Toll Booth Tipover-First One, Very Supportive Audience
Ok, I've got mixed feelings about it.
1) I dropped my baby, and cracked that little plastic guard over the tip-over bumper...barely visible since it's underneath, but I still now it's there
2) The roads are still covered in sand on many of the roads I rode on today...120 miles loving the weather, and the twisties and the highways, and I succeeded in dropping my bike, at a toll booth, while reaching to get my wallet, with a line of cars behind me and the toll booth attendant 3ft to my right. I stopped the bike, put my feet down, and wondered why my right foot kept moving...and then the bike started tipping over, and the right foot wouldn't stop it...eventually I gave up and realized that there was no way I was going to keep 8000 tons of motorcycle from falling over, so I let it go the rest of the way. I look down...STANDING IN A PUDDLE OF OIL!!!!!
TAKE CARE OF YOUR CARS PEOPLE!
3) I had lots of people watching, was thankful for a full-face helmet, but am HAPPY to say I really didn't care much at all what other people were thinking, it was like they weren't even there...I just didn't know if I was going to be able to get that heavy bast*)d stood back up. Once it did, and I paid my 25-cent toll (a nice shiny quarter), I moved on.
4) Oh, I had to figure out in short order that once the bike tip-over sensor trips the engine off, you have to cycle the ignition off/on to reset the computer before you can turn the engine over again.
5) EasyPass is probably a worthwhile investment...especially if it means this doesn't happen again.
6) I almost feel like I've just partaken in some rite of passage.
There's mine...I'd love to hear yours.
Ok, I've got mixed feelings about it.
1) I dropped my baby, and cracked that little plastic guard over the tip-over bumper...barely visible since it's underneath, but I still now it's there
2) The roads are still covered in sand on many of the roads I rode on today...120 miles loving the weather, and the twisties and the highways, and I succeeded in dropping my bike, at a toll booth, while reaching to get my wallet, with a line of cars behind me and the toll booth attendant 3ft to my right. I stopped the bike, put my feet down, and wondered why my right foot kept moving...and then the bike started tipping over, and the right foot wouldn't stop it...eventually I gave up and realized that there was no way I was going to keep 8000 tons of motorcycle from falling over, so I let it go the rest of the way. I look down...STANDING IN A PUDDLE OF OIL!!!!!
TAKE CARE OF YOUR CARS PEOPLE!
3) I had lots of people watching, was thankful for a full-face helmet, but am HAPPY to say I really didn't care much at all what other people were thinking, it was like they weren't even there...I just didn't know if I was going to be able to get that heavy bast*)d stood back up. Once it did, and I paid my 25-cent toll (a nice shiny quarter), I moved on.
4) Oh, I had to figure out in short order that once the bike tip-over sensor trips the engine off, you have to cycle the ignition off/on to reset the computer before you can turn the engine over again.
5) EasyPass is probably a worthwhile investment...especially if it means this doesn't happen again.
6) I almost feel like I've just partaken in some rite of passage.
There's mine...I'd love to hear yours.