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Parky

Leaving work today on an exceptionally windy afternoon , I was just coming to a stop at a junction , you know that moment , when you are looking right ready to stop , but not yet put your foot down ? well that when an freak gust just knocked me flat !
I did get my foot down , but could not hold it , and went down on the right hand side.
I was pleasantly surprised by the lack of damage , just a bent gear lever , and lightly scratched bar end and handguard, and a sore ankle for me
I had only taken the panniers off a few days ago.
Luckily a passer by helped me pick the bike up , I don't think I could have done it alone .
Has anyone had to pick up a fallen Tiger alone ?
I believe the way to do it is with your back to the bike , but have never had to try it .

marauder2

there is a knack to picking up a tiger and i have only managed it once,i wouldnt like to do it very often,i tried the method you mention but had real problems,so i just shouted rather loudly,and heaved it up from the front,luckly my mates were with me on sunday when mine went over and they picked it up, as my foot was trapped underneath.

glad to hear both you and your bike are ok,read my post on crash bungs in case it happens again,they are good value i think.

[ This message was edited by: marauder2 on 2007-02-28 12:14 ]

Skidpan

I was riding out of L'pool this aft as well, but was counting my lucky stars I was on a GS500 and not my Tiger.
Passed a guy near Ormskirk on a VFR doing about 10mph with both feet down, getting blown around like a piece of litter!

Parky

Skidpan , Its nice to know I wasnt the only one having trouble The tiger is usuallly prtey stable in the wind , once you are going. Its just when you get caught out at a stop .
You weren't going down Derby road about 16:30 where you ?
I was passed by a guy on a blue ( ish ) GS500 while I was tottering along trying to compose myself after the fall

Sharkee

Same happened to me the day after I bought it - 2 days old and I had to pick it up alone - bloody hard work, but managed after a few choice words. I was facing the bike, had a hold on the handlebar and around the seat area if memory serves.

Just a scratch on the LH hand guard and a heap of embarassment, but no-one around to see or help. It teaches you to get a foot down a little bit earlier - not one to be repeated.

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tiger-rover

Yeah I picked mine up by myself late last year. It fell on the left side after a very spirited stop to avoid the cage in front of me. Slammed the brakes and lost my balance when I got stopped.

Anyways, stepped off the bike on the way down. No damage other than a slight scuff on bar end and hand guard, broke part of my front foot peg, not a scratch on the pannier.

Reached down and just grabbed both handlebars and pulled the ***** thing up. A lot easier that I thought it would be!

pineygroveshop

I'm 5'8" and have to give thought before I stop. Consequently, I've dropped mine some.
First thing I do is unload all the baggage. Then grab a bar and pannier and heave-ho.

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thecat

parky, you mentioned going down down on the right side - how did you manage to bend the gear lever ? Mine went over on the my left hand side cuased by the slippery steel surface of a ferry deck, fully loaded with pillion, same damage as you and probably took a helluva lot more blasphemeing to get it upright as it was more top heavy than usual. :???: :???:

Bushwhacker

I was packing mine for a trip a couple of months after I got it.

I, like an idiot, had it parked with the kickstand side on the up hill side and the bike was almost verticle.

Well sure enough I pushed it over.

Walked around and used the technique I have read about a hundred times but never tried.

Worked like a champ.

Came right up.

A couple of sites explaining technique -

Picking up bike 1

Picking up a bike 2

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rainycoastguy

Picking up a Tiger on your own is a right ******!! Not so bad if you are on flat ground and have Thunderbike crashbars and panniers on to hold it a little bit up in the right direction - but if you are off in the rough and the bars are lower than the wheels.....well, I admit to carrying a small block and tackle to cope with those situations. That also works well if you are facing down a hill and can't go forward. Sometimes a reverse gear would be handy!! It is nice to have a friend with you in those situations but sometimes it's just you and the bike, and the older I get the heavier that Tiger is.