Why not to park on a slope! DOH!

**Sleepr** · 5th August 2007, 23:20

Righto, after today's awesome 250 ride, I met up with few of my other mates and went to grab some food, parked the bike, put the side stand on, got off the bike and started walking towards the food place, and then suddenly i hear crunch. I see the shocking face expressions from the people inside the food place, so I turned around and saw my bike on the floor. Picked her up and saw the damage.

1 broken clutch lever
1 bent gear shiffter (just enuf to shift gears)
1 broken rider's left peg
1 scuffed mirror

The lesson I learnt: Dont park bikes on slopes, if you have to, park it with it being locked on one side.

It happens that my bike was parked straight and as soon as I got off and walked, the gravity took over, the side stand lost its grip and down she went.

So after getting home, I gave Justin a call and he came over and we had a lil twidle with the bike, bent the gear shiffter a bit, and fixed some new crash guards woohoo, thanks for your help justin

**jafar** · 5th August 2007, 23:37

If you have to park on a slope , leave it in gear, that should stop gravity from taking hold & costing you $$$

**Donor** · 5th August 2007, 23:49

Don't park on slopes...

...it's just not PC...

**gijoe1313** · 5th August 2007, 23:52

Donor, it's a slippery slope you are parking that argument on

**Sleepr** · 5th August 2007, 23:56

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Donor, it's a slippery slope you are parking that argument on

haha good one

**shafty** · 6th August 2007, 08:04

Bad luck Sleepr, but an experience you will learn from - thats life; At a Cold Duck I watched a Guy pushing his pannier closed on his mint Triumph Trophy, only to apply too much pressure and push his own bike over. The look on his face brought anguish to mine. Lessons being learn't everywhere.....

**RantyDave** · 6th August 2007, 08:29

Originally Posted by Sleepr

The lesson I learnt: Dont park bikes on slopes

Another good one, and a Wellington lesson this: You might think you're smart, parking pointing downhill with something preventing the bike from rolling forward - a kerb for instance - but you've forgotten that you have to get back out and the bike does not have a reverse gear. Yeah, *push* that bastard up the hill

Dave

**janno** · 6th August 2007, 08:43

Hahahahaha - that's me laughing a hollow, bitter laugh.

Been there, done that, got the tshirt.

In front of maximum viewerage, too. And when I got down off the hill, I put my foot down in a hollow, tipped over, and bust the lever on the other side.

However I must say, when you learn lessons in such fashion, they are usually not repeated . . .

Which is why the PC coddling of our kids today is such crap. Sometimes you learn quickest by getting hurt, stuffing up yourself or your gear, and total embarrassment. Whoops. Getting off topic now.

**McJim** · 6th August 2007, 09:17

If you have to park on a slope...buy a trike.

Seriously though I find if I park the bike pointing uphill it's stable enough. And I have a notorious Ducati side stand (famous for letting go!)

**gijoe1313** · 6th August 2007, 10:06

Originally Posted by McJim

If you have to park on a slope...buy a trike.

Seriously though I find if I park the bike pointing uphill it's stable enough. And I have a notorious Ducati side stand (famous for letting go!)

All part and parcel of the "personality' of the Duchess of course! And splashing innocent wee cagers with a huge plume of water that would have done a fire engine proud!

**gijoe1313** · 6th August 2007, 10:08

Oh yeah forgot to mention that we got Sleepr sorted. I'll be bunging on my slightly scuffed clutch lever till he gets his anodised blue ones, he'll be straightening the gear lever at a mate's place and more importantly, got the crash bungs installed.

Little ol'Hornet never looked happier!

**McJim** · 6th August 2007, 10:20

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

All part and parcel of the "personality' of the Duchess of course! And splashing innocent wee cagers with a huge plume of water that would have done a fire engine proud!

Wasn't the side stand that did the splashing. Just the water displacing properties of a Bridgestone BT020.

**babyblade250rr** · 6th August 2007, 10:31

glad to hear your two wheeler came off not too badly, i always hesitate to park up my bike on a slope but yeah i guess sometime there arnt any choices

**Sleepr** · 6th August 2007, 10:32

RantyDave: Yeap learned that lesson too, took 2 ppl to move the bike around -_- (but i picked it off the ground by myself, i am so proud)

janno: LOL so you dropped it twice within the same day :O, makes me feel lil better hehehe

McJim: Yea parking uphill will be fine, as the gravity will be in the other direction of which the stand will move in (so should've parked in reverse, damn it)

gijoe1313: Yeap hornet does look happy, but I cant wait till I get the new parts and fit them

. Thinking of getting new pegs all around too, know any places? Where did you get your golden ones from?

Speaking of side stands, I think i need a better one too -_-

**Sleepr** · 6th August 2007, 10:36

Originally Posted by babyblade250rr

glad to hear your two wheeler came off not too badly, i always hesitate to park up my bike on a slope but yeah i guess sometime there arnt any choices

yeap, all part of experience I suppose, now I know exactly what NOT to do hehe.. Just cant ride the bike for a while, it was hard enough with 2 fingers on the clutch and a bent shifter, I got home though

. She rests in peace till the next ride muhahaha.