Bought a new bike in June, been riding it almost everyday (when the weather allows for it) and haven’t had any oopsies with it. I have about 3100km on the odometer.
I pull into my garage and it’s a tight fit between my kayak and my car and I guess the ground was a bit too slippery or maybe I overturned (or both) and next thing I know my bike is tipping to the right and I’m not able to stop it.
I guide it down but it’s 414lbs and I am a small guy most days so it falls on my surron, knocks that over too. Fortunately nothing got super damaged and I was able to quickly turn off the engine and the bike.
My first thought was “I’ve broken the brake lever and my mirror I’m fucked”. Second was “how am I going to lift this when the hot side is down???”
Fortunately and to my surprise, the bike was quite easy to pick up. I’ve never picked up a downed bike ever. My feet slipped a bit as I was pushing but I got it back upright without a struggle.
My mirror seemed to absorb most of the impact and it just unscrewed so I screwed it back into place and readjusted. Test front and back brake and they work fine and no sign of damage.
I don’t even have any scratches. I guess maybe the foot peg also took some force. I’m a lucky dude and I feel very dumb even though it’s a guarantee one drops the bike at least once. Just waiting for the adrenaline to calm down. 😆
Got er out of the way. Giddy up.
Also if it happens again, just let it go. It’s expensive sometimes, sure, but so is major ligament damage and ripping your shoulder/back apart. These things are porky boys sometimes.
Ya next time I’m letting it go. I basically did that but I tried wrestling it as it fell. Once I realized it past the point of no return I fell away from it. Even that made my left thumb and surrounding area fairly sore. Like a bad headache. It’s a bit stiff today. The weight is no joke.
We all do it man, like it’s easier said than done, trust me. Anytime my bike goes to tip over, I usually naturally begin to try and fight it too. But I’m trying to be more conscious in just letting it go. I ride a dual sport, it’s meant to go down and it’s not even really all that heavy (~250lbs). Still will rip your damn arms out though, if you’ll let it.