Thanks to all for sharing their drops! All are a learning experience. Today was my 'bobble drop' day.
I went out and did my UTurn practicing, trying to tighten up those turns. plus some quick stops. Exited the lot, waved hello to the hidden policeman, and rode down around, toured a new neighborhood, and started back. At a stop, I noticed my right mirror was flopping about. I pulled into the next neighborhood quiet street, made another lovely UTurn, and stopped at the curb. Put my feet down (but not the stand), and didn't turn off the bike either, just started fiddling with the mirror. Next thing, bike is leaning left, left, left, beyond my ability to hold it up, so I let it down. It was not a hard drop, rather slow and controlled.
GRRRRrrrrrr, turn off the engine, and try to lift it, but I could not. I could never lift my 639 lb VStar, but I was able to lift my 352 lb Suzuki Savage. I was hoping this bike at 498 lbs would be liftable (just in case, you know?) Lucky me, a man in a pickup passed and stopped and helped me right the bike (OK, he did 98% of the lifting).
THANK YOU KIND STRANGER, you were a lifesaver!!
Anyway, the left edge of the windshield is a bit scraped, but not an issue. I gave the bike a good once-over again and rest seemed just fine, and the engine started up, controls all seemed OK. I tightened up the nut on the right mirror, and then finished my ride, past the hidden policeman spot (he was now gone).
When I got in the garage I did another good look. Everything is fine, except the rubber on the left mirror is a bit scuffed, also the tip of the shifter. And the round edge of the clutch lever is a bit scuffed. I examined this more closely, and it is a bit curvier than the brake lever. Except, it did not feel out of whack when I rode home, and it functioned fine.
So, I looked at parts. The clutch lever is found in
HANDLEBAR diagram, if anyone wants to know. The brake lever is found in the
FRONT MASTER CYLINDER diagram. (I hope the links work for everyone, I'm logged into my owner's center.)
Here's a picture of the levers grabbed from the diagrams. I would think the shape/contour of the two levers would be identical, though opposite, like left and right shoes. But, is it possible that they are shaped a bit differently?
So, my question is: Are your clutch and brake levers identical in shape, or is there a minor curvy difference in the clutch?
Gerry