worst you do you're better off than 99% of the guys I know. Did it once before myself, but fortunately it was with my first sportbike and it was nothing for me to keep it from hitting the ground. Lesson learned first time though.
Cruiser
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pearls
I wouldn't call you a dumb *** but now a wiser man. Mistakes are the pearls with which wisdom is purchased.
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From: eastern oklahoma
there isn't enough ink in my keyboard to write every dumb thing i've done. i did about the same thing as you though. i parked my streetglide to the right of my late model corvette where i usually park it in my shop. went to set it over on the jiffy stand, and realized, hmm, my bike seems to be leaning over a bit too far. uh-oh, jiffy stand ain't down. pulled as hard as i could and was able to save it from dropping into the corvette. that would have truly screwed up a couple of my favorite toys.
