OK I finally did it.

[alphafang]

I dropped my baby.
Unbelivable, we were at McDonalds in Fort William Scotland whilst on our NotaSToc run.
Peter was puling out of the car park into what I thought was a one way system due to the road markings the wrong way, I thought Peter had made a bad mistake. No, but because I was concentrating on him and trying to atract his attention with the horn, it was me that made the mistake. I had slowed to nearly a stop with the bars turned tight left. Then I got that ohh no feeling, the weight had got me. My ST was packed for camping top box full tank bag full panniers full. I put a foot down and held it, I knew it was too much I had to lay my pride and joy down. I stepped off.
These bike are just amazing, It lay there with nothing but the tip over cover touching the floor. I just grabbed the bars and lifting handle and heaved and up it went. The place was busy but no one said anything...I think they could tell from my face I wasn't in the mood for smart comments.
The damage is incidental a small rub and crack on the tip over cover and thats it.
I love my ST.

 

[Mark]

Glad to hear it was minor (well except for that little tip over savior wing)!

Mark

 

[24387811]

Paul,
Sorry to hear of you tip-over, don't you just love those wings?(tip-over,that is)
Just look on the marks as Scottish battle scars

Bill

 

[Uncle Phil]

PAUL - It was those rowdy fellers you were with - no doubt! ;-)

 

[Mellow]

Welcome to the club. :shock:

 

[Peppermint]

Paul,
Just look on the marks as Scottish battle scars

Bill

"Oh Flower of Scooooootlaaaaand..."

Sorry to hear of your tip-over - just tell them it happened at Bannockburn and you had a wee scrape with the Bruce...

 

[Hound]

Paul, just think of it as your induction into the BritSToc Drop Zone with me and Mr Heuzinga!

 

[Pizzmeister]

Bound to happen sooner or later... Glad you weren't in-between the bike and the ground.

Also happy to hear you were able to get it back up by yourself. That's something I need to work on.

 

[Byron]

I wonder if Honda has any idea of the number of greatful owners there are because they built the bike with the tip-over wings?

 

[Tourin']

I wonder if Honda has any idea of the number of greatful owners there are because they built the bike with the tip-over wings?

Perhaps they dropped some in the production/teSTing phase and knew it would be a good idea, haha. Hey boss, guess what juST happened.....again?