How to pick up a fallen motorcycle
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Little ranting.. because I heard it a lot when I decided to get a bike.
I know my risk of dropping so I am super careful when I am coming to stop, what lane, what part of the lane etc. I am a poster child of what a person shouldn't do according to many... shouldn't start riding bike when you are old, shouldn't start with 600, shouldn't lower your bike, shouldn't, shouldn't.... All I can say, my life is full of passions and passions are filled. I will have no regret in future.
(Thanks, again, for nice people in Hawaii who might help me get the bike up if I ever drop her)
I know my risk of dropping so I am super careful when I am coming to stop, what lane, what part of the lane etc. I am a poster child of what a person shouldn't do according to many... shouldn't start riding bike when you are old, shouldn't start with 600, shouldn't lower your bike, shouldn't, shouldn't.... All I can say, my life is full of passions and passions are filled. I will have no regret in future.
(Thanks, again, for nice people in Hawaii who might help me get the bike up if I ever drop her)if i may ask, how long have you been riding ms. yumi?
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Although I haven't had to pick my bike up yet, I did pick up a woman's sportbike when she dropped it (at very slow speed. Her husband was on a chopper in front of her and took a right turn. She saw him turn too late I guess, braked and just decided she didn't want to take the turn at all! I lift weights fanatically and just picked the bike up with a deadlift. I do think the reverse way (shown in the vid) would be harder for me on a sportbike because at 6'3" I would have really have to go down low, so I would probably just do a deadlift again. It must be much easier on a bike with hard cases on the sides because it's off the ground much more. The first few inches are the heaviest.\
It must suck to be either short or really weak and have no one to help you!
There is this one guy on youtube called atlasrider. I think he's on a KLR and he's currently touring through South America (or still has to leave... haven't been on his channel for a while). Anyway, there is this this one vid in which he drops the bike on a incline with gravel and then films himself trying to get it up (that's what she said). He's a REALLY skinny guy but eventually managed. I think determination is also quite important.
EDIT: Here's the vid I was talking about:
YouTube - Difficulty Picking Up a Dropped Bike
It must suck to be either short or really weak and have no one to help you!
There is this one guy on youtube called atlasrider. I think he's on a KLR and he's currently touring through South America (or still has to leave... haven't been on his channel for a while). Anyway, there is this this one vid in which he drops the bike on a incline with gravel and then films himself trying to get it up (that's what she said). He's a REALLY skinny guy but eventually managed. I think determination is also quite important.
EDIT: Here's the vid I was talking about:
YouTube - Difficulty Picking Up a Dropped Bike
Last edited by UnderAssumedName; Apr 28, 2011 at 06:32 AM.
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From: Nor*Jers
I never had to pick up my F4i before but I have had my 500lb Katana fall before and I just grabbed the bars and stood it up. I imagine I would have more difficulty with a Goldwing or something though :P
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