i finally did it, dropped Suzy

First topic message reminder :

So embarrassed right now, and slightly upset. I parked in Coles, put stand down and as I got off, the damn thing flicked up, and over she went, knocking a little Bug scooter over. So basically I've laid it over but broke off mirror, scratched tiny bit of fairing and engine casing. God, wish I'd stayed home.

Me - This Morning. Caught on my security camera footage (so not real high quality footage).

How lucky???

   


https://vimeo.com/73286777

This is the second time I have done this. Caught it both times.

Better than me .I painted both wheels in 90 mins (tls) feeling quite chuffed I wheeled the bike out of the shed backward  for a pic >Got into a
tank slapper at walking pace and dumped it on the gravel drive way .I fought it all the way down only to have the mirror try to break my wrist .
Its fat ,purple ,and bloody sore . Your an idiot Gus .

stevemcc wrote:Me - This Morning. Caught on my security camera footage (so not real high quality footage).

How lucky???

   


https://vimeo.com/73286777

This is the second time I have done this. Caught it both times.

I think I would be parking it on the flattest part of the drive & not on a forward slope 

New helmet time  

gus wrote:Better than me .I painted both wheels in 90 mins (tls) feeling quite chuffed I wheeled the bike out of the shed backward  for a pic >Got into a
tank slapper at walking pace and dumped it on the gravel drive way .I fought it all the way down only to have the mirror try to break my wrist .
Its fat ,purple ,and bloody sore . Your an idiot Gus .

See Gus, told you about the TLs tank slapping!

Cal wrote:

gus wrote:Better than me .I painted both wheels in 90 mins (tls) feeling quite chuffed I wheeled the bike out of the shed backward  for a pic >Got into a
tank slapper at walking pace and dumped it on the gravel drive way .I fought it all the way down only to have the mirror try to break my wrist .
Its fat ,purple ,and bloody sore . Your an idiot Gus .

See Gus, told you about the TLs tank slapping!

      

stevemcc wrote:Me - This Morning. Caught on my security camera footage (so not real high quality footage).

How lucky???

   


https://vimeo.com/73286777

This is the second time I have done this. Caught it both times.

I wonder if there will be a third time????  

Fark, hows your helmet after hitting the cement??
That kinda cheered me up, at least i still had my helmet on at the time  , the downside is I havent ridden the bikes for past four months.

I've done this too.  The only casualty was a broken lever. 

A friend of mine with a GSX1400 had a similar experience, and some close calls, and fixed the problem by taking the tiniest amount of steel off the stop on the sidestand to give him a couple of more degrees forward, at the expense of a little bit more lean.  He proceeded with great care and caution, and started by measuring the angle to begin with and testing often, realising this was a one way street.  He's very satisfied with the result.  This would work for Bandits too.  

Good habits: 

Leave it in gear on the side stand. - already mentioned. 

Hold the front brake when getting on.  This I always do.  My shortass frame combined with legacy inflexibility makes it almost inevitable that I will push on the bike a little bit while getting on. 

Cowboy mount?  Nooo, it can end badly where there is any bit of softness about the surface the sidestand is on.