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turned wheel, the bike in motion and applying the front break is like entering a black hole, resistance is futile, feels more like something reached up and snatched you down at least thats what i heard
 
I dropped mine on a slick garage floor after washing. It happens...don't sweat it, the bike and you both survived so all is well. At least now you got that out of the way!
 
I belong to this club, is there a ring or T shirt cause I don't have mine.
Same parking lot in the mtns. 2 times within 30 min. same mistake. Did someone say learning diabilities? Wife was ready to go back to the motel. Ego, what ego.
Man! how stupid can one be?
Glad your o.k.
Kroozeabout.
 
Its a lesson you have to learn (for me the hard way too).

Luckily I was on the riders edge rental (Buell 500cc with huge front brakes). Was doing the cone weave and exited too fast and decided to be Joe 'Cool' and throw it into one of those tight 6-8 foot corners they practice you on. In mid-corner I 'touched' (and I mean touched) the front brake and that front tire went out from under me like I hit a patch of ball bearings.

I definitely felt something reach up and snatch me down. I did get the 'acrobat' of the class award! (and a banged up kneecap)

And YES - I felt (and looked) like a trained bear on a mini-bike riding the Buell....broke the hell outta that turn-signal =opps
 
Well, I dropped Mine 3 times so far. Hope it well not happen again. No damage on any of the drops. The first 2 were very embarassing, but one learns, on the third drop I just laughed and called myself a dumbass (in public) picked up My bike and rode off.
 
Thats funny, I did that a few years ago but nobody was around. I thought to myself, what an idiot im glad nobody seen that. hope your bike wasn't scratched. Mine made it through. thank god
 
Couple things nobody ever tells you about the inevitable bike drop:

1) Man that bike laying on its side is a very disturbing sight. It ain't supposed to do that ! Makes you want to pick it up and FAST !

2) The famous pick-it-up-by-yourself-with-your-legs-and-butt thing works fine on a dry level not slick surface. But I don't care who you are, if there is an incline, or water, or gravel, or any number of other confounding factors... you gonna need help getting a touring bike up.

And now you know the rest of the story...
 
OP, I thought you were gonna say you dropped it over the other way after lifting it vertical. Sure would be easy to do.
I dropped mine twice - both with the disc lock on. Doh! She went down like a stone!
 
Yeah, I did that today backing out of my driveway. Only difference is, I lost it because my HANDLEBARS BROKE! Right smack betwixt the bar clamps. Try lifting the bike yourself when your bars flop all around.

So, the front end is apart, getting new bars tomorrow. Probably switching to the Road King high bars. Higher bars, and I get to keep all the stock cables-n-such.

So much for Saturday....
 
I dropped mine 2 wks after I bought it, rented a cabin outside of Eureka springs.Pulled in there parking lot , the front tire sunk in about 4 to 6 inches of pea size gravel ,put my foot down in the same 6inches of gravel , you know the rest of the story. After I got it back up it wouldn't start for about 5 minutes kept firing up and shutting back off?????
 
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