Also, the bike essentially kicked me in the balls as I bailed off.

Partly because of extreme embarrassment and partly because of adrenaline, I decided to pick the bike up immediately without really pondering the fact that I was leg lifting a 400 pound hunk of metal and plastic.

So not only do I feel like I've been castrated, my lower back is all kinds of ******.


*sadness and shame. So much shame.

 

Also, the bike essentially kicked me in the balls as I bailed off.

That was her way of telling you: "You're an effin 'tard":tard: lol well at least it's only a little scratch on the exhaust...

 

Amazing the catastrophic chain of events leading from a humble shoe lace! Commiserations on the dented titanium, and ego! And for the physical damage... from someone who has a f....d back I feel your pain. And having a gladius who's seat seems designed to combat world population growth by slamming yer family jewels into the tank at every opportunity I know how that feels as well!

 

I hate it when that happens. I've since switched to wearing my track boots every time I ride though, so it hasn't happened in a year or so.

 

The boots i wear has laces..not smart, yet i always tuck them in. That was always a fear of mine. My girlfriend wears sneakers when she rides on the back and I still make her tuck hers in.
Glad your ok..ish. I am now sold on riding boots next year.

 

If anything, get some touring boots. No laces, only zippers/velcro or buckles.

 

This has almost happened to me a couple times. Luckily I noticed it had happened and leaned to the right the first time and the second time I was on a wall so I caught myself. I have officially learned to tuck the laces in before I go out.

 

I have a pair of leather indoor soccer shoes with the little leather piece that covers the laces once they are tied, and they work great for never having to worry about laces coming out

 

Learn how to pick a bike up that is on it's side. There are probably videos you can learn from, including one (as I recall) of a woman picking a HD bagger (or similary land whale) up by herserlf.

 

+1

Turn around so that your back is to the bike squat lift with your legs. It's really easy! The only problem is going too far and dumping your bike on the other side. Don't do that!

I have Shift street boots that look like regular skate shoes. They're called kicks or something like that. Check em out if you want decent protection, style and safety. Oh, and you should be able to find em fairly cheap. I think I paid a bill.

 

Flip flops don't have laces...

 

:roflmao:

 

Glad to know you weren't injured.

How many people were watching?

 

Surprisingly, I'm pretty sure not a single person witnessed it. It was 2 am in a Walgreens parking lot.

I feel really lucky about that.

 

At many BMW rallies there is usually a woman in a skirt and cowboy boots who lifts a RT or LT off the ground. Here's a vid of another woman lifting a Harley.
http://youtu.be/YDR856eBy1c

 

Thanks for the link. I was feeling super duper lazy!

 

Why lie....been there done that!

 

Thats the one nice thing about floor boards. Nothing to grab your boot laces. Plus, even if you do get hung up the boards are only a few inches from the ground anyway. Haha!

Glad to hear damage was minimal.

 

i have never thought of laces as being a hazard. will have to pay more attention about tucking them in

 

oh and as far as the shoelace, i'm surprised nobody's put this otu there yet?

 

I've always been able to either unhook myself or pull my laces untied before it became a falling over problem, but it's been close. Getting new, shorter laces helped so that the loops don't even reach the levers, and then switching to real boots without laces completely solved that issue.

Of course, then I had to remove the peg feelers because they'd catch on my boot-tops.

 

Of course, then I had to remove the peg feelers because they'd catch on my boot-tops.

those are self-removing lol

 

Lol, not with my noob rider fear thresholds!

 

Low speed maneuver + shoe lace caught on foot peg = bike on it's side.

I swore to myself a year ago that I would stop wearing laced shoes while riding. I've spent all of that time riding with boots.

Put laced shoes on tonight and now I'm paying the price.

All I can say is thank God for frame sliders. They protected everything but the very tip of the exhaust (to clarify: the exhaust is Akrapovic titanium). :facepalm::facepalm:


Fuuuuuuuuuuuuu*****:diaf:

 

Um, are we all on the same page here?

All I am saying is that SHIFT brand (not Icon) Kickers motorcycle street boots have a lacing system that helps prevent what happened to the op.

I also happen to know that they have more padding than MY regular street/skate shoes.

I never implied that they were bulletproof.

Sheesh...

 

Um, are we all on the same page here?

All I am saying is that SHIFT brand (not Icon) Kickers motorcycle street boots have a lacing system that helps prevent what happened to the op.

I also happen to know that they have more padding than MY regular street/skate shoes.

I never implied that they were bulletproof.

Sheesh...

 

I think you need to start avoiding Walgreens... Didn't you get a ticket outside a Walgreens too?

 

I got a ticket on the way to Walgreens.

 

Yeah, I think it's time to find another drug store.

 

Yeah, that is why I won't wear anything but motorcycle boots when I ride. I've ridden with sneakers once or twice or other regular shoes and I always feel naked and unprotected and always seem to have problems operating the controls.

 

Have you tried crocs? They're great on hot days!

 

Hm. I feel unprotected in sneakers, but I feel like I have an easier time operating the controls, unless my shoelace gets caught, of course.

 

Flip flops don't have laces...

Totally agree...bare feet works too, unless you have really hairly legs.

 

That would never work for me. I'm too ticklish.

 

Problem solved.

 

Don't know why but these remind me of the old Roos for some reason. Any other former havers? I just tried to find a pic and discovered they're still being made. Can't believe it!