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Actually thought about this thread last night. Took the Interceptor to meet a friend for dinner in our "Old Town" section. There's a large traffic circle with a central plaza, and on one of the quadrants, there's a large painted triangle that riders tend to use for parking. In the dark, I had rolled up to a spot that had a dip in the pavement near a sewer grate.
As I put my side stand down, I noticed that the bike started to lean over more than normal... I stood her back up, and looked down. I was along the edge of the dip in pavement and thought that when I came back to the bike later, full and tired on a cold night, I wouldn't be thinking about anything but getting home quickly, and I'd forget that I'd be riding through a dip from that parking spot.
Moved the bike over a bit before I walked away to go meet my friend.
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Bad, but not catastrophic news, redbirds. It’s good you and the bike are relatively undamaged. Brings back memories of minor tipovers.
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It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.
On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well. 
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Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.
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(02-28-2023, 12:54 PM)amacbeth_imp Wrote: Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.
lol - " ... fresh new broken rib."
A very healthy mental state amacbeth. 
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(02-28-2023, 12:54 PM)amacbeth_imp Wrote: Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.
Heck of a way to start off with your new bike...hopefully the broken rib isn't too painful and that there was little damage to the bike.
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(02-28-2023, 01:33 PM)pdedse_imp Wrote: (02-28-2023, 12:54 PM)amacbeth_imp Wrote: Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.
Heck of a way to start off with your new bike...hopefully the broken rib isn't too painful and that there was little damage to the bike.
Can't put it better than that. Best wishes to you and the bike, amacbeth.
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(02-22-2023, 01:36 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.
On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well.
Dropped a Nighthawk pulling up to my office. A couple of coworkers were out front, and saying good morning distracted me from the fact that I was against a ramp. Bike tipped over as I got off.
Since there were people watching, I didn’t say a word and just went inside.
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(02-28-2023, 11:13 PM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: (02-22-2023, 01:36 PM)Rboe_imp Wrote: It's a two edge sword, dropping your bike in front of people.
On one hand there are witnesses to your mistake.
On the other hand you get a group of helpful handy people to save your bacon.
You did well.
Dropped a Nighthawk pulling up to my office. A couple of coworkers were out front, and saying good morning distracted me from the fact that I was against a ramp. Bike tipped over as I got off.
Since there were people watching, I didn’t say a word and just went inside.
(yikes)
While still upright, which arm did you lift to respond back in a friendly, good morning manner? 
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(02-28-2023, 12:54 PM)amacbeth_imp Wrote: Last week my "when" finally happened, after 30 years of no issues. I was looking at a beautiful CB1100 to buy, while out on the test ride, maybe 15+ mph around a rotary-like thing, the front tire decided it no longer wanted to remain in contact with the ground. Conditions were mid-day, sunny, clear, absolutely nothing on the surface of the road but a little hump. Down I went. I had already decided I loved the bike, so I of course purchased it anyway. The machine is gorgeous, the seller clearly had done a tremendous job keeping it in pristine condition. In addition to being a new owner of a CB1100, I'm also the owner of a fresh new broken rib. Anyway, that's my story.
Oh good. Oh no!! Ouch, Sorry. You know when they came up with, "Laughter is the best medicine," they forgot the asterisk for rib injuries.
Heal well, sir!
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