The inevitable happened... [Archive]

jaster

07-19-2007, 11:53 PM

Well the inevitable happened a couple days ago and I'm just now getting around to admitting it... :oops:

I work late 2 or 3 nights a week (an hour or more after the last person leaves) so the parking lot is empty of cars when I leave. The lot is sloped slightly so I pull in instead of backing uphill to the curb. I leave plenty of room between the bike & the curb so I can turn the wheel and pull out. Well, a couple nights ago I started to leave and something went horribly wrong. I suddenly found myself trying to keep 700 pounds from hitting the ground without success. Now I have a nice quarter size mark on the tip over wing and a minor scratch on the luggage.

The good: The parking lot was empty which meant I had no witnesses. :-D
The bad: The parking lot was empty so I had no help lifting the bike. :(

johnSTamela

07-20-2007, 01:42 AM

Welcome to the club!

John Anthony

07-20-2007, 02:21 AM

Yeah, it's happened to a lot of us. You have plenty of company.

John

Papa Brad

07-20-2007, 02:24 AM

Yes, welcome, my friend.

agia

07-20-2007, 05:32 AM

That sucks. I just had my second drop on my Concours in 7 years (I thought the first would be the last) last Saturday. Broke off the right foot peg 40 miles from home. I'm only 5-07 tall, 29" legs -- so anything slow speed, sloping roads, etc., I have to study and pre-plan for...

I feel your pain but it will get better!

Mellow

07-20-2007, 07:06 AM

I think I'll have some TOT-STer caps made.. .LOL..

Glad you didn't have worse damage... gotta love those wings.

Pissaquah

07-20-2007, 07:57 AM

Plasitic wing $16 your pride priceless... I know how you feel I just did the same thing three days ago..... Good to know you are OK!

EJ's 97ST

07-20-2007, 08:09 AM

jaster

07-20-2007, 08:22 AM

Yep! been-there-done-that, a week or so after I had the 1100 tight turning in a parking space at work...used to much front brake.:o: ...kinda like on laugh-in when the little guy hit the tree, then just plopped over. I to had no witness nor help picking it up from the right side....uuuummmmp, I'm gonna need some :wt1: train'n the next time I do dat'.

Welcome to the club....Ed ;)

With no one around, I thought I'd try the 'correct' method of lifting a bike. You know, the one by a woman in a skirt picking up a bike (back up to the bike, one hand on the bar & other on a grab rail, butt against the seat, then stand up). I managed to scoot the bike some but no actual lifting. As far as I can tell, it either doesn't work or I was doing it wrong.

What did work was my traditional way of picking up a bike. Face the bike, grip the grab rail and the handle bars, then lift with my legs. Bike came right up without too much effort.

Byron

07-20-2007, 08:26 AM

It's a big club and growing daily. A lot of us have been there. Two more and I'm an Ace! :)

jaster

07-20-2007, 08:29 AM

I think I'll have some TOT-STer caps made.. .LOL..

Glad you didn't have worse damage... gotta love those wings.

First thought after it went down was to check the fairing & mirror for damage. Turned around and looked to see all was well and the wings do their job. I only wish Honda had thought to do something like that for the rear as well so I wouldn't have scratched the bags.

EJ's 97ST

07-20-2007, 08:44 AM

First thought after it went down was to check the fairing & mirror for damage. Turned around and looked to see all was well and the wings do their job. I only wish Honda had though to do something like that for the rear as well so I wouldn't have scratched the bags.

Ya must have really plopped good! I didn't touch the bags, just the case saver cover and buy the way you can remove that and repair with some Davco plastic epoxy(@wally world) and fiber-glass cloth and get the graphite gray at your local paint store. The bags are another story.....

