Would you pick it up?

[That Guy]

I was thinking the other day about an incident that happened to me a while ago and thought I'd see what you guys thought about it.

Summer is coming, and as we all know this means tar gets hot and soft. Meanwhile your little side stand will happily stab its way into the soft tar and your bike falls over. I use a plate to stop this happening that I carry under my seat, most people have some sort of solution for this.

However, I was at the Paeroa street races (must be 3 years ago I think) and heaps of bikes were there - and a brand new Fireblade did just that over the period of the day. The bike had fallen over onto another which knocked down a third. Three expensive bikes crashed by the sun.

My immediate reaction was to run over and pick them up....but then I thought nope; if I do that I'll get caught red handed and blamed for knocking them over so I left them there. I never saw the owners but they would've been pissed to come back from a days racing to find that. Did I do the wrong thing not helping those guys out? I guess thae damage was already done.

Anyway I guess this is also a reminder that summer is coming and be careful on what surface you park your pride and joy. Hard tar at 10am is not necessarily hard tar at 3pm...

[StoneChucker]

Thank you That Guy, I hadn't even thought about that, but I'll keep it in mind!

I probably would have done the same thing. I am no good at explaing myself, and as luck would have it, would have been "caught". Also, if you put it back up, it could have fallen over again, causing more damage. Only thing is, I don't think batteries like to be on their sides. I find the best way to prevent those sorts of falls, is to stay on your bike, don't stop riding!

[Blakamin]

I just cut a plate at work yesterday for that and grass (show this weekend)

Dunno if i'd touch someone's bike I didnt know... unless I left them a note with my number on it so I could explain...not that I carry a pen....

[StoneChucker]

You carry paper then?
Or, you could scratch your number on the tank

[bungbung]

For emergency use, a squashed flat coke/beer can works great for parking up on soft surfaces.

[Blakamin]

You carry paper then?

Always got paper...bills, receipts, rollie papers!

Or, you could scratch your number on the tank

I.....dont....think....so.....
(and buy some pants)

[StoneChucker]

Always got paper...bills, receipts

Yeah, all those repair bills from your Ducati dealer. Hey, you could always use your bike's title as paper, it's worth less than those rollies

[vifferman]

For emergency use, a squashed flat coke/beer can works great for parking up on soft surfaces.

... and great for provoking a lowside when you hit it at the exact moment of tipping in to a corner.

That_Guy: the bikes were already down, the damage done. Sure, there might have been some additional fuel or acid (if the batteries weren't sealed) leakage, but the BadThing had already happened.
If you'd picked them up, it would've been perplexing for the owners to return and find three upright bikes with inexplicable falling down damage...

[Sniper]

... and great for provoking a lowside when you hit it at the exact moment of tipping in to a corner.

That_Guy: the bikes were already down, the damage done. Sure, there might have been some additional fuel or acid (if the batteries weren't sealed) leakage, but the BadThing had already happened.
If you'd picked them up, it would've been perplexing for the owners to return and find three upright bikes with inexplicable falling down damage...

Very true, then they would be asking questions for anyone who might have seen something and you could end up with some rather pissed off bikers at your door.

Unless you knew them, then you would get a beating and then have a beer afterwards

[Blakamin]

Yeah, all those repair bills from your Ducati dealer. Hey, you could always use your bike's title as paper, it's worth less than those rollies

funny.... my bike hasnt been in being fixed yet... in fact any of the 3 in the last 6 months are still ShinySideUp.....where be yours??? :spudbooge
think i might just

[StoneChucker]

Ok, you win

They say Tuesday, hopefully, then, I can go ride

[Blakamin]

Ok, you win

They say Tuesday, hopefully, then, I can go ride

fingers crossed for ya SC..... gunna come to the show tomorrow?

[Motu]

My wife used to have a Harley/Aremachi 350 Sprint,it had a sidestand with a spear point on the end - it used to go right through the seal on a hot day.

[StoneChucker]

I won't be at the show. Enjoy, and maybe take some pics for us if you can?

[That Guy]

... and great for provoking a lowside when you hit it at the exact moment of tipping in to a corner.

That_Guy: the bikes were already down, the damage done. Sure, there might have been some additional fuel or acid (if the batteries weren't sealed) leakage, but the BadThing had already happened.
If you'd picked them up, it would've been perplexing for the owners to return and find three upright bikes with inexplicable falling down damage...

aye, good to see you guys agree......ignoring bikes lying on their side is kind of like sitting at the bar on a hot day an not drinking a free beer sitting in front of you. Requires SelfControl. In fact now that I think of it the beer wouldn't last.