Misery loves company..

Had a bad day last week. Made a series of bad decisions loading my bike and dumped my Tiger 1200 in the driveway

Bad decision 1 - parked the trailer with the tail gate on a slope = steeper tailgate angle and approach gravel driveway too steep

Bad decision 2 - too slow approach speed to the trailer and didn't make it all the way up

Bad Decision 3 - decided I may spin the rear wheel on the ramp if I gave her some juice to make it all the way in and so elected to back down and try again

Bad decision 4 - backed down the ramp too fast

Bad decision 5 - forgot to hit the lowering switch to lower the suspension where I could touch flat footed

Bad decision 6 - grab too much front brake on my speedy retreat down the ramp

Bad decision 7 - forgot that the angle of the ramp and the angle of the slope on the driveway meant that my feet would no longer touch the ground where the ramp met the driveway


The Culmination of 7 bad decisions:




Next issue was the bike was on a slope (hard to tell from the pic) and the seat /bars were facing down hill , so the proper method of lifting it back up (Back into it , grab one handle bar and the seat grab bar, and walk it up backward with my legs) was impossible. This bike is HEAVY

I also didn't want to spin it around because I'd scratch it even more

so I used the tractor with a sling to get it level on its side then I lifted it the correct way

minor scratches on the silencer tip and even smaller ones on the crash bars. (crash bars saved the day)

 

Nooooooooo!!!

I hate it when all you have to blame is yourself and in hindsight it is so obvious.

Sorry dude, but it sounds like you got pretty damn lucky. Clever extraction.

 

oof......don't feel bad......we've all been there!

Looks like you got it figured out and I'm sure lessons learned for the future.

Since I started back with Interceptors about 7 years ago, I only had one go over on me. I was rolling my Euro RC15 up onto my lift table and had been working on other stuff prior and was sweaty and a bit tired, so should have taken a breather first to regroup my energy.

Second mistake was stopping with the rear wheel about 2/3 of the way up the ramp and trying to use my left hand to engage the brake lever on the handlebar. She started going over and I couldn't stop it so did a "controlled" lowering using parts of my body to cushion the "landing". It was halfway on and halfway off my lift so had to use a come-along and straps to pull it back upright, which I did after about a 1/2 hour of monkeying around. No damage except the gear shifter was a bit bent. I was very lucky and learned a lesson to take my time on this stuff!

 

Sorry to read that Cat ... we have all been there ( or will be there ).

 

cheers fellas

 

Plus one regarding a dropped bike,

You need to add this to Randy's forum
https://vfrworld.com/threads/you-dropped-it-how-many-time.44298/page-42

I'm glad to read it wasn't worse!

 

+1 in that club.
As long as the personal injury is just on your pride ....
Crash bars or crash pads are smart though and can save a lot on the bike. Especially if you are a recurring dropper.

 

thankfully the tiger comes with crash bars from the factory, saved my plastics big time