It was a great Saturday afternoon project...after almost exactly one year of owning my '18 with 7,300 miles, it was time to dump the stock tires for some new Pilot Road 4 GTs. I did the job myself, and although it took a lot longer than I expected, I finally reached the point to go for a test ride. I backed the bike down the driveway - you know, like I've done many, many times before. I still have no idea how I got off-balance coming down the curb into the street. But, it got to the point of no-return and I just had to let it drop.
In case anyone still questions whether Top Block Tip Over protection does the job, I've got proof! Absolutely no part of the bike touched the ground except for the lower edge of the Top Block. Even that had a barely-noticeable scrape. My pride had a far bigger bruise. Picking it back up was also an interesting experiment, but the "walk it up backwards" approach worked really well.
Oh yeah, the PR4's are GREAT!
In case anyone still questions whether Top Block Tip Over protection does the job, I've got proof! Absolutely no part of the bike touched the ground except for the lower edge of the Top Block. Even that had a barely-noticeable scrape. My pride had a far bigger bruise. Picking it back up was also an interesting experiment, but the "walk it up backwards" approach worked really well.
Oh yeah, the PR4's are GREAT!