A deserted car park off a minor road in Scotland at 8am Sunday morning. Didn't know what I was thinking of and feel a right pillock. Took a bit of lifting!
You're not alone :icon_rolleyes: I just dropped the Thruxton before I even got out of the garage and couldn't get around the other side, had to use a ratchet strap onto the Rangie :nap
Check your battery. If it is not a sealed one then the electrolyte can spill out making the battery poor.
Go on, ask me how I now this... :icon_rolleyes:
Quote from: nickcalne on September 02, 2014, 11:37:12 AM
Check your battery. If it is not a sealed one then the electrolyte can spill out making the battery poor.
Go on, ask me how I now this... :icon_rolleyes:
And acid is not kind to various parts of the bike. Don't ask ME how I know!!
Umm....never thought of the battery and was just happy everything seemed to be working ok. Sounds like you both have experience of this sort of thing eh?!!
The other downside is that I showed the Mrs the photo and she says she's not getting back on the bike again if I can manage to drop it so easily. Every cloud.
Hey Micko !! "What a Plonker!" Eem no !! You've just joined the official Tigger sleepin club !! :icon_eek: :ImaPoser
i've got 3 stars :ImaPoser
its weird how ya cant stop them goin down but find the strength to get them back up :icon_scratch:
tip for being down on the right side, put in gear and put side stand out :thumbsup
hope you or Tigger aint hurt too bad !!
KK
Ta KK and good to hear it happens to others as well. Just heard from a mate on Facebook and he dropped his doing a u-turn with loads of people around and ended up blocking the road for a while until someone gave him a hand. Poor bugger!
Got reasonably chunky boots which protected my ankle so came off lightly as did the bike with only a few scratches to the LH pannier. Otherwise can't spot anything else so lucky.
Tigger sleepin club....like it but just don't want too many stars eh.
Maybe there should be an official 'Tigger Sleeping Club' badge for those of us that have had those little oopsies... :augie
Quote from: nickjtc on September 03, 2014, 11:55:36 PM
Maybe there should be an official 'Tigger Sleeping Club' badge for those of us that have had those little oopsies... :augie
:nod
That'd be useful to cover the scratches :icon_redface:
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on September 04, 2014, 06:45:47 PM
Quote from: nickjtc on September 03, 2014, 11:55:36 PM
Maybe there should be an official 'Tigger Sleeping Club' badge for those of us that have had those little oopsies... :augie
:nod
That'd be useful to cover the scratches :icon_redface:
:ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser
:nap
KK
Two badge ideas.....?????
:thumbsup :iagree :sleepy1
If there was an olympic games for tiger owners power-lifting a tiger back onto its wheels would definitely be an event. This bloke is doing it wrong though...
(https://scontent-a-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/1505226_10152214132231862_3320703367757529701_n.jpg?oh=a5f4e4e2bf89b81ba816636556a606b7&oe=54997288)
Quote from: nickjtc on September 05, 2014, 06:00:11 AM
Two badge ideas.....?????
As a big Calvin and Hobbs fan, I'd have to go for the second one :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: Bixxer Bob on September 07, 2014, 11:31:46 PM
Quote from: nickjtc on September 05, 2014, 06:00:11 AM
Two badge ideas.....?????
As a big Calvin and Hobbs fan, I'd have to go for the second one :icon_mrgreen:
I would be with you on that.
did the same on bodmin moor, front wheel on a bump rear on a bump, feet dangling.
I hit the floor like a ton of rocks.
took 2 of use to lift the old girl back up.
Aye heavy lasses but got all the curves in the right places! :bad
Quote from: Micko on September 10, 2014, 08:36:28 PM
Aye heavy lasses but got all the curves in the right places! :bad
The bikes are nice too........ :augie
Quote from: Sin_Tiger on September 02, 2014, 10:43:47 AM
You're not alone :icon_rolleyes: I just dropped the Thruxton before I even got out of the garage and couldn't get around the other side, had to use a ratchet strap onto the Rangie :nap
:ImaPoser :ImaPoser :ImaPoser - Sorry! However, at the beginning of August, as I was loading for a camping trip.......... :icon_smile: (don't have a brick under the side stand while loading) :icon_redface:
Every time I get mine out of the garage, I have to wheel it across uneven grass, on a slight incline, heading for the concrete standing area, always a dicey maneuver. Dropped it a number of times, always try to aim for the grass
My Tiger took a tumble recently.
Tiger needed a bath. My front drive is quite sloped, so I backed the Tiger round the side of the garage up the front path (which is brick) and ever so slightly sloped.
So, I'm hosing the wheels and the bike moved a fraction. I didn't quite believe it and in the split second I took thinking about it the bike slid forward on the wet brick surface, side stand gave way and over she went. I tried to grab her from the wrong side, and put my back out.
I didn't get a photo of her down on her side - it was too depressing.
The moment you try and save it you are going to put your back out. If its over the point of no return all you can do is slow the fall so maybe it is better to let it down as gently as possible.
The real 'badge' for the sleeping tiger club should be a bloke holding is back being castigated by his wife.
Quote from: nickcalne on September 22, 2014, 09:16:26 AM
The real 'badge' for the sleeping tiger club should be a bloke holding is back being castigated by his wife.
Unless it is her that caused it to fall over by trying to get off before the pilot had secured and supported everything.... :nono