08-31-2018, 01:46 AM
Mine one tipover was simple so i'll keep it short. Right turn from paved road into a gravel parking lot. Big gravel pieces, of course it had spread out onto the road some. I saw the hazard and slowed almost to a stop but to no avail, tipped over almost at a standstill on the CB1100. My front slipped out from under me on the marbles on the road. Light scratches to the right engine cover, but I made a very rookie mistake and tried to catch the bike as it slipped. I stood on my right leg and held it up high enough to keep the bars from touching ground. My leg and back were sore for like a week, and I think I got off lucky that I didn't pull something trying that. I am a stout guy but the mass plus momentum of a 540lb bike is just stupid to try to catch once it is more than halfway over. Thankfully there was no damage other than paint scratches on the engine cover. This was the day before my engine guards came in the mail LOL.