Well, you did it.

Hell, we've all done it! (See thread, "Have you ever jsut "dropped" your bike?) LOL! Takes (just alittle) sting out of it when you do it next time (though hopefully never and with noone on back).

Sounds like FIREHAWK took it like a soldier and will heal up. Glad your Lady is ok!

Done it twice in five years and two different Harleys myself (luckily, noone on back). Made me do replacements I probably would have procrastinated on. Not saying it's ever a good thing but I try to look for a silver lining to everything even if I have to use a microscope to see it.

Remember one saying, "SOME OF THE GREATEST MODS I'VE DONE IS BECAUSE I'VE BEEN FORCED TO".

I heard that somewhere.

Did make me realize though that my Harley is made of IRON and not glass and I can handle her as such.

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Yeah it was funny after the fact. I had just got control of myself from trying to not mate with a dang bush that was near by and turned around and both of my ladies are on the ground saying "Well?"

After helping my sweetie up off the ground I said "Well, lets get you up FireHawk and see what I did to you."

She was a trooper and stood right now and didn't complain when I started her back up. I parked her and then checked her out. Like I said, I got off easy.

We completed the day and rode home with no other problems. After we got home I realized that we forgot to stop at a store for something so we hoped in the van and started to pull out the drive way. I made it about 2 feet and heard that sound every driver hate. Flat tire. Turns out that the right front tire had seperated on the steel belt. Left front was about to do the same. IF we had drove it to Tucson instead of FireHawk we would have had a very bad day.

Two font tires and taxi duty for Firehawk later the van is ready for duty again. FireHawk got a nice clean job from me and we are back on the road to work this morning.

I'm looking forward to next weekend for another extended ride. This time north.

 

Glad it didn't do any more damage than what it did. I'm always surprised how little damage most get when that happens. Worst would be if it messed up your paint. Oh well.[:@]

 

Gladyou both are ok and now you have an excuse to replace levers with the flamed ones all ....not that you should need an excuse.

 

Firehawk,
That usually happens with a full audience watching our daredevil maneuvers. Years ago my wife and were on the Blue Ridge Parkway pulling a trailer and pulled into an overlook and got to close to the sidewalk. The parking lot was slanted to the sidewalk. We didn't fall over but put on quite a show as I hopped along trying to keep from going over. Was embarrasing at the time but funny in retrospect.
Ray

 

Looking back, if I had let out the clutch and gave her a little throttle I may have been able to bring her back. Or I could have had a good scratch.

Hind sight....

 

I know what you went thru as I somehow forgot to lower my J-stand when I got home from work awhile back. Glad things arent to bad and nobody got hurt.

I dont know how far back you need to move the tour pak but check your mounting bracket before spending money. With Cheryl and myself being on the large size I was having to do the same thing. Checked my mounting bracket and saw I could safely move it back about an inch and a quarter, so I marked and drilled new holes and put her back together and walla!!! perfect fit. Beats spending money anyday. Just a thought to ponder before whipping out the cash.

 

SpeedsterX............I laugh like hell everytime I see that picture of the cat wearing the peel for a helmet!!!!!!!!!!!! That is funny as hell! I have a cat and would love to ride her on my Harley but know she would spaz out!!!!!! Trying to get the husband to get a sidecar for his new Street Bob so the black lab can go along. He thinks it would look much better on my new Sportster!!!! HA! Yea right!

 

I agree, cat don't look like happy camper though.[sm=roll.gif]

 

He has that 'Bad A$$ Biker' look to him though.