The bike finally went over !!!!!!

[waynerock66]

While backing out of the building yesterday I lost my footing at the bottom of the ramp and it happened! There is a very slight incline into the building and I have almost lost it a couple of times when leaving early in the morning and slipping on the wet grass when transitioning from the ramp. Yesterday was dry and beautiful but when reaching the bottom my left foot bumped into the foot-peg while backing and I wasn't able to get it repositioned and planted before the "Starship" went over on it's left side. Luckily it was in the grass and as designed laid over on the crash bars. No harm, no foul. I did the "Goldwing walk" to right it and brushed off the grass and was on my way. We are in the process of re-designing the entire back yard over the summer so there will some thought put into extending the run off in the area in front of the building so as to ward off any future occurrences of this happening again. If you've haven't picked up your F6B yet, it is not as heavy as one would think but caution and sure footedness are a must.

[Az Wingrider]

I know how you feel. In March I was at the Indian Lodge in the Davis Mountains of Texas which has a sloping parking lot. I was strapping my bag to the back seat and managed to push the bike over on its side. I felt really bad for my beauty but since I was with friends I just smiled foolishly and picked it back up. I wasn't even sitting on it and I put it down. Talk about dumb

[53driver]

It happens to all of us at one time or another....some guys actually do it on purpose to change the rear tire!

[F6BPDX]

I've done it 3 times. Twice in my garage thanks to wet boots and once during a slow uturn (on my test ride no less). Aside from a minor scratch on the bottom of the crash bar that I can't see unless I lie down all is well.

[BadDawg]

Me, I just forgot to put the kickstand down. Stopped the bike in my driveway, took my phone of the mount, put my gloves in the cubby and started to step off...timber. only damage was to my ego.

[pilotguy299]

done it twice. once on each side.

[Steve 0080]

It happens, funny how some will not admit it though. I let mine down slowly Sat turning on a steep drive going back up while turning and tying not to bump a car...oh well...

[JohnnyB]

While backing out of the building yesterday I lost my footing at the bottom of the ramp and it happened! There is a very slight incline into the building and I have almost lost it a couple of times when leaving early in the morning and slipping on the wet grass when transitioning from the ramp. Yesterday was dry and beautiful but when reaching the bottom my left foot bumped into the foot-peg while backing and I wasn't able to get it repositioned and planted before the "Starship" went over on it's left side. Luckily it was in the grass and as designed laid over on the crash bars. No harm, no foul. I did the "Goldwing walk" to right it and brushed off the grass and was on my way. We are in the process of re-designing the entire back yard over the summer so there will some thought put into extending the run off in the area in front of the building so as to ward off any future occurrences of this happening again. If you've haven't picked up your F6B yet, it is not as heavy as one would think but caution and sure footedness are a must.

I try to avoid any gravel where I stop to park. Many times while having to back out of a gravel parking space my boots have slipped many many times and I scramble to get traction before going over. I don't care if your boots have tractor tire tread, you slip because you are really pushing back. Nerve wracking! Now if "available" parking spot is gravel, I will not stop. Another thing that I think is funny, before the B, I went down a steep paved road to the bottom of a dam in North Carolina on my Road King. I stopped at the end of the pavement into some large gravel about the size of eggs. When ready to leave I was "stuck". Seriously it took me about an hour to turn the front wheel about a quarter of an inch at a time until I could finally get out. No way could I back up that super heavy bike in that gravel. Can you tell that I don't like gravel?