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Jun 15, 2011 | 02:31 AM

#51

JWD

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From: Upstate NY

A lot of ppl do it once, hopefully that teaches us a lesson. My dumb *** moment was quite a few years ago right on the dealers floor!

Jun 15, 2011 | 08:09 AM

#52

patsfan

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From: La Vergne, TN

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Originally Posted by BAMC

Yep. I can relate to that. I was renting a bike in Orlando in 2007...was on an EG and left the cap somewhere...cost me like 40 bucks. That brings to mind another gas tank story... End of a long trip home and the last fillup before getting home. I normally fill the tank while sitting on it to hold it straight upand get as much gas in as possible...well this fillup I zoned out while filling the tank and drenched my nuts with gas...I guess I had been giving the old jewels a good scratching that morning and let me tell you...That sh%t burns...wouldn't recommend trying it...plus gas is to expensive for that crap now. Now that I think of it I may be overqualified for this club.

Jan 28, 2012 | 11:34 PM

#53

updraft

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From: Iowa

Geez, was going through and cleaning up my subscriptions and ran across this one....got one to add:

So I pull up to the gas pump, I put the kick stand down, and for the life of me I don't know why, but I dismounted to the right side instead of the left. I've been riding bikes on and off since I was 16, and I've always dismounted to the left. Well since I'd gone all dyslexic already, not only did I dismount to the right, but I leaned the damn bike to the right when I got off as well....heard the crash behind me and just started laughing. On the bright side, I was at least on the main drag in town and everyone got to see me stand induct myself into the club, so I had that going for me. But I will say, I'd watched all the videos on standing a bike back up by yourself, and all 5'7" 190lbs of me was able to stand up a 2006 FLHR all on my own. No damage except a new scrape on the engine guard from what I can tell.

Sorry for reviving such an old thread guys, just thought I'd add myself to the Dumb *** Club.

Jan 29, 2012 | 02:24 AM

#54

emtff418

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Originally Posted by TonyVT

Don't feel bad. I went to park my brand new Ultra Limited in front of the Kuryakyn tent at the Turkey Farm next to Laconia Harley Davidson during Laconia Bike Week last year. I forgot to put down the kick stand, jumped off the bike and dropped it in front of a couple hundred bikers. A bunch of guys jumped right in and helped me out. As you can imagine, I was very embarrassed. There was this crazy french Canadian there that witnessed what happened and kept asking me why I had forgotten to put down the stand. Seemed like I couldn't shake him for hours :-).

Dam Canooks anyway!

Jan 29, 2012 | 06:51 AM

#55

EasternSP

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From: King George, VA

Hey Dumb ***, ride safe.

Jan 29, 2012 | 09:05 AM

#56

lkr0

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From: Stockbridge, GA (Atlanta)

I'm a member in good standing; maybe lifetime member.

Jan 29, 2012 | 09:24 AM

#57

SGSpirit

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From: Central, Ohio

After reading these great stories, I realize I am doomed!...

I've only been riding just over a season, sure my turn is coming.

Jan 29, 2012 | 09:36 AM

#58

updraft

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From: Iowa

Quote:

Originally Posted by SGSpirit

After reading these great stories, I realize I am doomed!...

I've only been riding just over a season, sure my turn is coming.

Wonder if you'd get away with intentionally laying it into a nice soft foam pad on the garage floor. Technically you'd be "laying it down", right? Not sure if the sacrificial gods would see it that way, but keep me posted, I may do it with my next one