2wheels>4 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Your body heals for free...Fixing plastics and replacing parts gets expensive.This has always been my motto, but it took fucking 8 months for my tendons to heal in BOTH arms from being stupid and catching falling bikes.... I don't think the '78 Suzi was worth THAT much trouble... (not that it stopped me from riding, but I couldn't lift weights and I wimpered a lot while trying to tuck my shirt in for months... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessecwalters Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 I dropped mine being a lazy retard. I live in an aparment complex, me and the wife were riding to the garage to put our bikes away. We got there, I decided to try and left the garage door while sitting on my bike. Well, i got it mostly up and the bike started going. I saved the bike and decided that was a good Idea. I backed it up a little, put the kickstand down and got off to lift the door. I hear a crash, look over and my bikes down. Idk what it was, the slope or the kickstand not being down. I stood and looked for a moment and some neighbors () got a good laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unk Greg Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Ya mean this ain't like the 4 to 5 foot wide water and fuel oil mix running across that turn just after the straightaway? Or, watch out for SR520 in Holmes this next few days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickOn2 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 File me under "Failure to fully engage kickstand." Had to get my giant boyfriend to come rescue me from the driveway like some kind damsel in distress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaNick Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 ^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 CLUE= ride a bike you can pick up on your own Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickOn2 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 @magley64, You are so right!! I was faced with 2 choices at that point. Either get a pocket rocket or learn a technique to pick up my own bike. No choice, since giant boyfriend is military and may not be able to come my rescue every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) time to hit the gym...600's aren't that heavy, you should be tough enough to pick it up in a month or 2 if you start hitting the squats and weight bench hard..my hand slipped a week ago and my side case hit the garage floor. I was so embarrased, I snatched it back up in a heartbeat (go adrenaline!) Edited April 21, 2009 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speed Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjYweKeiLk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillJoy Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I dropped my Dad's Goldwing a few years back I was in the process of putting the Kickstand down, and the Misses shifter her weight just the wrong way, at just the wrong time. The Kickstand sprung back up, and it was all I could do to just lower the bike to the ground so it did not get hurt.KillJoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickOn2 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 time to hit the gym...600's aren't that heavy, you should be tough enough to pick it up in a month or 2 if you start hitting the squats and weight bench hard..<-----wanting to check out Mag's biceps, if he thinks a 500-pound bike is "not that heavy" wtf LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 (edited) <-----wanting to check out Mag's biceps, if he thinks a 500-pound bike is "not that heavy" wtf LOLit's a 600, how heavy could it be? I rode a 550 ltd when I was 12, and the rule at home was "you can ride it when you can pick it up", then when i turned 17 I went to a 77 cb750 (HEAVY)...currently I ride a CBR1100XX, a little on the husky side, but not rediculously heavy.why is your 600 about 100 lbs heavier than a cbr of the same year? Edited April 21, 2009 by magley64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin0469 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 <-----wanting to check out Mag's biceps, if he thinks a 500-pound bike is "not that heavy" wtf LOLkeep in mind you arent literally picking it up, just pushing it up so you dont need to be able to literally lift it. When I was 16 I "picked up" my 94 Suzuki RF600 (430lbs) that someone so kindly knocked over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 keep in mind you arent literally picking it up, just pushing it up so you dont need to be able to literally lift it. When I was 16 I "picked up" my 94 Suzuki RF600 (430lbs) that someone so kindly knocked over. correct, you're using arms, legs and core, so it isn't that bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickOn2 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 it's a 600, how heavy could it be? I rode a 550 ltd when I was 12, and the rule at home was "you can ride it when you can pick it up", then when i turned 17 I went to a 77 cb750 (HEAVY)...currently I ride a CBR1100XX, a little on the husky side, but not rediculously heavy.why is your 600 about 100 lbs heavier than a cbr of the same year?Beats the hell outta me! LOL the manufacturer says the dry weight for that model is 460 lbs. With fuel and fluids, 505 pounds.And yes, I learned how to "push" the bike up, rather than try to lift it. The lifting is just not gonna happen, bro. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-13 Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 Walking next to the bike while pushing it instead of sitting on it. My brother bought a brand new bike and had it literally about 45 minutes when one of his friends dropped it doing that. I would have killed him, my brother just said "oh well, it's just a bike, but you're never touching it again" haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 lol funny this thread is bumped.i got off work a few minutes ago. went out and lo and behold, my bike is laying on its side. wtf? i assume the wind blew it over. it was pretty windy today, and the wind was coming from the kickstand side. i guess it just blew over. thank god no one else was parked next to me. could have been bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomez Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 <-----wanting to check out Mag's biceps, if he thinks a 500-pound bike is "not that heavy" wtf LOLI doubt anyone plans on curling a bike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 i got off work a few minutes ago. went out and lo and behold, my bike is laying on its side. wtf? i assume the wind blew it over. it was pretty windy today, and the wind was coming from the kickstand side. i guess it just blew over. thank god no one else was parked next to me. could have been bad.ALWAYS turn the front wheel towards the side stand. That keeps weight on that side.I had just got back from a round trip to Washington, PA. Pulled into the garage, wife started talking to me, took off helmet, wife goes back inside, took off gloves, then lifted my right leg over the bike.. For some reason it kept going further and further to the left. Luckily my son's battery jeep was there for me to brace myself on. Lots of fun picking a bike off yourself w/one leg in the air. Damn long rides! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Old thread but my SNAFU momment was changed the oil, gave her a bath, did all the minor adjustment so i could pack her away for the winter that way when i got her out in the spring she would be reasdy to roll. One last quick ride i pulled into the back yard and hit the wet grass where i had just washed it, front brakes were a bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWing'R Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 ...One last quick ride i pulled into the back yard and hit the wet grass where i had just washed it, front brakes were a bad idea.No, "to much" front brake was a bad idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 No' date=' "to much" front brake was a bad idea [/quote']touché Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugan n rita Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 pulled my turbo in side-yard, kickstand on crushed beer-can, gave her bath, dried her off, waxed nice and pretty, went back in took shower, came out she must have been tired it was on its side, dam beer-can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I've never dropped mine but I came close when I slipped on an oil stain in an intersection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big3 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 pulled my turbo in side-yard, kickstand on crushed beer-can, gave her bath, dried her off, waxed nice and pretty, went back in took shower, came out she must have been tired it was on its side, dam beer-can.never use a Light beer can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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