Aaaarrrrgh dropped it!

My foot did the side stand motion. I felt pressure under it, I'd swear
to it. Then I leant the bike into fresh air and got off.

First time I've dropped a bike, what's the routine? Scratching to the
bottom of the engine. I guess I can replace the plate when it either
starts to rust or I'm coming to sell it. The handle bars/clutch bore
the brunt. The clutch lever is a write off, but do I need to get the
bar replaced if there is no obvious signs of significant damage? Guess
I also need to check the gear lever to see if it has twisted in (when I
get a clutch lever), but looks like the centre stand protected that.

Tim B

 

Clumsy ****.

 

That's a slightly more polite version of what I saying as I felt it go
past the stand angle. Just had the drive re-done as well. So got a few
dents in that as well.

But I bought an old second hand bike for pretty much this reason. No
real worries if (in what I thought was the unlikely event) the wife and
I dropped it, so long as it's safe to ride afterwards.

Tim B

 

Been there, almost done that with my old Bandit 600. Just managed to
catch it and strain the muscles in my back in the process of saving it.
Next time, if I do the same thing to a differnet bike, I'll just let it go.

 

I think I probably got the stand down most of the way, then it slipped
off my boot. I didn't feel it slip, couldn't hear it due to the engine
noise and ear plugs. Should have done a visual check before I started
to tip it over. By the point I realised the stand wasn't down the bike
had too much momentum.

Been Googling and hadn't realised I could just buy a lever without its
body. So might only be a tenners worth of damage for the short term.

Tim B

 

Stand, swear, pick it up, go on.
--
Dave
GS850x2 XS650 SE6a

"It's a moron working with power tools.
How much more suspenseful can you get?"
- House

 

All bikes fall over eventually. So they really ought to be designed to
survive this sort of thing. But then that would cut into the revenue
from spares.

 

Welcome to the club. I've done it twice, both times when filling up with
petrol. Just change the broken lever and bend anything else into shape.
Handlebars are very sturdy.

 

Looking at it, I think the left side of the bar is now a few mm closer
to me than the right. You don't notice it when riding.

I'm sure I'm not first, nor will be the last to put down a phantom
stand. It's now a two move process, push it down and double check by
pushing it forward as well. But the bike got me the other day when I
rested it on a fully extended stand. Made sure it was settled before
getting off. It waited till I moved a good few steps away before doing
its own re-settling.

Probably going to get some R&G Crash Protectors for a CBF500. But they
don't look like they offer a huge amount of protection.

Tim B