EJ :D

MLRickards

07-20-2007, 09:06 AM

The bad: The parking lot was empty so I had no help lifting the bike. :(

Sometimes having help isn't very helpful. The guy who'd pulled in front of me and caused me to do a slow-speed, parking lot tip-over was so upset, he immediately jumped out of his car to help. The bike was laying on the left side. Tip-over wing had worked perfectly and no plastic was touching the ground.

I grab the bars and the seat and start to lift. Before I could say anything, the guy grabs the left mirror and POP, off comes the mirror cover, sailing out and crashing onto the asphalt. By this time, I had the bike on the way up and he found something else to hold on to and pushed...that sent the bike upward faster than I was anticipating and he just kept pushing. Yeah, you're picturing correctly...over it goes onto the right side. This time, not so lucky as I heard the right mirror cover grind into the asphalt. :eek:

Fortunately, he was a decent guy and ended up paying for everything to get fixed that got messed up.

Welcome to the true ST owners club!

wcleland

07-20-2007, 10:07 AM

A black magic marker goes a long way hiding tip overs. I sanded the high parts down first. No longer very visable. If I could keep my mouth shut, no one would ever notice.

StOhio

07-20-2007, 10:13 AM

This is not a very exclusive fraternity. I'll bet more have done this than are willing to admit it.

sirepair

07-20-2007, 10:21 AM

I think I'll have some TOT-STer caps made.. .LOL..

Glad you didn't have worse damage... gotta love those wings.

How 'bout T-shirts?? I've got a buddy with a screen printing company...

Some one's got to have a pic that could be converted to a 1 or 2 color print. We can print them up and sell, proceeds to the site or charity....:-P

jaster

07-20-2007, 10:26 AM

Ya must have really plopped good! I didn't touch the bags, just the case saver cover and buy the way you can remove that and repair with some Davco plastic epoxy(@wally world) and fiber-glass cloth and get the graphite gray at your local paint store. The bags are another story.....

EJ :D

I suspect I put the scratch on the bag when I tried to lift the bike the first time. When I put my back into it, I felt the bike scoot an inch or so. If the 'case saver' is that gray piece on the bottom of the bags, then that's what got scratched. I didn't realize it was removable but it's so minor that I'm not concerned about it. It's good to know it's removable & repairable for future reference (hopefully I don't need it).

George

07-20-2007, 10:34 AM

Jeez, youse guys are jinxing me! The tip-over covers on STick are now nice, glossy, smooth silver 'stead'a the standard bumpy black. A tip over would result in a complete redo (or a scarred and cosmetically damaged cove, more likely.) :)

So I'm gonna try to keep'er complete til WeSTOC, after that whatever happens, happens. Remember, Mark is calling here 10/10 (looks like a 10 from 10 feet away.) She looks like a 50 year old hooker with too much makeup. ;)

Gonzo

07-20-2007, 10:42 AM

I like the T-shirt idea. Is there a quantity discount? LOL

gonzo

George

07-20-2007, 11:14 AM

Is there a pic of the Zippo somewhere?

SupraSabre

07-20-2007, 11:24 AM

How 'bout T-shirts?? I've got a buddy with a screen printing company...

Some one's got to have a pic that could be converted to a 1 or 2 color print. We can print them up and sell, proceeds to the site or charity....:-P

Yeah, you could put on it: "I Wasn't Able To Keep It Up!" and then have a piture of an ST....:rolleyes:

RTETR

07-20-2007, 11:30 AM

Congrats!

You are now officially an ST1300 Owner... ;-)

SupraSabre

07-20-2007, 11:36 AM

Sorry to hear that you dropped it. I came very close to dropping it on my ride to Santa Maria last Friday. I wanted to stop and take pictures of the area I was at, so I stopped on the side of the road. I put my kickstand down and found that between the angle of the shoulder and the dirt being way too soft, it wouldn't be a good idea to get off the bike. When I went to straighten the bike up, the bike was WAY OVER to the left. I had a heck of a time righting it, but thank goodness my long legs prevailed and I was able to get it up enough to get moving forward! :wt1:

