12-24-2016, 02:42 AM
I forgot that I have two fall overs, not one. 15 or so years ago I was a new motorcycle cop. I wasn't young, it was two years before I retired. Well, after supervising the road closures and detours for my town's Christmas tree lighting ceremony, I went to park the bike, a heavy Police model Harley, to the rear of the crowd in a freshly prepared parking lot of small gravel stones. Well, after extending the side stand and hopping off, the bike kept gong over until it was on its side. Apparently, the sand and gravel lot wasn't compacted and the stand WAS down but just sunk right in.
Well, adrenaline and the fear of an embarrassing moment to be potentially viewed by 400 members of the public kicked in. I picked that Hog up in one fluid motion in seemingly a split second after it touched the ground. The crowd was facing away from where I was and AFAIK, not one person witnessed it! I'm certain I could not lift such a heavyweight bike again without similar motivation.
Well, adrenaline and the fear of an embarrassing moment to be potentially viewed by 400 members of the public kicked in. I picked that Hog up in one fluid motion in seemingly a split second after it touched the ground. The crowd was facing away from where I was and AFAIK, not one person witnessed it! I'm certain I could not lift such a heavyweight bike again without similar motivation.