Dangers of a still bike

[breakaway]

At least you didn't forget to take off your disc lock and drop the bike in front of a cafe full of people

[madandy]

Never get off yer steed until you're damn sure its gonna stay put.
I haven't dropped my last couple of bikes but I dropped my RF a couple a times, cracking a fairing and a clutch lever. It's an arse but you soon learn

[Jorja]

First time I parked my bike on hill slope, stood up, walked couple of steps..and boom the bike falls down behind me.... broken brake handle. Second time was on my way to work, coming out of my steep driveway, pull on front brake , bike stops and leans to the left, I guessed I reacted to slowly... broken brake handle... third time I was just pushing my bike into the garage, downhill made a turn...bike over leaned again... This time I did my best to lay it down gently... no broken bike parts ... but I pulled my leg pretty badly .

Did a combination of the first two.

First ever ride leaving our culdersac. Hill start across a main road. Soon realised I didn't know how to do one lol.
Frosty recons I am the only person he has ever seen crass a bike doing 0km per hour.
Rolled back towards the centre island, leg got trapped between bike and island, bike fell forcing my leg at a funny angle.
By the next day I was in a wheel chair waiting for xrays.
Now I am really good at hill starts!!!

[shafty]

Hey there!

Learn from it aye. was driving out of a party on friday, when i stopped my foot slipped and the bike leaned over, luckily it ways shit all and i managed to catch it half way through the fall hehe. Leave it in gear when parked...always......always....................... ...always. *I think* lol

Tip: If your bike has a cut out switch on your sidestand, use putting the sidestand down, as the way of killing your engine. That way you know its in gear.

[Dodger]

At least you didn't forget to take off your disc lock and drop the bike in front of a cafe full of people

Ah, something else we almost all do.
I didn't manage to drop the bike, but it was the shortest trip I've ever had

[swt 3]

Hey there,
I'm fairley new to the biking world & newbie to this forum, as in been riding for 12months now. First bike was my partner's, Triumph Bonnieville, America, and still have it. I can say I've been 'gutted' more than once on dropping the bike while stationary, almost. Very embarrassing & very slutted that I can't pick the thing up by myself. Luckily, my partner & others were about to help. Busted footpeg each time, thank goodness that was all, as $180 a pop wasn't good. I get told, it can still happen to even the experienced bikers when least expecting. I have also now bought a Street triple to add to our collection. A lot lighter, although a bit taller then the cruiser, so have to watch out for the balance thing.

[caseye]

I'd ridden many bikes, road and dirt before geting my GS850G and never fallen off on the road or in the back yard.
in the space of three weeks I'd dropped it three times each time costing me both L/H indicators, foot pegs and fairing glas.
She'd ben cafe raced by the previous owner and would do a gadzillion miles per hour and so she had drop bars anda full Ducati fairing.
I'd never ridden a faired bike before.I kept arriving at traffic lights and stalling to try and stay upright till they changed.No worries aye, we've all done that, but what I kept forgetting was that i had to physically drag my feet off the peg and out from behind the fairing to put it down.
Laughed at several times by pasing motorists/cage dwellers.
Took the fairing off, gave it to my broinlaw who put it on his CB 250 Honda along with ;panniers a stereo and aerials for Africa. Looked great that bike.
I never dropped the 850 again and had huge amounts of fun on her for teh next 4 years.
Awesome machine, kitted with comp clutch, yoshi big bore kit jetted and tuned to do warp nine and she did, surprised many a bigger bike rider, then along came KIDS. Now 15 years later an old but beautiful XV 1000 is my pride and joy.Low enough to sit both feet on the ground and no pesky full fairing, love it!

[BiK3RChiK]

the parking one I still see happen with experienced riders, park on hill, either facing downhill instead of uphill or not leaving it in gear, or back against a gutter.. :-)

So on a hill, I park facing up the hill with it in gear and NOT angled back to the gutter?

Thanks,
Mavis

[BiK3RChiK]

Tip: If your bike has a cut out switch on your sidestand, use putting the sidestand down, as the way of killing your engine. That way you know its in gear.

+1 Thanks for that, I'll try to remember it!

M

[Shaz]

After reading all these comments I really feel alot better lol.
I put my hand up at lying the bike down with a thud going 0 in a hurry to nowhere, wasn't concentrating, did i or didn't i put the stand down....too late
or pulling up to an island in the middle of the road thinking i'm gonna rest my right foot on it while waiting for the lights to change lol....too late gone the other way <<<< me myself and I.

[Soul.Trader]

Dropped my bike in the first week of ownership - forgot to take the disc lock off. I went straight to the key cutters, and got a blank key that fits my ignition. Now, whenever the disc lock goes on, the blank key goes into the ignition, so I remember there's a lock on the wheel before I can put my key in.

[WanderBird]

I had an embarrasing drop today. Downhill, r.h corner, - stop sign, and because I wasn't focusing, I put my LEFT (read as downhill) foot down - into thin ai, and of course dropped it.

There is something really sad seeing ur baby lay down - it's just not right!

I couldn't pick it up, - about 10 cars manouvered around both me and bike, before a dear old gent stopped to give me a hand. I hoped he wasn't going to have a coronary!

Bike fine, pride critical injury

The only times I have ever dropped a bike, it has been stationery.

Lesson=CONCENTRATE *reminds self again*

[Subike]

Wet grass seems to be the one thing me and my bike dont like.
Tends to make it slide sideways when doing strange things late at night after consuming too much alcahol. mmmmmm
Must remember...........grass not good when drinking.
Sore leg next day from weight of bike lying on it

[BiK3RChiK]

I had an embarrasing drop today. Downhill, r.h corner, - stop sign, and because I wasn't focusing, I put my LEFT (read as downhill) foot down - into thin ai, and of course dropped it.

There is something really sad seeing ur baby lay down - it's just not right!

I couldn't pick it up, - about 10 cars manouvered around both me and bike, before a dear old gent stopped to give me a hand. I hoped he wasn't going to have a coronary!

Bike fine, pride critical injury

The only times I have ever dropped a bike, it has been stationery.

Lesson=CONCENTRATE *reminds self again*

Oh dear! Glad you are okay and were able to get your bike back up albeit with the help of an older gentleman! I would hope someone would stop to help me pick up my bike if ever (touch wood I don't) I was to drop it! I don't think I'd be able to pick mine up either!

[WanderBird]

Aww thanks - I feel better now

Two things here - it REALLY bothers me that I can't pick up my bike. I like to ride gravel, but have been hesitant to go into the back blocks alone, since my only other drop, when I was completely stopped at a cross roads, deciding 'which way?' I luckily had a rescuer that time as well, but I dislike the limitation of not being able to pick it up.

Actually I don't think it is that I can't pick it up, so much as I don't have the technique right. I am going to get a couple of strong fellas, lay it down ( the bike that is!!) & prove, one way or the other, if it is a question of technique

Second thing that bothered me was the number of cars that drove around me. Sheez, I dunno, maybe cage drivers are just like that, but it is not something I would ever do