exavid
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I can't believe I managed to screw up and drop my bike last Tuesday. I was on a steep hill and found the road blocked off. The road was well paved buy pretty narrow with curbs on both sides. Instead of backing the scooter back down a quarter mile or so to an intersection on flatter land I decide to make the U turn. Unfortunately the road was narrower than I thought. As I turned I realized I wouldn't be able to clear the far curb so tried to stop. I barely got the scooter stopped when it began to fall toward the downhill side. My leg was about two feet sort to be able to reach the ground and down we went. The bike ended up with the wheels higher than the rest of the bike laying on it's side. I couldn't lift all the way vertical so called for help from my daughter who lives about three miles away. With her help I was finally able to raise the bike and turn it downhill and rod it home.
The damage looks like about $400 dollars, $325 for a new left upper front panel and about $75 for touch up paint and some materials to fix a couple small scrapes. Not as much damage as I expected though the cost of that panel was a shocker.
It makes me mad with myself for attempting that U turn. I'd never had tried it with other motorcycles I've owned. The ease of handling this machine at low speed apparently made me over complacent. I'll keep that in mind from now on, it's still as heavy as a motorcycle.
The damage looks like about $400 dollars, $325 for a new left upper front panel and about $75 for touch up paint and some materials to fix a couple small scrapes. Not as much damage as I expected though the cost of that panel was a shocker.
It makes me mad with myself for attempting that U turn. I'd never had tried it with other motorcycles I've owned. The ease of handling this machine at low speed apparently made me over complacent. I'll keep that in mind from now on, it's still as heavy as a motorcycle.