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I have been around dirtbikes and standards most of my life. But have not yet owned my first street bike (scheduled to take the BRC very soon)... With that said, I learned lesson #1 respect the wieght of the bike and always think about what you are about to attempt!

I was moving a customers Dyna and... stupidly... was on the wrong side, I thought the stand was down, but no it had flipped up. I leaned it slowly over and it went over and over then I felt it go past the tipping point and lost the center of gravity. Since it wasn't my bike my main concern was to avoid any damage to the bike so I was able to catch it and keep it from hitting the ground but, in the process my back went out, and I mean really went out. It has now been about two weeks and I am finally feeling about 80% (not good for a 28 yr old guy in pretty good shape). When I explained the experience to my customer (the owner of the bike) he laughed and said "yeah that happend to me, next time just let it fall, it is easier just to pick it up off the ground than it is to try to keep it from dropping". I now have a new respect for the wieght of these big cruisers... but strangly it sparked my excitement over getting a bike of my own. Since then I have been reading up as much as I can and getting ready to take the class!! Can't wait to be a safe and responsible new rider on a reasonable bike that I can easily handle. (thanks to these forums)

It happens to the best of us. I went to fill up one time on my old bike, and got off on the wrong side because I parked to close to the pump (made worse by the fact I had the bars turned to the right so I could get the nozzle in easier. Next thing I know I'm face first with the bike on my leg. Luckily I got away with nothing more than a sprained ankle and a scratched mirror. You live, you learn. Good luck.

Dude, I'm 25...I go to the gym almost every night after work, swam in college and high school. I'm in pretty good shape and I think am pretty strong for my size.

I shoveled snow last winter and pulled my back out. All I could say is W.T.F. Glad to see that I'm not the only one (probably makes you feel a bit better as well) and I feel your pain. It took a couple of weeks for my back to recover.