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TamSV
16-05-11, 11:23 PM
In the garage tonight doing some work on the cafe racer, I did the old "getting off the bike without the sidestand down" trick.

I caught it with my knee on the side of the tank but was past the point of no return and was a bit stuck.

The choice was between the bike and the leg. Easy. Yanked up on the bars and threw my leg under the bike. As it came down I rolled off and ended up sprawled across the floor scattering the contents of the garage to all four corners, with the bike on top of me.

Got it back up sharpish when I realised the tank was brimmed and petrol was ****ing all over my shoes.

No damage to the bike, but various cuts and bruises and my already dodgy knee is killing me.

Good save though. :D
Bibio
17-05-11, 12:20 AM
thank feck for that.

top tip PUT THE STAND DOWN rofl :-)
sv4me
17-05-11, 12:22 AM
Well held :thumleft: i'd have done the same lol
davepreston
17-05-11, 06:03 AM
tam i belive we have finally made a true biker out of you
well done that man


ps put the side stand down ya numpty
Dicky Ticker
17-05-11, 06:36 AM
Now you have mastered the art of doing it while stationary the next trick is NOT doing it while on the move.:D

You are not the first and undoubtable not the last. Most likely there are a few on here who have done the same thing at one time or another. Got the T-Shirt, the same muppets club----------me for one
454697819
17-05-11, 07:03 AM
good save, I laid the ducati against the shed wall the other night as I lent over the saddle to flip the side stand up and i toppled..

its only a ducati.. pah
Quedos
17-05-11, 07:42 AM
good save, I laid the ducati against the shed wall the other night as I lent over the saddle to flip the side stand up and i toppled..

its only a ducati.. pah

I know somebody who done that but almost ended up going through the wall!!

Tam glad you saved it I would have probably dropped it and cried!
Paul the 6th
17-05-11, 08:01 AM
OH MY WORD! What a save... good job buddy - i did this with my first ever bike whilst trying to get it on a paddock stand, ended up pinned between a chest freezer and the bike as a result of trying to stop it

http://www.picazilla.co.cc/data/Country/goalkeeper-save.jpg
Geodude
17-05-11, 08:01 AM
Good save sir :D When i did the same time went in slow motion so i could throw myself under the bike and yes i also knackered my knee doh!
andrewsmith
17-05-11, 08:03 AM
ouch!
Makes two of use Tam, off the paddock stand thud as the bobbin took the damage
Bri w
17-05-11, 08:11 AM
And 4.9 off the Russian judge!

A Scot making a save?!

Nice one matey.
Skip
17-05-11, 08:34 AM
Good save! 8)
dizzyblonde
17-05-11, 08:45 AM
Good save, I can't be licking your bike with sharp broken pointy bits attached to it! ;)
Reeder
17-05-11, 08:53 AM
You are not the first and undoubtable not the last. Most likely there are a few on here who have done the same thing at one time or another. Got the T-Shirt, the same muppets club----------me for one

:smt039
dizzyblonde
17-05-11, 08:56 AM
I pinned myself against next doors back door one morning, in fact, on the way to an org meet!
I managed to squeeze around the drainpipe, and over the top of the bike, that back door was a good place to leave it I suppose.

I had been shouting for a while, with my lid on for help, but the OH was upstairs and couldn't hear me :(
carelesschucca
17-05-11, 09:13 AM
A Scot making a save?!

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2010/6/12/1276383033761/Robert-Green-006.jpg

and here's a save from one of our neighbours :)
Viney
17-05-11, 12:10 PM
In the garage tonight doing some work on the cafe racer, I did the old "getting off the bike without the sidestand down" trick.

I caught it with my knee on the side of the tank but was past the point of no return and was a bit stuck.

The choice was between the bike and the leg. Easy. Yanked up on the bars and threw my leg under the bike. As it came down I rolled off and ended up sprawled across the floor scattering the contents of the garage to all four corners, with the bike on top of me.

Got it back up sharpish when I realised the tank was brimmed and petrol was ****ing all over my shoes.

No damage to the bike, but various cuts and bruises and my already dodgy knee is killing me.

Good save though. :DDid you spill any of the beer that was in your hand at the time?