Allen,
I've had the same experience, it seems to be the high center of
gravity compared to say a Harley or HD style bike - they want to fall over.
My Dad doesn't have the same problem with his HD. His will stay up at slower
speeds with less effort than my bikes.
-Joey
On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote:
> The thing that surprised me was how quickly it went from something I can
> hold to " I have to let her drop ". I might have been able to let it down
> softer but I was afraid that my leg would get caught.
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Joey Kelley <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Now I don't feel so bad - I've dropped the GS-1000 in my own driveway
>> three times now, I think, once in soft mud, once in a parking lot and once
>> turning around in a gravel driveway.
>> In my defense - the parking lot one was cause my Girlfriend
>> didn't get onto the seat fast enough and it caused the bike to be so
>> unbalanced I couldn't hold it.
>> No damage - but I'm definately thinking the next bike will be
>> shorter!
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Allen Thomas <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> Dropped the bike in the driveway. Rolled it out of the garage and didn't
>>> pay attention that I had put the kickstand up. Broke my clutch lever and
>>> scratched my fairing up. So much for the nice new paint job. At least now I
>>> know I can pick it up no problem. :-(
>>>
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