Mine got knocked over by careless car drivers, twice, within the first year I owned the bike. One left a note and paid for the damage, the other didn't.
And just last week I dropped it at an intersection.
I normally put my left foot down when I stop. But on this occasion the intersection was at the top of a steep-ish hill. When I stopped and went to put my left foot down, the bike wanted to lean towards the downhill (right) side. But that foot was still up on the peg. It caught me totally by surprise and by the time I got my foot off the peg and going down, the weight of the bike was far enough over that I simply couldn't hold it up.
The situation was made worse by the givi top case and a bundle that I had bungied onto the seat. That extra, top-heavy weight made it just so unwieldy, so unmanageable. All that I could do was set it down on the ground. Had to off-load the givi and the bundle in order to lift the bike.
Scratched bar end, mirror, and signal. Squished right-side slider. Glad I had the sliders on...
Frickin' flippin' Bumpus!
And just last week I dropped it at an intersection.
I normally put my left foot down when I stop. But on this occasion the intersection was at the top of a steep-ish hill. When I stopped and went to put my left foot down, the bike wanted to lean towards the downhill (right) side. But that foot was still up on the peg. It caught me totally by surprise and by the time I got my foot off the peg and going down, the weight of the bike was far enough over that I simply couldn't hold it up.
The situation was made worse by the givi top case and a bundle that I had bungied onto the seat. That extra, top-heavy weight made it just so unwieldy, so unmanageable. All that I could do was set it down on the ground. Had to off-load the givi and the bundle in order to lift the bike.
Scratched bar end, mirror, and signal. Squished right-side slider. Glad I had the sliders on...
Frickin' flippin' Bumpus!