dropped the bike

[simon]

this morning. 0 mph, my left foot just slipped out from under me, it got heavier and heavier until something in my brain said "let it go" and it just toppled gently to the ground as I jumped to get any appendages out of the way.
Several people came over, but I lifted the bike myself, and there's no damage.
Had to mention it here as I'm a bit pee'd with myself, but I guess it's just one of the hazards that come with owning/riding an 800lb bike!

Simon

[dandiver]

Welcome to the club, a membership that is long and distinguished!

I have a little note stuck to the top of the bike that says, "pay attention" and I try to look at it regularly.

[beemerrider]

it has happened to me also, more than once :eek: . That where is found out that the mirrors pop on and off also :D .

Welcome to the club. Hopefully it is just this once but you never huh?

Ride safe!!!

[Briantime]

Welcome!!

If this is your first drop, you may find a sense of relief that the inevitable has already happened :D

Good thinking to let it go and get out of the way. I did not have the presence of mind to do that when mine fell and ended up injuring my back trying to fight it...that was BEFORE it fell on my foot :(

[ironbuttwannabe]

A Uline catalog came in the mail the other day, looking through it I saw this sticker. If I was into stickers I would put these all over it for the fun of it. Comes in rolls of 500. I think you would be able to cover the whole bike!!! :D The fluorescent color would make you be seen :rotf:

I can't get image to load from website but it is here http://www.uline.com/ProductDetail.asp?model=S-3265

Tip-overs are no fun :)

[hornblower]

Coming home from a 900+ mile trip, i was pulling into a parking space next to a minivan,when this woman throws her door open and jumps out right into my line of travel.i grabbed the Front brakes (instinct) and the bike came to a stop and over we went..NO damage to the bike..The woman just stepped over the front wheel and kept right on walking as if Nothing had happened.Her husband also didn't say a word..No offer to help pick the bike up or anything.I did manage to get her back on her feet.
Funny thing though, as i was leaving after my lunch, i saw them changing a flat tire..NO i didn't offer to help.

[paalao]

Coming home from a 900+ mile trip, i was pulling into a parking space next to a minivan,when this woman throws her door open and jumps out right into my line of travel.i grabbed the Front brakes (instinct) and the bike came to a stop and over we went..NO damage to the bike..The woman just stepped over the front wheel and kept right on walking as if Nothing had happened.Her husband also didn't say a word..No offer to help pick the bike up or anything.I did manage to get her back on her feet.
Funny thing though, as i was leaving after my lunch, i saw them changing a flat tire..NO i didn't offer to help.

While I was reading that, I was thinking: Heck I`d flatten her tire(s) and it seems someone may have had the same thought :)

But first I would have told them what I thought about it and mabe asked if she forgot to put the leach on her husband.

About dropping the bike.
I think it is a must to have tried it, that way we all will respect it more and know what may happen and the struggles it may be to get it upright again.
A valuable lesson and experience for everyone.
So you guys who have not dropped it yet, go do it!!

Pål

[ranks]

My most embarassing drop was after a 650 mile day, stopping only every 250 miles, I pulled into a motel, got off and walked away.

Forgot to put the kickstand down.

Dropped it two other times in the 5 years I had her. Both under 5 mph, stopping, with the front wheel turned.

Alwyas stop with the front wheel straight.

At least she was built to handle it.

Welcome to the club.

[NRuest]

Dropping my bike was one of the things I worried about most when I first got her. I was nervous at every stop. Then one day while doing a faily tight U turn (with my SO on the back) my speed dropped too low and over she went. I tried too to hold her up but knew it was best to let it go. No damage (except my ego) but from that day forward I was no longer afraid to drop it and I really became more comfortable with the bike. My turns and stops are much more confident now.

Although I did drop it two more time (hate to admit it). Once in the same maneuver (too slow on the u turn) and again in my driveway with the bike off, I dropped the key and tried to reach down to pick it up while still seated. I'm learning give me a break. No damage any of the times.

[BennyBob]

Y'all are making me feel good. When I bought my LT, I was told it's not if you'll ever drop her, it's when. Doug at Lonestar gave me the tutorial on righting her after the event. Then 8 months later. I was at a stop sign on a hill with my SO confidently on board, wasn't paying close enough attention and hit neutral not first. So when I released the brake and feathered the clutch while accelerating, she started to creep backwards. I realized what I had done but it was already past the failsafe point. I yelled to my sweetie that I was laying her down and it was all very benign. We sat her back up, no other vehicles came along, and we were again on the road. In spite of everything I had been told, I still felt like a failure. I've been riding since I was 12 and find it hard to accept that I would drop a bike. But if you experienced LT riders do it, I can accept that a newbie would to.

Welcome to the club.