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t (I heard you all agreeing). Confession time...
I have started locking my bike to the big stainless hoops in the M/C parking outside the office since a bloke's CB500 was nicked a few weeks ago. I've had a couple of weeks off work and not been riding but have been on late shifts since Tuesday. Last night I finished a bit after time so got down to the bike about 2310. At 2315 I was lying on the floor of the car park, cursing in pain.
I tried to ride away with the chain still through the loop and the back wheel!!
I think I've cracked a rib or two and I've bust my new fancy bargain brake lever and an indicator lens. Thank fk for engine bars, though!
OUCH.
t (I heard you all agreeing). Confession time...I have started locking my bike to the big stainless hoops in the M/C parking outside the office since a bloke's CB500 was nicked a few weeks ago. I've had a couple of weeks off work and not been riding but have been on late shifts since Tuesday. Last night I finished a bit after time so got down to the bike about 2310. At 2315 I was lying on the floor of the car park, cursing in pain.
I tried to ride away with the chain still through the loop and the back wheel!!
I think I've cracked a rib or two and I've bust my new fancy bargain brake lever and an indicator lens. Thank f
k for engine bars, though!OUCH.
(Sorry!) I'm glad the damage (to the bike) was minimal.MotorsportTom said:
D'oh!
I don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
There is CCTV which shows it really clearly and it's fI don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
king hilarious! I'll try and get a copy.you're right. I will NEVER do it again.
Pothole said:
MotorsportTom said:
D'oh!
I don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
There is CCTV which shows it really clearly and it's fI don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
king hilarious! I'll try and get a copy.you're right. I will NEVER do it again.
Get it posted so we can all Many years ago leaving the office underground car park late on a Friday night I did something similar with a disk lock.
There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
MotorsportTom said:
Pothole said:
MotorsportTom said:
D'oh!
I don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
There is CCTV which shows it really clearly and it's fI don't envy you at all and wishing you a speedy recovery, is there cctv so you can watch it back and laugh/post up once you are healed?
Every cloud though, you won't ride off with a chain through your wheel ever again
king hilarious! I'll try and get a copy.you're right. I will NEVER do it again.
Get it posted so we can all Harry H said:
Many years ago leaving the office underground car park late on a Friday night I did something similar with a disk lock.
There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
Bet that was a fun interaction, "hello there! Yes, I'm under the bike, I need some assistance!"There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
Cadaver said:
Harry H said:
Many years ago leaving the office underground car park late on a Friday night I did something similar with a disk lock.
There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
Bet that was a fun interaction, "hello there! Yes, I'm under the bike, I need some assistance!"There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRQFIYGmW8
Pica-Pica said:
That's fine if you're beside the bike, but It's almost impossible to lift a bike if you're lying underneath it Pica-Pica said:
Cadaver said:
Harry H said:
Many years ago leaving the office underground car park late on a Friday night I did something similar with a disk lock.
There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
Bet that was a fun interaction, "hello there! Yes, I'm under the bike, I need some assistance!"There I was trapped under an XJR1200. Had visions of being there all weekend as t'was a heavy old beast. There was one other car left and thank god he turned up 10 minutes later to go home.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRQFIYGmW8
Couple that spring to mind for me over the last 21 years of riding.
My then senior boss in the US pinged me 5mins before the end of the usual working day on a Friday to tell me there was an urgent work item that had to have someone work on immediately and that it couldn't wait until Monday (he didn't probably still doesn't understand brits despite him thinking he does). Anyway luckily someone in my team with the right skillset was available and could help so he took this on.
I was livid and fuming from the boss doing this last thing on a Friday esp as he stated we were all probably head off the pub (we wern't but still) - he'd had most of his morning to talk to me about it. Anyway I was so angry I forgot to remove the disc lock off the front wheel.. luckily I'd moved a small distance before it hit the caliper and I was with all my left leg strength able to keep the bike upright -just.
Gixxer 600k3 side stand bike drop at a standstill.. if you moved the bike forward or parked it even a slight downward incline it rolled forward on the stand it would just collapse.. piss poor design or done on purpose couldn't ever decide what. First time I got off the bike after picking it up not that long ago earlier from the dealer brand new (I'd owned 3 different bikes before that without issues ever) having deployed the stand it rolled forward itself collapsed the stand and fell onto me and trapped myself under the bike on the floor. Bonus was I stopped the bike sustaining any damage however no one was around and I was a little stuck.. I did eventually find the strength to release myself and then I got the bike back upright eventually. Don't ever want to repeat that one ever! Had some nice aches and bruises as a reminder of that one for a while
My then senior boss in the US pinged me 5mins before the end of the usual working day on a Friday to tell me there was an urgent work item that had to have someone work on immediately and that it couldn't wait until Monday (he didn't probably still doesn't understand brits despite him thinking he does). Anyway luckily someone in my team with the right skillset was available and could help so he took this on.
I was livid and fuming from the boss doing this last thing on a Friday esp as he stated we were all probably head off the pub (we wern't but still) - he'd had most of his morning to talk to me about it. Anyway I was so angry I forgot to remove the disc lock off the front wheel.. luckily I'd moved a small distance before it hit the caliper and I was with all my left leg strength able to keep the bike upright -just.
Gixxer 600k3 side stand bike drop at a standstill.. if you moved the bike forward or parked it even a slight downward incline it rolled forward on the stand it would just collapse.. piss poor design or done on purpose couldn't ever decide what. First time I got off the bike after picking it up not that long ago earlier from the dealer brand new (I'd owned 3 different bikes before that without issues ever) having deployed the stand it rolled forward itself collapsed the stand and fell onto me and trapped myself under the bike on the floor. Bonus was I stopped the bike sustaining any damage however no one was around and I was a little stuck.. I did eventually find the strength to release myself and then I got the bike back upright eventually. Don't ever want to repeat that one ever! Had some nice aches and bruises as a reminder of that one for a while
Edited by sjtscott on Friday 3rd August 12:30
I know your pain, I dropped my R1 onto myself on my driveway last summer when it wouldn't start due to a dead battery, I went to put it onto the side stand, but I had forgotten that I'd put the stand up ready to leave. By the time I realised, it was too late and it landed on me breaking a couple of ribs.
The thought occurs that I might have done some damage to the back end of the bike. What would the PHBB massive recommend?
1. Have it recovered to my friendly local Triumph Indie just in case
2. Just stick the new (old) brake lever on and ride it home
3. Something else
NB I haven't looked at it in daylight yet. I knew the lever and indicator were bust last night but I've driven in today and traffic was shocking on the M6 so I didn't have time to check it.
1. Have it recovered to my friendly local Triumph Indie just in case
2. Just stick the new (old) brake lever on and ride it home
3. Something else
NB I haven't looked at it in daylight yet. I knew the lever and indicator were bust last night but I've driven in today and traffic was shocking on the M6 so I didn't have time to check it.
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