I really appreciate this thread as I now know I'm not the only one that has done this. I stopped at the end of a parking lot to transition to the street. I planted my right foot directly into a pothole and fell over like a falling tree. I was so embarrassed, but it does happen to everyone at least once (or, so I'm told!!). The crash bars did their thing and some black paint corrected most of the damage. She's as stealth as ever!