Dagnabit! 33 years riding and my first tipover

[KCJones]

So my 15 year old has NEVER wanted to ride. Tonight we're heading out for dinner and he says 'let's take the bike'... Done.

There and back, no problem. I pull up to the driveway and come to a stop. He decides it's time to get off and does so to the left side. I wasn't prepared, so needless to say, over we go.

No harm but a barely-perceptible scratch on the tip-guard cover. (Mind you 'barely perceptible' or not, now I gotta order a new one).

Regardless, I'm royally peeved-off that my first-ever tip was in such a stupid manner.

 

[dwalby]

welcome to the club, and tip-over count is one of the things you can put in your profile. Once that beast gets a little leaned over while standing you're not likely going to save it.

 

[DavidR8]

...and welcome to the Club!
Pretty impressive record I must say!


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[SMSW]

There are two types of riders here, those who have tipped over their bikes and those who are going to tip over their bikes.

 

[Slydynbye]

Sounds like you forgot to brief your passenger on the Getting on and off procedures.
Welcome to the other side of the Tip over World.

 

[SupraSabre]

Bummer!

Sounds like what my brother did a year ago with his passenger.

At least I went 325,000 miles on aST1300s, before I forgot to put down the kick stand and pushed my bike forward off the centerstand, only for it to drop in front of me! 4:

 

[ddemair]

I forgot to put down the kick stand and pushed my bike forward off the centerstand

I'm on the bike with the kickstand up when I push it off the center stand. Your way works, but my concern would be that the kickstand lands on a high spot where the bike could fall away from me.

 

[SupraSabre]

I'm on the bike with the kickstand up when I push it off the center stand. Your way works, but my concern would be that the kickstand lands on a high spot where the bike could fall away from me.

I use to sit on the bike to take it off the centerstand, but my belly was pushing on my tankbag and causing the magnets to rub the tank, so I started pushing it from the left side. As long as I have the kickstand down, there's no problem. But in the last year, twice I pushed it off thinking the kickstand was down. The first time I caught it and kept it from going down. The last time I wasn't so lucky! 4:

 

[MinnFallST]

Payment for getting a good deal on the Rebel.

 

[KCJones]

It's official. I've updated my profile...