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I didn't drop it. Gravity grabbed it.

J

jbswear

Bicycle
I've had this bike less than a month.  We haven't even made the first payment.

I don't care about the damage--it can be fixed.  I care about the $500 deductible.

But wait, there's good news!  It fell on the right side.  Which means that the exhaust was damaged.  GEICO called it $1k just for the pipe.  So...a new Delkevic will be replacing it, and the difference in price will cover the deductible.  Which means I'm not in so much trouble with the missus (who bought the bike for me)!

Oh, you want to know what happened?  Fine.

I was done in the garage for the evening--I'm a pen turner/wood worker.  I have to move the two bikes (Connie and a long chopper I built) out of the garage to move my equipment around when I want to build something.  I pushed the chopper in and then the Connie.  The Connie didn't quite fit, so I backed it out and parked it on our sloped driveway.  I *thought* it was in gear--the neutral indicator was off.

I backed the chopper up and pushed it back in a bit more to the left, and just as I was getting off of it, heard the scraping sound of the Connie's kickstand on the asphalt.  *Just* as I was able to run to it and *just* before I could grab the brake, it fell on its right side.

And kept sliding.

The kickstand left a mark 6' long in the driveway as it slid backwards, and then the now-broken footpeg left a 7" long gouge.

Damage: 

mirror snapped off
bar end scuffed
brake lever scuffed
turn signal gouged
upper, middle, lower fairings gouged
right bag gouged
exhaust gouged


Crash bars are looking really nice right now and I've learned to put a chock behind the wheel.

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I'm really glad that you weren't hurt and that Connie's damage was minor, and your incident does qualify you for the CDA Award except for one thing.

You need to be a full COG member.  Don't worry, we don't make you drop her again after you've joined in order to qualify!  Most folks join if they hang around a while and like what we do here, so just drop me a line after that happens and we'll add you to the roster.

Just to avoid confusion, here are the instructions: How to Convert from Forum Subscriber to Full COG Membership

And here's where to Renew
 
Crash bars are looking really nice right now and I've learned to put a chock behind the wheel.
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Yup tip over bars (aka crash bars) would have saved some if not all the damage.

Actually in MOST cases if the bike rolls forward is when it will fall over SO a block in front of the front wheel would work better.
But you have to get off the bike to do that - What I do is release the clutch lever and then roll the bike forward till it stops THEN put down
the kick stand.

Sorry you found out the hard way the need for tip over bars.  I had my bike about 4 months before I got bars put on.
Haven't drop it yet, but hopefully more protected if I ever do.
 
ChipDoc said:
I'm really glad that you weren't hurt and that Connie's damage was minor, and your incident does qualify you for the CDA Award except for one thing.

You need to be a full COG member.  Don't worry, we don't make you drop her again after you've joined in order to qualify!  Most folks join if they hang around a while and like what we do here, so just drop me a line after that happens and we'll add you to the roster.

Just to avoid confusion, here are the instructions: How to Convert from Forum Subscriber to Full COG Membership

And here's where to Renew
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I plan on joining soon.




SilverConnieRider said:
Crash bars are looking really nice right now and I've learned to put a chock behind the wheel.
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Yup tip over bars (aka crash bars) would have saved some if not all the damage.

Actually in MOST cases if the bike rolls forward is when it will fall over SO a block in front of the front wheel would work better.
But you have to get off the bike to do that - What I do is release the clutch lever and then roll the bike forward till it stops THEN put down
the kick stand.

Sorry you found out the hard way the need for tip over bars.  I had my bike about 4 months before I got bars put on.
Haven't drop it yet, but hopefully more protected if I ever do.
Click to expand...

I've never parked my bike facing downhill in more than thirty years of riding.  Hope that I never have to.
 
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