I think I've had my '92 fall over about 3 times over the years, but the most memorable occasion was when I walked into the garage with a buddy and discovered the ST on the ground and almost completely inverted
This was the result of a series of screwups on my part. a) I had left the ST on the pneumatic lift and on it's centerstand. b) The lift was in the up position, and I had not engaged the safety lever. c) I had not centered the air valve pedal but left it in the "raise" position. d) I left my roll-around telescoping shop stool projecting under one side of the lift....the stage was set.
We then had a power outage. During the outage the compressor tank leaked down, allowing the lift to lower about 6 inches and come in contact with the stool which supported one side of the lift while the air continued to bleed out. At some point the tilt overbalanced the bike which toppled off of the right side of the lift.
I wasn't there to see the actual event, but when I finally saw it the lift was back in the fully raised position (power came back on don cha know) and nicely hooked on what would have been the right side centerstand foot and raised the bike into an almost complete inverted position, resting on the floor by the top of the windshield, seat, and one pannier.
I scared the crap out of my buddy when we entered the garage and turned on the light. I grabbed my head and yelled "HOLY CRAP"...he was looking around for a body hanging from the rafters I guess because he looked around frantically saying, "what!?, what!?" I then pointed out about the most surreal scene either of us had ever witnessed in the form of a 700+ lb motorcycle sitting on the floor almost totally inverted with it's wheels in the air.
The bike was trapped between the lift and a lathe and there wasn't much room to maneuver, but we spent about an hour very carefully righting the bike with the help of an engine lift to gently disengage the shiny parts from the concrete floor and right the bike.
The bike sustained ZERO damage aside from a small scuff on a clear plastic protector on top one pannier. Not even a scratch on the top of the windshield. ZERO fluids leaked out of the bike, although I think I lost a little when I first turned on the light.
Although my mistakes were many, one thing would have prevented this entire episode....put down the safety arm when the lift is up. I pretty much always remember to do that now.
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This was the result of a series of screwups on my part. a) I had left the ST on the pneumatic lift and on it's centerstand. b) The lift was in the up position, and I had not engaged the safety lever. c) I had not centered the air valve pedal but left it in the "raise" position. d) I left my roll-around telescoping shop stool projecting under one side of the lift....the stage was set.
We then had a power outage. During the outage the compressor tank leaked down, allowing the lift to lower about 6 inches and come in contact with the stool which supported one side of the lift while the air continued to bleed out. At some point the tilt overbalanced the bike which toppled off of the right side of the lift.
I wasn't there to see the actual event, but when I finally saw it the lift was back in the fully raised position (power came back on don cha know) and nicely hooked on what would have been the right side centerstand foot and raised the bike into an almost complete inverted position, resting on the floor by the top of the windshield, seat, and one pannier.
I scared the crap out of my buddy when we entered the garage and turned on the light. I grabbed my head and yelled "HOLY CRAP"...he was looking around for a body hanging from the rafters I guess because he looked around frantically saying, "what!?, what!?" I then pointed out about the most surreal scene either of us had ever witnessed in the form of a 700+ lb motorcycle sitting on the floor almost totally inverted with it's wheels in the air.
The bike was trapped between the lift and a lathe and there wasn't much room to maneuver, but we spent about an hour very carefully righting the bike with the help of an engine lift to gently disengage the shiny parts from the concrete floor and right the bike.
The bike sustained ZERO damage aside from a small scuff on a clear plastic protector on top one pannier. Not even a scratch on the top of the windshield. ZERO fluids leaked out of the bike, although I think I lost a little when I first turned on the light.
Although my mistakes were many, one thing would have prevented this entire episode....put down the safety arm when the lift is up. I pretty much always remember to do that now.
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