Yeah I almost did the same when pitting the engine in on this bike, rolled it around and set her back down to find the kick stand half up.
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I managed to drop my Katana today....off a four foot high "table"....
Fortunately, the fairings were all off the bike as I was in the process of working on it. Unfortunately the Katana landed right on top of them. The fairings came out ok- but the windshield busted into four pieces and the brake lever broke into two.
Here's what it looked like after the fall
1998 Suzuki GSX750 Katana
1980 Suzuki GS450ET
1977 Honda XL125
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Originally posted by Surviverguy View PostI managed to drop my Katana today....off a four foot high "table"....
Fortunately, the fairings were all off the bike as I was in the process of working on it. Unfortunately the Katana landed right on top of them. The fairings came out ok- but the windshield busted into four pieces and the brake lever broke into two.
Here's what it looked like after the fall
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I wasn't in the right position to stop it from falling- had to just let it go! I took the muffler off before letting it come all the way down to the ground. The muffler would have been crushed otherwise and was loose as I was in the process of fitting it on just before the bike started rolling away.1998 Suzuki GSX750 Katana
1980 Suzuki GS450ET
1977 Honda XL125
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I've almost dropped mine. Same deal...on an incline. That's when I started leaving it in first gear when I park it and push it forward as far as it will go before setting it on the stand, that way it can't roll forward any further so it doesn't try to fold that side stand back up. If it rolls backward, no big deal, the side stand will stay down. I don't know if you guys' bike has the safety switch on the stand that shuts it off if you put the side stand down with it in gear, but mine does, so I just kill the bike that way so I know it's still in gear when the stand goes down.1999 GSX-600F Katana with white LED strobes under the glass, Vance and Hines muffler. Black with blue metal flakes.
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Originally posted by BAHunt View PostI've almost dropped mine. Same deal...on an incline. That's when I started leaving it in first gear when I park it and push it forward as far as it will go before setting it on the stand, that way it can't roll forward any further so it doesn't try to fold that side stand back up. If it rolls backward, no big deal, the side stand will stay down. I don't know if you guys' bike has the safety switch on the stand that shuts it off if you put the side stand down with it in gear, but mine does, so I just kill the bike that way so I know it's still in gear when the stand goes down.1998 Suzuki GSX750 Katana
1980 Suzuki GS450ET
1977 Honda XL125
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Originally posted by Surviverguy View PostThose are good ideas. I'll try that myself as well as using the centerstand more. A slight forward roll is what made mine drop.1999 GSX-600F Katana with white LED strobes under the glass, Vance and Hines muffler. Black with blue metal flakes.
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never argue with an idiot, they'll drag you down to there level and beat you with experience.
Originally posted by GSXFJimJust remember.. Stupid hurts...
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