It was a close one! :eek:

So after almost 27,000 miles so far, I haven't joined the TipOverClub yet! :tts1:

jaster

07-20-2007, 11:44 AM

...but thank goodness my long legs prevailed and I was able to get it up enough to get moving forward! :wt1:

A 29" inseam does have a disadvantage here. Were my legs longer, I probably would not have dropped mine. My leg went down but didn't find pavement until the bike leaned a little more and got some momentum. Oh well, I bought the bike knowing it was a little tall for me but I enjoy the bike anyway. :)

jaster

07-20-2007, 11:45 AM

You are now officially an ST1300 Owner... ;-)

Nope. Officially a ST1100 owner...

sirepair

07-20-2007, 11:52 AM

Yeah, you could put on it: "I Wasn't Able To Keep It Up!" and then have a piture of an ST....:rolleyes:

I was trying to think of something like that! :bow1: I'll see if I can find/edit a suitable pic.

sirepair

07-20-2007, 12:04 PM

Is there a pic of the Zippo somewhere?

This one??

jaster

07-20-2007, 12:09 PM

A rather cheesy first attempt...

Picture was borrowed from:
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/26june02honda2003st1300.html

Motivation posted created at:
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php

EJ's 97ST

07-20-2007, 01:48 PM

I suspect I put the scratch on the bag when I tried to lift the bike the first time. When I put my back into it, I felt the bike scoot an inch or so. If the 'case saver' is that gray piece on the bottom of the bags, then that's what got scratched. I didn't realize it was removable but it's so minor that I'm not concerned about it. It's good to know it's removable & repairable for future reference (hopefully I don't need it).

Hey Jason....no,the case saver is the metal loop that is attached to the frame and has the gray plastic cover below your engine on both sides, don't know about the 95 or 96 but my 97 are held on with fiction push tabs...high & low that snap into the fairing and phillips screws. They are really designed for this very purpose.....aaaah when the bike is GENTLY :o: let go to the ground on it's side. I 3rd the motion on T's and agree with what Bob wrote...
Ed :D

sirepair

07-20-2007, 02:32 PM

T-shirt, rev 1. Sorry for the poor quality, can't do too much with M$ Paint (Corel on my other computer!) But this is kinda the idea...

Mooched pic from bygdawg! Thanks!

B727AV8R

07-23-2007, 10:30 AM

At least you didnt tip yours over on the Blue Ridge Parkway in front of your wife like I did.

dteel

08-01-2007, 04:44 PM

Heck, I've christened both sides of my bike, and one side twice just for the heck of it. To add to the misery, I did it once in a parking lot with the wife on the back in front of a whole bunch of STOC members. I have no pride left. Anytime I start to show any attitude Mellow just reminds me of that incident......<sigh>

Trekker

08-01-2007, 05:45 PM

I did it at work this week. Pulling into the parking lot I usually pull deep into the lot, turn around and then pull up towards the front where I can easily back into a space...

Was just starting my slow speed turn around when I saw a car coming in the mirror. I did what I should NOT have done, I pulled on the front brake! Duh! Immediately went down on the tip over wing. Right in front of a whole bunch of coworkers too.... sigh.

I will never own another bike without these tip over wings!

Finewest

08-02-2007, 08:48 AM

st1300r

08-02-2007, 01:19 PM

:crackup Like they say if you're going down, leave a big hole.
+1 on the tip over wings they uhmm.. work. I made a grand entrance at the local watering hole....in front of the deck....center stage.. before about 20 people I know.... Can't tell you how heavy it was, I think I picked it up before it stopped moving, just after I turned red and before the applause :)

Heck, I've christened both sides of my bike, and one side twice just for the heck of it. To add to the misery, I did it once in a parking lot with the wife on the back in front of a whole bunch of STOC members. I have no pride left. Anytime I start to show any attitude Mellow just reminds me of that incident......<sigh>