We are off to Assen for the MotoGP at the end of June so he needs to get bike fit before that…He was like a dog with two trees yesterday…!
Great to pop in here and see the amount of posting going on, this is a very lively Forum compared to many, and I have been searching around for the last few weeks looking for answers to Suzuki questions. Lots of 1/2 dead, ghost towns out there, and some poor interaction with newbies too. This place is a credit to all the regular posters, that are the forum. Then its always been the case. State the obvious Sprinter, eh.
Within our group of bikes we have experience with a few Suzukis especially GSXR's post your questions and let's see what we can do
Learnt that I can get my Explorer back on it’s wheels by myself after it’s been having a lie down Was about to go out for a ride and it somehow got unbalanced taking it off centre stand, I couldn’t hold it upright and down it went on the right hand side Engine crash bar did it’s job, scuffed handgaurd, and dented pannier. Otherwise no damage Taken it off it’s centre stand 100s of times without incident! Back to the bike, one hand on handlebars, one hand on grabrail and lift from knees technique to get it back upright. Not easy but it worked
Good to see you here again, @Sprinter! I've found the same thing that you have with a couple of other forums I've joined over the years. I really never even log in to them because there's so little interaction. And there's really no interaction that's as wide-ranging and interesting as I've found on this forum such as discussions about topics other than / in addition to motorcycles, threads sharing humor, etc. I agree with you...this place is a credit to all the regular posters as it's the members themselves that make up this forum community!
Bummer on the bike going down, @FellZebra, but I'm glad to see that the damage was minimal and that you didn't get hurt, either, when it went down and from the effort of getting it back upright.
not today but last week I bought Meguiar's Motorcycle Care kit and will be washing it today, great kit, used it before on another brand motorcycle a few years ago. https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-Motorcycle-Care-Kit-Detailing/dp/B0012ZITJQ Also, boosted the octane to clean the engine out, after I wash it with the kit will put octane boost in it, cheap and worked great on a previous bike https://www.searchforparts.com/motorcycle-octane-boost/ Next will be buying a new Bluetooth helmet.
Thanks @Sandi T , it was just bad luck and yes things could have been a lot worse, both to the bike and me. Lifting it wasn’t fun, hope I never have to do it again!!
My grandson and me were in Matlock Bath today at 11:45hs. Stayed for an hour before setting off for home.
Apparently there are two sorts of bikers, those who have dropped their bike while stationary, and those that are going to drop their bike while stationary! Today was second time, I joined the club a few years ago when my Panigale fell over as I was getting off it cos I’d not put the side stand down properly!!! Was very lucky, only scuffed axle and bent clutch lever- easily rectified…. Phew!
When I had my CB1000R I'd done an oil change earlier and nipped out in my dressing gown to check the level ready for tomorrow. I was stood on the right hand side, holding the bike upright, leaning down to look at the sight glass and sort of losing my balance when slowly the weight came on and my arms at those angles had no strength The only option was to gently lay it down to the floor onto my legs to avoid damage Now its 22:00 I'm pinned to the floor in only my dressing gown and slippers and all I could do was laugh at the scenario I needed a plan but anything that could assist the situation was out of arms reach I slipped my slippers off and placed them under the contact points i.e. engine casings. Then inch by inch managed to wriggle my legs out from underneath the 200kg lump. Quite pleased with myself afterwards, absurdly, as I didn't do any damage at all but couldn't believe I got myself into that pickle
We didn't actually stay there as the wind had suddenly got up so moved on without leaving the bikes unattended. It was surprising how many parking notices were pinned up and a camera keeping record of everything.