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Post by manicguitarist » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:15 am

...run the engine with the bike in gear...use your ABBA stand, not front and rear paddock stands.

Thankfully, no damage other than a scuff to the R&G crash bung.

I've just ordered a set for my MV F3 now...

I have an ABBA stand, but don't use it for cleaning - and I was just running the engine to warm the bike up...put her in gear so the scottoiller would oil the chain evenly....won't be doing that again!

https://bert.hollingside.com/temp/rvf/fallover.mp4

Still, could have been a lot worse. Could have hurt my dog, or landed on my car!

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Post by royster81 » Mon Oct 30, 2017 3:59 pm

You are so very very lucky.

I know a moderator off here who had his vfr idling in gear while he used his hands to clean the chain... Ended up with a sore finger...
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Post by manicguitarist » Mon Oct 30, 2017 4:31 pm

Oh my! Surprised he has a finger at all!

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Post by cbr400rrn » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:09 pm

You were very lucky to get away with just a scuffed R&G, very lucky indeed. Go buy a lottery ticket today

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Post by manicguitarist » Mon Oct 30, 2017 9:13 pm

If I win the lottery this weekend I’ll hire a track in Spain and fly us all down to it. :)

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Post by Neosophist » Tue Oct 31, 2017 8:38 am

manicguitarist wrote:...run the engine with the bike in gear...use your ABBA stand, not front and rear paddock stands.

Thankfully, no damage other than a scuff to the R&G crash bung.

I've just ordered a set for my MV F3 now...

I have an ABBA stand, but don't use it for cleaning - and I was just running the engine to warm the bike up...put her in gear so the scottoiller would oil the chain evenly....won't be doing that again!

https://bert.hollingside.com/temp/rvf/fallover.mp4

Still, could have been a lot worse. Could have hurt my dog, or landed on my car!
Been a while since i've seen it but ill dig out the Honda single sided stand.. im pretty sure there is a sticker on it saying not to do exactly the above... glad it wasnt worse
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Post by Suzuki416 » Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:17 am

Ouch.

Even if you had it on the Abba stand would you now run it in gear?

I normally just spin the wheel by hand.

Still you are lucky no more damage - bike looks lovely...
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Post by manicguitarist » Tue Oct 31, 2017 9:22 am

Suzuki416 wrote:Ouch.

Even if you had it on the Abba stand would you now run it in gear?

I normally just spin the wheel by hand.

Still you are lucky now more damage - bike looks lovely...
Yeah - very lucky. On the ABBA stand - yeah, I wouldn't worry about it. There is no way for it to fall off. In the video the wheel rotates and causes the spindle to come out of the rear wheel - and it then fell off the stand... :o

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Post by Suzuki416 » Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:10 am

oh, BTW I love the pliers on the the throttle !! lol

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Post by cbr400rrn » Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:37 pm

manicguitarist wrote:If I win the lottery this weekend I’ll hire a track in Spain and fly us all down to it. :)
That's good as i can meet you all in person then but don't worry i will not hold you to it :lol:


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