Dropped it!!!

[swampduc]

Bingo. I've found that guys seem more than willing to help an embarrassed girl in moto gear.

Uh, yeah  . We're guys, we'll help a damsel in distress with just about anything.

[somegirl]

Uh, yeah  . We're guys, we'll help a damsel in distress with just about anything.

We know.

[jdubbs32584]

We know.

And we love you for it. 

[Cuky_Monster]

Thanks for all of the encouraging comments and suggestions. 

The first thing I did when it fell over was try what I had seen in the video but it was not on level ground and did not have the best traction.  I couldn't even get the wheels to touch the ground.  Today I am going to pull it out (with some help of course) and set it down in the alley to see if I can pick it up that way.

I am counting my blessings that nothing major is broken, just a mirror.

BTW, I am 5'3" with a 27" inseam

Thanks guys.

[ghostface]

Thanks for all of the encouraging comments and suggestions. 

The first thing I did when it fell over was try what I had seen in the video but it was not on level ground and did not have the best traction.  I couldn't even get the wheels to touch the ground.  Today I am going to pull it out (with some help of course) and set it down in the alley to see if I can pick it up that way.

I am counting my blessings that nothing major is broken, just a mirror.

BTW, I am 5'3" with a 27" inseam

Thanks guys.

At least you tried and that counts for allot. That's cool that you're willing to go over it and if you were near me I'd help you out too. Stay cool and keep the rubber side down!

Best of luck and welcome to the 2 wheel world! 

[maillotpois]

And all those of you who say everyone should always be able to pick up the bike, keep in mind that besides weight/strength, often the bike does not end up on a nice flat surface with good traction like the one in the video.  That ground looks like it would be great to push off of.  The bike is often dropped because the ground is slippery and/or sloped, both of which may make it more challenging.

That is a really good point - mine ended up in a ditch and I am not sure I would have been able to do it alone, because it put me so much lower than where the bike needed to end up.  I didn't have to try because a nice bicyclist rode up and helped me.  As a cyclist myself, I thought that was very cool.  He was apparently a moto rider as well.