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Author Topic: Ugh, knocked over!  (Read 8766 times)

Fred

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Re: Ugh, knocked over!
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2025, 01:27:01 PM »

My Ribelle (260kg) has been really easy to pick up compared to my VFR800 (240kg) or my old FZS600 (220kg)
You've dropped all three? You're either very unlucky or very clumsy.

The only heavy(ish) bike I remember dropping was my first proper bike. A shiny new ZZR600 that I decided to take off the sidestand with the steering lock on.  :-[ I was so angry at myself I think I just picked it up like it was nothing. Hulk power.
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Re: Ugh, knocked over!
« Reply #16 on: June 24, 2025, 02:36:31 PM »

My Ribelle (260kg) has been really easy to pick up compared to my VFR800 (240kg) or my old FZS600 (220kg)
You've dropped all three? You're either very unlucky or very clumsy.

Listen, I have never claimed to be good at motorbikes. The absolute worst lift I've had to do was a 125 I'd flipped upside down below the road in slimy ditch ... I had to flag down a passing motorist and a very young me learned some important lessons that night.
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Re: Ugh, knocked over!
« Reply #17 on: June 24, 2025, 07:13:15 PM »

One time I dropped my 2018 Zero S with Power Tank at a stop light when I put my foot into a depression in the street next to the gutter and lost the bike. It tipped over on its right side and, thanks to the 42 pound Power Tank which is located where a ICE gas tank usually is, there was no way I could pick the zero up. Fortunately, the car driver behind me decided that the best way to keep moving was to get out of his car and help me lift the bike back up, so that I, and the rest of the traffic behind me, could continue on their way. I am glad that didn't happen on a dirt road in the boondocks.

I have also had the bike fall over in my garage once while pushing it forward and the side stand folded up without me noticing. So my solution to that potential issue is to invest in a MotoBikeJack. While this device works well to lift a bike upright that has fallen over on its side, it is about the size and weight of an accessory charger and is just too bulky and heavy to carry around while riding the bike. So I keep it in my garage just in case the bike falls over again when I trip over something while at home. So far that hasn't happened. So I guess it is doing its job.  ;)
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