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[wheatonFJR]

I'm just an out of shape 50+ year old, but uprighting the FJR doesn't seem like some monstrously big deal to me.

 

[rogdeb]

OK Mark, go to the garage and lay her down slowly .................. now pick her up .......... report back here :lol:

 

[Karmak]

Wow, my hat's off to you. Most people here would never admit to dropping their bike (myself included) let alone show it on video.

seems any time i've ever dropped a bike, it's always been in front of an audience. :glare:

glad you're ok.

eventually you'll learn to tuck-and-roll; popping back up to your feet a little bit away from the bike. for style points, raise your hands over your head, arch your back, and smile for the judges.

I almost got away with that-at least thought I did-came up to a stop sign, too lazy/tired, meant to hesitate, but whoops-did perfect back flip. First thing I did was look all around. Ah, no one saw! Get bike up, roll to side of sign very pleased, then I hear: "Hey! You all right?" Crap. Bad enough, but then he said "I'm a rider too, can't believe you got that thing up so fast." Bad to worse!!! He's a rider! Embarrassment level goes through roof. Insult to injury, he followed me for a bit to make sure everything was OK.

 

[user 6393]

OK Mark, go to the garage and lay her down slowly .................. now pick her up .......... report back here :lol:

ok, opened this thread up for the 1st time to the above

I sure hope yer talking about a bike...........

(off to page 1 now to check LOL)

 

[wheatonFJR]

OK Mark, go to the garage and lay her down slowly .................. now pick her up .......... report back here :lol:

You're crazy...

...I like to do it in the middle of nowhere, so nobody can see the embarrassment on my face.

 

[jerome burley]

I'm just an out of shape 50+ year old, but uprighting the FJR doesn't seem like some monstrously big deal to me.

Adrenaline is an amazing thing!!!!

 

[wheatonFJR]

I'm just an out of shape 50+ year old, but uprighting the FJR doesn't seem like some monstrously big deal to me.

Adrenaline is an amazing thing!!!!

Yes it is!!!

 

[cruppelt]

Hi Nate,

Thanks for sharing you cool video..... now you have the battle scars to be allowed to link the little drop club sticker into your signature as seen below :lol:

When I dropped mine I stopped on the side of the road with the right foot coming down off the pavement on a gravel decline, and I had my little daughter on the back. A big young guy in a pickup stopped to help get the bike back up, and before I was even in place to shoulder it up properly with my legs, he already yanked from the other side. From all his swearing I was pretty sure he was going to have some major back problems from it.

 

[zed88]

Seems like something that can happen to any of us. And now you know how to properly pickup a bike without hurting yourself! What got scratched on the bike when you tipped?