08-19-2014, 07:40 AM
Hahahaha. I'm sorry, I'm laughing with you, not at you I swear! Very well written, Squid, and "a right larf", if I may say so.
There seems to be an alarmingly high number of "drops" of these bikes at low speed or even standing still. Even I fell victim to the old axiom of "an object in motion (falling over) will remain in motion"...and there's nothing your scrawny ass can do to stop said motion until the object (your pride and joy CB) touches ground. I was one of the lucky ones (if such a term really applies here), and mine was sitting still on the carpeted floor of the lobby of my office when it decided to assume a lounging position. The CB seems to carry a considerable amount of its weight very high - my Bonneville is only about 40 lbs. lighter, but it feels more like about 200 lbs. difference, especially at low speeds.
So, just consider yourself a full-fledged member of the club now. Once your pride and bruises have healed, buy some bright and shiny new replacement parts, and it'll all be just an odd, distant memory.
There seems to be an alarmingly high number of "drops" of these bikes at low speed or even standing still. Even I fell victim to the old axiom of "an object in motion (falling over) will remain in motion"...and there's nothing your scrawny ass can do to stop said motion until the object (your pride and joy CB) touches ground. I was one of the lucky ones (if such a term really applies here), and mine was sitting still on the carpeted floor of the lobby of my office when it decided to assume a lounging position. The CB seems to carry a considerable amount of its weight very high - my Bonneville is only about 40 lbs. lighter, but it feels more like about 200 lbs. difference, especially at low speeds.
So, just consider yourself a full-fledged member of the club now. Once your pride and bruises have healed, buy some bright and shiny new replacement parts, and it'll all be just an odd, distant memory.