February 27, 2012 12:18 PM PST
Does hitting the blacktop flat of your back count????? Hubby had just bought Dyna, we had circle drive. Second day we owned bike got ready to ride back to dealership and hour away, to have wheels switched to spoke ones. I stepped up on the peg threw my leg over, at the same time buckling my helmet, before I got fully on and foot on the other peg, he took off, instead of wide part of circle, swerved short, back tire dropped of blacktop that was about 4-6 inches deep, he goosed it, when the tire it the edge he popped me straight up in the air, I came down flat of my back, lol, he shot up the drive and left. I thought, crap I've pissed him off now. I thought he was going to get the spokes put on by himself and decided to leave me home. Truth is he never knew he flipped me, because one I never held on to him and I sat back and just rode. Never needed to hang on before. He was gone, and gone and gone, when he said he had tried to talk to me several times and I didn't answer, he decided me being pissed off wasn't working for him so he pulled over and I was gone. Thats when he started ringing my cell phone trying to figure out were he lost me at. I'd like to tell you we were beginner riders, but that was in 2003, he was 49 and had been riding since he was 16. My family really rode him hard for that one. I told him the dog had to give me cpr cuz it knocked the breath out of me. Absolutely true story........I wish he was here to take me for one more ride. I licensed his Dyna today, first time in 3 yrs, I'm gonna rotate between it and my Sportie.