I think it means he has to use a seat belt during the day. At night he's back up the right way. I know that when I talk to my sister in NZ from here in PA, she has to have a long extension cord because she keeps drifting away ....
On Oct 19, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Rmj wrote: > Does that mean Dennis rides upside down? > > Thank you, > > Ross > From: Graham W Rogers > Sent: 10/18/2013 9:24 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Gravity working fine in New Zealand > > Hold on a minute Dennis, if up is down and down is up in New Zealand well do > you see where I am going ..... > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 18, 2013, at 7:23 PM, paul annen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> i watched a smallish woman lift a full dresser HD with that technique... >> works well, especially for bigger bikes! >> >> just glad to hear that the worst damage was to your ego, could have been >> allot worse >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Dennis Gallagher <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Oops. Took my CB700 to coffee this morning and parked on the side of the >> building with the bike parallel with the wall. When I stepped off the bike, >> my back was close to the wall. >> >> >> >> I decided to put it up on the center stand, which I usually do. I’m not >> sure why but, maybe because the wall was close behind me, I didn’t exert the >> full effort to rock the bike up onto the center stand. It was close … but >> not quite. And so it rocked down again. >> >> >> >> At that point, I discovered that the ground had a slight slope away from me >> and, in addition to the bike rocking forward as it came down, it was also >> moving away from me; which was bad. >> >> >> >> I grabbed it but the wall was close behind and I’m sure you can see the >> scene. I’m holding on and it is slowly but surely getting away from me. >> And, eventually, it took me to the ground with it; though I did my best to >> soften the fall. >> >> >> >> Luckily, no one saw this bright maneuver. >> >> >> >> I walked around and then attempted to lift the bike up again. Mmmm. I’m >> not as strong as 66 as I once was and it was not happening until I recalled >> something I read here on the Nighthawks group about turning your back to it >> and using your legs to drive the lift. That worked, but barely. >> >> >> >> Total damage done was a bent front brake lever and a temporary limp acquired >> by my male ego. >> >> >> >> Moral of the story? When you put it on the center stand, commit to the move >> and make it happen with energy to spare. And being close to a wall, as I >> was, is not a good thing. >> >> >> >> I sign myself a bit humbler in New Zealand, >> >> >> >> Dennis >> >> Christchurch >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
