I am not new to the Darkside, but I recently mounted a CT on my ST and got into a situation where if it was a MT the bike might not have tipped over. As I pulled to the side of the road to park the bike on the grass, I slowly rode over a concrete curbing at an angle (I've done this many times with a MT on the back of many bikes). The only contact with the concrete gutter/curb was the left corner of the tire. I shouldn't have stopped, because the bike started leaning to the right and down it went. No harm done because I have homemade footrests mounted on the front protector bars and the covers have been removed. The bike was laying on its side with the tires slightly higher than the seat. Good thing the gas tanks were almost empty, otherwise getting it upright would have been more of a strain. Next time I will cross the curbing in a perpendicular fashion.
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww249/Yenir/110920STandcurb.jpg.
http://i724.photobucket.com/albums/ww249/Yenir/110920STandcurb.jpg.