Testing the lean angle sensor!

vinny

vinny

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Well this test was not included in my recently accomplished 90,000 mile service, but I did get it taken care of today... or sort of. Since it was a nice day for riding, I commuted to work on the ST and was have a great time on the way home this afternoon. I decided to stop by the auto parts store to get some seafoam to use on the new Wing. Came back out with a couple of cans, loaded it in the right side saddle bag. I hopped back on the bike, started it up and started backing out of the parking space, something stopped the rear wheel. When I turned my head to see what it was, I lost balance and she started over, with all my might, I could not stop her from falling. The engine quit. "well that sensor does work, what do you know!" Well I did what any rider in that situation would do, just pick her up... well, lets try it again... no, could not get her righted. This is the first time I have dropped the ST and could not pick her up. I looked around and say a healthy young man several spaces over and asked for assistance. He came over and asked, "dropped the bike, ehh". I just could not bring myself to say what I was thinking since I needed his help. There wasn't even a greasy spot on the pavement to blame it on!!:eek::

With the bike righted, I was off. The whole thing was so weird and came out of nowhere. Then it hit me... the ST was jealous that I was using her to transport something for the competition! Ah ha, that's it, a female thing! She was trying to show me who was boss.

Well I had to reassert my man hood by straightening out some of the curves on the way home. All is well!:p:

Guess I will up my tip over count now:(
 
You must have put the seafoam in that saddlebag, putting off your keen sense of balance just enough to cause the tip over... at least, that's what I think.. LOL

Dropped the bike eh? classic.
 
You should have said nope, letting her sleep. Hears you sign.

If you don't know what I am talking about google comedian Bill Engvall.
 
Oh Vinny!! The humanities of that situation! :eek:: I bet you looked around for the hidden camera. :22yikes:
 
Just be glad it was the ST and not the Wing. You'd needed three or four healthy men to get that back up.
 
Cannot we put our heads together and come up with an air operated ram/airbag that assists lone riders to right their ST's? Fire departments use a low pressure air bag, and touring cars in Europe have air operated jacks that lift the entire vehicle off the ground...
Anyway glad your OK, and machines do have feelings and personalites !
 
Dang Vinny, sorry to see you have joined the "I can't keep it up" Club! :eek:4:
 
Vinny-first mistake-put 1 can in each saddle bag and the balance would have been 'just right'. Sorry for the tip over. But ya made up for it on the ride home. Yah !!!
 
I haven't had a tip over incident yet. What typically gets damaged and needs replaced?
 
Colossus said:
I haven't had a tip over incident yet. What typically gets damaged and needs replaced?
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Depends on how it tips over. In this case, I was on the bike and lost my balance and was able to check its fall. The only thing that happened was a mark on the tipover wing cover. If it had free fallen, the mirror, mirror cover, the saddle bag and possibly some other minor damage. The last time mine fell over (in the drive way) while sitting still.. I was getting ready to wash it and it just fell over. The resulting damage was slightly over $400! But I see you have a 1300, where as I ride an 1100, so there may be a difference in what gets damaged in a spill.
 
That's funny! Not to long ago my friend and I were stopped for a bite to eat and he rides a HD and was looking at my ST. He asked what are those round things coming off the back of my bike by the passenger pegs. I said if you ever drop the bike they will protect the bags and the side of the bike. We got on the bikes and rode about a block to my house and sure enough I forgot to put the kick stand down all the way and the bike went over. I just told him I wanted to show him how they worked! Man those ST are heavy!
 
I know there are techniques for picking up fallen bikes, until now I have not had a problem picking them up. After shoulder surgery and then a subsequent dislocation of that same shoulder and then injuring the opposite shoulder and no surgery yet - its a little difficult. But the great thing is, I am getting old enough not to let pride get in the way of asking for help.;) I hope I see the day when much older, I can ask some young lad (in a low shaking voice) "Hey, sonny, can you turn this here ignition switch on fur me so I can motor on down the road"!:rofl1:
 
sglgoose said:
Just be glad it was the ST and not the Wing. You'd needed three or four healthy men to get that back up.
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I was at Daytona in about 2001 walking by a Honda tent. Wing on it's side and a small to average sized Honda barker working up the crowd on his headset. After a few minutes, he knelt beside the bike with the back of his belt against the seat, one hand on the low side handlebar grip and the other back somewhere and simply stood up. Simple as rolling a watermelon. It was unbelievable.
 
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