Got my priorities right - SV650.org

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.

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

i'd have done the same lol

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

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.

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

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

17-05-11, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by 454697819

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

Geodude · 17-05-11, 08:01 AM

Good save sir

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

16-05-11, 11:23 PM	#1
TamSV Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Troon, Ayrshire Posts: 1,812	Got my priorities right 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.

17-05-11, 12:20 AM	#2
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Got my priorities right thank feck for that. top tip PUT THE STAND DOWN rofl

17-05-11, 12:22 AM	#3
sv4me Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southport Posts: 1,508	Re: Got my priorities right Well held i'd have done the same lol __________________ ______________________________ Just call me Cyril Despres. Ok maybe not It's not big, it's not clever......muahaha

17-05-11, 06:03 AM	#4
davepreston Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Got my priorities right 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

17-05-11, 06:36 AM	#5
Dicky Ticker Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Got my priorities right Now you have mastered the art of doing it while stationary the next trick is NOT doing it while on the move. 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

17-05-11, 07:03 AM	#6
454697819 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Got my priorities right 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

17-05-11, 08:01 AM	#8
Paul the 6th Member Mega Poster Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 4,790	Re: Got my priorities right 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 __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012 - You were awesome Cbf600, sv650, sv1000, gsxr 750 srad, KTM adventure 950, gsxr 750 k1, gsxr 750 srad, fazer 1000, zx9r ninja..

17-05-11, 08:01 AM	#9
Geodude Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Durham Posts: 2,675	Re: Got my priorities right Good save sir 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! __________________ Black naked 1999 sv650 which im trying to keep happy Custom paintwork *Saragon Customs* Spray painting *Electrical fault finding guide* and *Regulator rectifier test* Only a biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car window.

17-05-11, 08:03 AM	#10
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: Got my priorities right ouch! Makes two of use Tam, off the paddock stand thud as the bobbin took the damage __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

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