Motorcycle dropped twice

[xs650newb]

I have been out of the country for about 3 weeks and when I got back my room mate told me he dropped my motorcycle twice while moving it aroud in the garage. It fell once on each side. There is no cosmetic damage but I don't know about the engine. Is there anythig I can check before starting it up? I wanna make sure when I start it up I don't damage something.

He tells me that both times it was a very soft fall.

Adam

 

[OakBehringer]

Sorry, but that story has me chuckling. Something about dropping it TWICE, once on each side, is hilarious. Who is this guy you have chosen for a roomate?

I'm sure it's fine. Fire it up.

 

[gggGary]

+1 on OB's entire reply LOL

 

[MiniDanzig]

punch him in the ribs. once on each side.

 

[5twins]

The only thing I'd have a look at is the battery to make sure it hasn't shifted or moved out of position.

 

[Koy1964]

@ mini

 

[pyroman]

I am sure it was an accident, so slap Him up side the head, once on each side, and call it even.

 

[bdholsin]

You guys are letting the roomie off too easy. Kick him in the nuts (once on each side) THEN call it good. He should have known better than to allow your bike to fall. How fricking complicated is it to keep it on two wheels while moving it?

 

[Q Tip]

Tell him if he wants to sit on it in the garage and make motorcycle noises to get his own damn motorcycle.

 

[OakBehringer]

punch him in the ribs. once on each side.

Hahahahahahaa

 

[sgallaty]

punch him in the ribs. once on each side.

Are you sure you're not me?

 

[ProSimex]

Your gonna need to do a complete teardown to be sure. The hydro rods may have shifted out of place. to do this your looking at 10+hours of labor and a complete gasket kit, new rings, bearings ect.

 

[sgallaty]

yeah tell your room mate that you have to bring it to a motopractor to have it adjusted now due to the shock. It'll probably cost at least as much as 2 cases of sam adams.

One for each drop.

Seriously what kind of idiot drops the bike twice?

 

[Ironsled77]

chain it to a wall if you leave again

 

[scott s]

It might smoke like hell for a minute, but will probably be fine.

 

[bikerjack]

"He tells me that both times it was a very soft fall."

That's what she said....

 

[shotgunjoe]

A good antiquing is in order.... while hes asleep... post on break.com... share the link with us.

 

[flyboy]

Put his car up on jackstands...gently though and leave the jack at your girlfriends house for a week.

 

[Maddog Marty]

Adam...now tell the truth, we are all friends here...did YOU drop the bike? We all have at one time or another. One time I was moving my RG500 Walter Wolf Gamma across the garage, put the kickstand up, rolled it into place and turned around and walked off! Took at least 5 or 10 seconds before I heard the crash. I have no idea what I was thinking...I guess I thought it'd stand up by itself. Super brain-fade. C'mon guys, admit it...you've dropped one in the garage sometime.

 

[ObiWonKaTobey]

I'd wanna know why my roommate is moving around my motorcycle in the garage. There would be beatings.