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A lesson I've learned the hard way over many years is, No matter what, before you rest the bike on the side stand, Kick it forward. NO MATTER WHAT!
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it depends on what side of the equator you're on. Just like hurricanes/typhoons spin clockwise or counterclockwise depending on hemisphere, so goes the bike preferential drop side.
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The night I bought my first bike, a 1981 Honda GL500, I drove it all the way from Green Bay to Greenfield(a.k.a. Milwaukee) as my first long ride ever.
When I arrived at my house, I stopped on the driveway, dismounted to the left, and promptly had it fall away from me onto its right footpeg and mirror. Ouch! I thought I could put down the kickstand after I got off it. Never applied for a Honda CDA# though.
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Wouldn't that be an HDA?
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When I bought my 14 almost a year ago it had a scraped left mirror where someone had tipped it over in a parking lot or something. I bought it thinking I could find a good used one on ebay for cheap and now a year later I still havent found a mirror.lol Apparently everyone who drops the bike does so on the left side. I have only seen a few left ones and they were scratched up but I always see right mirrors in perfect shape. Of course after a year it doesnt bother me as much as it did when new but maybe one day one will show up on ebay.
There is always the option of spending $150 for a new mirror if it bothers you and you can't find a used one. But on the bright side, you get the mirror bracket as well!
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Do what I did. Buy some black reflective tape, and put a stip over where you may or may not have scratched your mirror.
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Do what I did. Buy some black reflective tape, and put a stip over where you may or may not have scratched your mirror.
That's a pretty slick idea Brent!
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Since the thread is lost, I have more!
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Mr Pepsi, that is exactly what I am going to do. I need to get some more reflective tape as all I have is pretty narrow stuff (maybe 1/4" wide).
http://shop.reflectivestore.com/
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I thought of buying some colorite paint in the aerosol can and repainting it but by the time I pay shipping it come out to be around $60 so I figured I would wait for a used one to come up.
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Ditto left side---42 mi.
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Uh 0 miles
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Wow
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Uh 0 miles
My brother! Me too!
Mine was .2 miles on the odometer. I rode her on a trailer and brought her home from the next state. Rolled her off the trailer and put her on the kickstand. Went to walk away and she started rolling forward. I tried to grab her, but wound up riding her to the ground. And to make insult to injury. I normally always leave my bikes in gear. For some reason, I didn't that day. Yeah I was really distraught with myself over it. It was not a good start. Friday, July 13th, 2007!
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Damn, damn, damn, I spoke too soon.
I dropped her on the right side this morning navigating the parking space.
crap crap crap!
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Damn, damn, damn, I spoke too soon.
I dropped her on the right side this morning navigating the parking space.
crap crap crap!
Good thing you've got the Top Block sliders to keep anything from actually hitting!
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Good thing you've got the Top Block sliders to keep anything from actually hitting!
Yeah I wish I did.
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if you're good, you can drop it on the front side.
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As close as I have come with this bike was in Eureka Springs, AR last weekend. I was going through there on 23 (through the touristy, downtown section). The road is really, really canted and a pedestrian walked into the road. Quick stop from 15 mph. Couldn't get my right foot to the asphalt because I'm really short legged and the massive angle of the road. I had to slide off the seat, completely to get my foot down before going over. Had a hard time starting again too. While I was braking/down shifting, I missed 1st and ended up in neutral. Being off the bike so far I couldn't reach the shifter. Good times, good times.