Had an "interesting" problem the other day. Pulled into petrol station to fill my AT on way to work. Go and pay and get back on. Bike feels "off" but ride out of petrol station, uh oh, worked out what was off, my rear tyre is going down. Do a wobbly U turn and head back into petrol station forecourt to park up somewhere pretty level and call a mobile tyre repair place.
So I'm a little bit away from my bike, sat on a wall on the phone to a tyre repairer, and glance over to the bike just as it decides to fall over!! It seems the rear has dropped that much onto the rim that the side stand is now too long for the bike and pushed it over. This also made it interesting picking it back up as I had the side stand down still (not realising the problem yet), so couldn't get the bike quite horizontal and was the wrong side of it......
Bike not too damaged. The Honda roundel on the right side took the brunt. Bit of a scuff to the corner of the fairing nearest the rider, my helmet hit the ground as well as it was on the passenger seat (I know, never leave your helmet, but wasn't expecting that.....)
So be forewarned, if you have a rear puncture, get it onto the centre stand ASAP. I reckon I picked up a big screw in my rear tyre either as I crossed the central "no mans land" to pull into the garage (it was on the right side) or in the gutter right outside the garage.
So I'm a little bit away from my bike, sat on a wall on the phone to a tyre repairer, and glance over to the bike just as it decides to fall over!! It seems the rear has dropped that much onto the rim that the side stand is now too long for the bike and pushed it over. This also made it interesting picking it back up as I had the side stand down still (not realising the problem yet), so couldn't get the bike quite horizontal and was the wrong side of it......
Bike not too damaged. The Honda roundel on the right side took the brunt. Bit of a scuff to the corner of the fairing nearest the rider, my helmet hit the ground as well as it was on the passenger seat (I know, never leave your helmet, but wasn't expecting that.....)
So be forewarned, if you have a rear puncture, get it onto the centre stand ASAP. I reckon I picked up a big screw in my rear tyre either as I crossed the central "no mans land" to pull into the garage (it was on the right side) or in the gutter right outside the garage.