wind knocked over the bike
#1
wind knocked over the bike
Well, the title says it all. My heart sunk when I saw it last night when I got back home. I had to call a friend to come help me pick it up. It got a few scratches, but thank god nothing major. I just need to replace the turn signal.
I feel very stupid, but I still can't think of what I could have done differently. I had a cover on, so that might have made things worse, but using the cover was also necessary. Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas?
Philip
I feel very stupid, but I still can't think of what I could have done differently. I had a cover on, so that might have made things worse, but using the cover was also necessary. Does anyone have any thoughts/ideas?
Philip
#3
RE: wind knocked over the bike
I doubt it. There was a lot of wind the other day, so it would have to be a big coincidence. I had turned the handle bars, but I think there is a little bit of an incline (very little), which I guess made it easier to be toppled. Now I have parked it the other way around.
Anyway, I could post pictures, but there isn't much point. Just a bent/broken turn signal and very few/small scratches. Frankly, looking at it with the light of the day, it looks better than I had thought. Most of the impact was taken by the handlebar slider and footpegs it seems.
Anyway, I could post pictures, but there isn't much point. Just a bent/broken turn signal and very few/small scratches. Frankly, looking at it with the light of the day, it looks better than I had thought. Most of the impact was taken by the handlebar slider and footpegs it seems.
#8
RE: wind knocked over the bike
I know it sounds unlikely, but you'd be surprised how much the wind can actually do. I had an '84 V65 Sabre 1100 sittin on it's center stand (heavy bike--but fast as ****) and the wind knocked it right over one night. Watched it happen. Might've been a ghost though. [8D]