Might as well share my drop.
Of course my NEW ST was a few months old if that. I pulled up to this spot that my former FJR is except since now that I had a dirt bike I drove up on the sidewalk, you know how much fun jumping sidewalks are with a dirt bike.
The ST is a little tall for me anyway so pulled up and swung the side stand down before I stopped. Cocked over to the left my right foot stayed on the peg till I got off.
I took a picture (but can't seem to find it now) and when I got back on I had to heave it upright to kick the side stand up, well......the pavement/sidewalk was lower on the right side so when I went to put my right foot down it was about six inches lower and my scrawny ass couldn't hold the bike up as it was coming over with me trying to gain footing. Actually wedged my foot under the bike.
With the bike laying over the wheels were now higher than the tank. I thought I was going to have to seek help getting it up. I stripped off my jacket and helmet and began studying my options. About that time a nice looking lady came to the door in her housecoat. ( I had no idea someone was living here, I thought it was some type of closed business). She offered me some water, it was like 90 that day, but I said no, I needed to get this bike up.
So with her standing there watching I took a hold of it and sure enough, I got it up.