[tallannie]

...Mr. Rider... manhandling ...to me...just means using human power to get it vertical and forward a bit which takes a bit of muscle (especially uphill as it was this time...)

And, actually, your presumption about me is incorrect.... I do have very good clutch control. I did just fractionally engage it to go forward a tiny bit.... as soon as the tire stopped being in contact with the curb that is when it tried to drop. I suspect that if I had really started away strongly the bike might have tended more to right itself.

perhaps you have to have this happen to you before you understand what I am describing.... you think you are balanced and ready to accelerate away but you arent....becasue the curb fools your sense of whether the bike is balanced upright or not....and you lose that immediately when you lose contact with the curb.

Annie