shatnersbassoon
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Almost certainly unsuitable footwear. Wet, worn out trainers with no grip.
I think the GS/GSA is too big a bike for most people when it starts to get away from you!
Glad I'm not the only one!
Dropped it again!
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Almost certainly unsuitable footwear. Wet, worn out trainers with no grip.
I think the GS/GSA is too big a bike for most people when it starts to get away from you!
Glad I'm not the only one!
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Think you might need to get some weight on, I can jump on center stand with slippers on, and the little monster jumps up
When I collected my 1st GSA in 09 the dealer - small chap - took the bike fully luggages off centre stand and waltzed it out of the showroom.
His top tip - for 1st 6 months do NOT fill it up. I followed this rule to the letter while I got used to dealing with it.
My other tip - if doing anything related to centre stand - give yourself a good talking to, no nancying around - show it who is boss and biggest tip - always point front wheel away from you - pretty much full lock.
On the way onto centre stand if it goes wrong - a good chance it will come back and land on side stand - and most important full away from you lock as you come off stand to force bike back towards you (side stand always down and ready to stop bike with front brake.
Coming off the centre stand again - no nancying around - you do not want it floating in the air for anytime while the bike decides will it or won't it be coming off the stand as you loose your nerve / balance.
I have only dropped mine once - through not following my rules.
His top tip - for 1st 6 months do NOT fill it up. I followed this rule to the letter while I got used to dealing with it.
My other tip - if doing anything related to centre stand - give yourself a good talking to, no nancying around - show it who is boss and biggest tip - always point front wheel away from you - pretty much full lock.
On the way onto centre stand if it goes wrong - a good chance it will come back and land on side stand - and most important full away from you lock as you come off stand to force bike back towards you (side stand always down and ready to stop bike with front brake.
Coming off the centre stand again - no nancying around - you do not want it floating in the air for anytime while the bike decides will it or won't it be coming off the stand as you loose your nerve / balance.
I have only dropped mine once - through not following my rules.
No you're not. In 20+yrs of riding I had never dropped a bike until I bought a GSA. I've dropped my GSA twice in a year, the second time I managed to drop it onto the drivers door of my brand new Range Rover Sport coincidentally also after washing the bike. Since that incident I have bought a new pair of Daytona boots specifically because the soles are more grippy than my old boots
Do you play for the England rugby team?
shatnersbassoon
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Some good tips there, especially always pointing the wheel away from you. I'll try that in future.
Ouch, that must have hurt the wallet.
I've retired the old 'bike washing trainers' from centre stand duty now. The bike boots are much more grippy.
I'd tell the pillion to get off before I started handballing a GS about.
Great advice ��
I remember a long motorway trip through France, knackered, filled up with petrol, pushed to the parking area - then walked away without putting the side stand down. Cue lots of very helpful people trying to help as the GSA is taking a nap...........I have never been so embarrassed. 
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Quite good tips, that is how I do it front wheel slightly to the right, and footstand out in case, only dropped mine due to a really dodgy slope, and some idiot pulling in front, but all good, engine bars, Wunderlich saved the day.
Cars or bikes, show it who’s boss 
Never heard of turning the wheel away from you, when putting the bike on the centre stand. Have always centred the front wheel. Doesn't having the front wheel on full lock, twist the bike as it goes onto the centre stand? Or have I misunderstood the technique?
Easy done mate,big of you to share your mishap with us! I had a k100rs many years ago, stopping to refuel which was a regular occcurance for a motorcycle courier,I put my size nines on the centre stand lever,that snapped and sent the bike away from me.On trying to rescue the situation I grabbed the very narrow handlebar and was dragged over the top of the bike and ended up in a heap on the deck with my bike.Luckily there where loads of people present to witness my buffoonery!
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Tis a fecker.
But tis only a bike.
Just learn and move on.
Tis worth sticking with the riding benefits of a big bike.
But tis only a bike.
Just learn and move on.
Tis worth sticking with the riding benefits of a big bike.
shatnersbassoon
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I've definitely learned to wear better footwear at least.
No intention of changing the bike. It may be a big old beast, and I may be a short arse, but it ticks all the other boxes of what I want from a bike.
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Just watched the video, I better take more care in future, in 40 years of biking my size 9's have never slipped off a centre stand, never gave it a second thought until now....
Nor had mine. Until it happened.
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My garage floor does have a very slight slope to it, so that when both feet of the centre stand are on the floor the bike leans away from me slightly.
I always have the side stand down and assumes I'd be able to pull it back towards me if the worst happened. I was clearly wrong.
On a flat surface you'd probably have a better chance of stopping it though.
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