well my pal & myself have both had our gtr's for nearly 2 year's.we both have found it heavy whilst attempting to park,he went to loomies today & the car park was packed,i'm not sure wether he was on or off the bike while trying to manoeuvre it backward's but the inevitable happened,he dropped it exhaust side down,not a lot of damage,a scrape on the exhaust,mirror & lower fairing,he's now decided it's got to go !!!!!!! he's going to have a go at selling it privately,then it's knowing what to replace it with.
Happened to me a couple of weeks ago, was coming upto a sweeping left hand junction had to brake for a car coming put my foot down and no mother earth there. The bike went over i couldnt hold it, after righting the bike it turned out that where i stopped to put my foot down there was a dip on the road looked like a bodge patch job which i did not see. Only damage to the bike was a tiny scratch to the lower fairing and front corner of pannier. I too did think of the weight of the bike afterwards, but then again once rolling you dont feel the weight. I hope your pal does not get rid of an awesome bike for a slight hick - up, i happens to us all.
its crazy,he likes riding it,it's parking it when he has an issue,he's a bit of a short arse,he was going to look at getting a lower seat,he's not going to bother now,he's' made up his mind to get rid,i strongly believe he will miss it,he has another bike so he's not going to be without 2 wheel's.
Quote from: tapps on March 09, 2014, 06:45:03 PM
well my pal & myself have both had our gtr's for nearly 2 year's.we both have found it heavy whilst attempting to park,he went to loomies today & the car park was packed,i'm not sure wether he was on or off the bike while trying to manoeuvre it backward's but the inevitable happened,he dropped it exhaust side down,not a lot of damage,a scrape on the exhaust,mirror & lower fairing,he's now decided it's got to go !!!!!!! he's going to have a go at selling it privately,then it's knowing what to replace it with.
He should have bought a set of Ant's crash bars..............................
Seriously though, I never 'paddle' a bike to park it. I am always off it and walking alongside. I think you have more control and much less chance of your feet slipping on dodgy ground.