Pulling into the driveway tonight leaning left to spin it around at low speed and leaned too far.....down I go...just like the video on how to lift a bagger....engine guard is dinged up a good bit...saddle bag guard too....and my pride...well we all know how that goes....good thing I watched the video on how to lift a bagger the other day....probably the only good thing about this.....now I feel like a jacka$$...now to shop for a new engine guard....
Mike

 

Did you jump up and look around to see if the neighbors were watching? Once I dropped my Sporty in front of my house and was so worried that the neighbors saw it.

 

Nah wife asked me what all the noise was though...

 

I know the feeling. Dropped the bike the other day, basically sitting still. We stopped in a gravel parking lot and reloaded ready to take off. Just as I was giving a little fuel and letting out the clutch, my left foot lost footing on the gravel and I froze, then down we went. Two buddies helped me lift it, then at the next stop we all discussed how much we hate gravel. Nothing but my pride damaged this time.

 

Engine and bag guards do their job...I dropped mine doin 40 and the bike slid a good 15ft other then some scratches on the chrome and the engine bar bein a little bent all is well..picked it up and continued the ride

 

Trust me, dropping it at highway speed is a lot worse!

 

Crap happens.................don't take it to hard.

 

you "dropped" your bike at 40mph then simply jumped back on???

 

More people go down at 3mph than any other time. Tap that front brake while leaning, and over you go.

In the three years I was a rider coach, I never had anyone crash. Had several "tip over". If you can't stop a small 500cc bike, there is no way you are gonna stop an 800lb bagger.

 

**** Happens... I forgot to put kickstand down once.