Almost dropped my baby!! (in the garage!)

[tedbiele]

Guess I'll preface the short story with the fact that it was beautiful all day yesterday while I was at work. So when I am getting ready to go home last night, we were late due to selling an new RMZ450 and RM65 to a Pro Rider & son, it just starts to friggin' pour. Figures!! Well I wait a few then proceed to go home in the downpour. Needless to say - upon drying - my waxed beauty was nasty as all nastiness!

Here begins this morning episode:

What a dumbass.

So. There I am. Cleaning the Pumpkin. Oh how beautiful she looks. Waxed again. Prim & proper. Up on the rear PitBull she goes. Wheel & tire cleaned too. A little black touch up on the rear wheel for a couple rock dings. Awwww. Just beautiful.

As I go to stand her up on the front PitBull triple stand so I could clean the front wheel & tire, by myself (There's the dumbass part), she decides to start the lean and fall routine. Gripping one handlebar and the ZGDB windshield I was able to catch the fall. It took all I could to keep the Pumpkin from falling on her side. man that was friggin close!

Say it with me everyone: "Lucky #######!"

Whew..... close one.

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[IL_BusaBoy]

Glad it didn't fall. Close one though!

 

[Grim]

You one lucky man. Glad to hear your baby is alright.

 

[phatjoe]

been there bro

 

[jwcfbd]

good save.

 

[atticdog]

good catch!

 

[nitrousjunkie]

NIce save ted! whew!

 

[05bulldog]

Close call Ted...

 

[MrGxr]

Whoa.... to close.... good catch. didn't hurt yourself to much catching her did ya?

 

[tedbiele]

Nope, didn't hurt myself, which is another good point.

 

[BigBSBusa]

So then what did you do?

Glad she didn't hit the ground!

 

[tedbiele]

Waited for my wife to wake up so that I could put it up on the front stand!! LOL!
Like I should have in the first place.....

 

[busahaya]

Good show Ted, glad Pumpkin did not kiss the floor.

 

[vincebusa]

I never put my bike on the stand alone..
Good catch..

 

[2005BigBoy]

Been there myself, glad she didn't go down.

 

[BA BUSA]

Nice save

 

[mzrsq]

I'm actually surprised to hear that she would fall when she was already up on the rear stand.

Guess maybe I should start being more careful myself, I thought once she was up and stable on the rear, she was good to go.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Glyn]

Ya know, it's amazing how strong you can get when you really need to

Glad you were able to make the save so therre were no smashing pumpkins for you

 

[shortBoarder]

good catch! glad you didn't hurt yourself in the process!

 

[Lloyd]

Trimming the hump so you can leave the grab rail on , can help when taking the bike off of the rear stand..