Dropped my bike

[Mandy]

So I dropped my bike :mad: Kinda just laid it down (on my leg) so no harm done :banana:

I was being too nosey... watching my flatmate get told off by the grumpy old man across the road for making too much noise with his new 100cc 2 stroke bucket.

Anyway.. the problem was that now that my bike was on the ground, I couldn't get it back up again.
Am I just being a girl? Do I just need to go to the gym more often? Keeping in mind its only a 250.. :o
I had a look in a few books and on a few websites and they all basically just said "Get someone else to pick it up". Really helpful :bleh:

Does anyone have any decent ways for getting their bike up off the ground? I could really use some help!!!

[kasper]

yep, put it in gear. hold the front brake. then rotate it up around the pivot points of the wheels.

For really heavy bikes you do this with your back facing the bike allowing you to better use your leg mussels.

--kasper

[Highlander]

There aren't many of us that haven't had to pick our bike up at some point.
There is a thread and video clip on here somewhere that shows a good method I will put a link in here when I find it.

[Laxi]

you tube search, long winded but....
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[YellowDog]

Yep, that's the one.

The day after I first saw this I ended up using it.

Great technique for any weight bike.

[Highlander]

Well done you guys. :clap: I'll stop looking.

[Cheshire Cat]

Adrenaline !!!:ride:
Thats how I picked mine up.....even though mine is a 150....it's still heavy!:blink:

[Mandy]

So from that youtube clip I got that if I drop my bike by a road, I should lie on the ground then trick someone into helping me?

I tried that one person lift method... but I was about as successful as the chick on there..

Maybe I just wont drop it again... :clap:

[McDuck]

I have never had a problem with picking up ither kat up post bin/drop. But i am not exacly small....

[Nasty]

I have dropped three bikes ... first one was a 150 I caught it before it hit the ground ... second was a cbr600 and next was gsx750F .... for the last two I did basically off balance and drop them lightly (well sorta) to the ground with me on them. I have seen the vid and all that .. and I generally just ask the people around me gaping for a quick hand to get upright ... embarressing yes ... over it yes ... and normally people around are helpful. I guess I was "lucky" to make the drops a public effort :innocent:

[Laxi]

seriously, ive had my 8yo son pick my zzr up like that:shutup:

[YellowDog]

Hey Mandy, it's not that tough.

Why don't you try putting down some polystyrene packing or something soft so you can practice safely lifting your bike.

You never know when you might need to lift it.

[Cheshire Cat]

I have dropped three bikes ... first one was a 150 I caught it before it hit the ground ...

I think picking a bike up off the ground is easier than catching it when its falling.....yeah?:confused:

[=cJ=]

Hehe, maybe not being so nosy at said flatmate telling grumpy old fart to get stuffed?

:Pokey:

He really was a grumpy old prick though, specially seeing it was only about 5 in the afternoon...

That technique in the video doesn't mention putting the bike in gear or holding the brake to stop it going walkies as you try to lift it.

I'd suggest you need moar weights :p

[klingon]

There's a better video around somewhere with a (small) woman teaching other women to pick up their bikes. From memory she's teaching them to pick up Harleys so not exactly light little bikes either!

I'm with YellowDog. Wait until your tank's mostly empty so you don't spill too much petrol, then practise lying your bike down on grass, on a pile of towels, or whatever to protect the delicate bits. Then practise picking it up again.

Definitley worth doing in the privacy of your own back yard so you know you can do it when you need to.

[YellowDog]

Hehe, maybe not being so nosy at said flatmate telling grumpy old fart to get stuffed?

:Pokey:

He really was a grumpy old prick though, specially seeing it was only about 5 in the afternoon...

That technique in the video doesn't mention putting the bike in gear or holding the brake to stop it going walkies as you try to lift it.

I'd suggest you need moar weights :p
If you've just dropped it the chances are it will still be in gear.

If it is in gear you don't need the brake.

QED

[klingon]

If you've just dropped it the chances are it will still be in gear.

If it is in gear you don't need the brake.

QED

If you do need the brake, put a hair tie around the lever to hold it 'on'. There have to be some advantages to being a gal! :done:

[Highlander]

Here is the thread I was thinking of: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=13342

I have seen the vidoe of it too not just a series of photos.

[davebullet]

I think picking a bike up off the ground is easier than catching it when its falling.....yeah?:confused:

Yes and no. Depends how far over it has gone. The further it goes - likely the faster and you have more weight transfer off the tyres (therefore more onto you to lift) with more lean. With it dead on the ground - you may not have any momentum to absorb, but you have maximum weight to pickup.

When I gave the vtr "a rest" (on it's right side), I extended the side stand (incase I got over zealous) then picked it up with both hands on the right hand grip (ie. underside).

Just remember the advert (some of you may) "don't use your back like a crane!"

[Nasty]

I think picking a bike up off the ground is easier than catching it when its falling.....yeah?:confused:

That bike was so small that I was able to ... but my bigger ones no way .. let it go!!!

[Sis]

I have dropped my CBR several times at intersections. Something to do with short legs, steep camber on the road and stalling it.
Haven't had to lift it myself yet. Just remove the helmet, does the trick. :innocent:Had several truckies getting out of their trucks and giving me a hand, the last time I did happen to drop the bike. They struggled with it so I would have had more trouble on my own.

Since then I have done modifications (who said that) and have had no problems.

Safe riding

[PrincessBandit]

Funnily enough the first time I dropped the ginny I couldn't pick it up without help, but the second time (rolled off it's sidestand) I managed to do it - with a fair amount of face pulling and grunting.
I've never managed to pick the bandit up alone, fortunately I've always had a kind person around to do it for me. I would like to practice picking it up though so that in the unspeakable event of dropping it all alone I could actually get myself back on the road.

[jrandom]

even though mine is a 150....it's still heavy!:blink:

No, it is not heavy.

Your toffee pop, Burger King and sitting-around-a-lot based training plan has just left you as weak as a kitten.

[sunhuntin]

I think picking a bike up off the ground is easier than catching it when its falling.....yeah?:confused:

yeh... ive found myself underneath the virago after a mishap in the driveway. cant for the life of me think how the hell it happened [i think i went to open the gate and forgot the kick stand. i think?] had a bitch of a time getting it back up and was left with sore leg muscles for a day. this despite many months at the gym playing with both the squat machine and leg press [my favourite toys]
similar thing putting it in susans garage when the trailer was there. forgot the stand again, and was lowering it thinking the stand was down. by the time i realised, the lean was well over and i really struggled to stand her back up. the tow part of the trailer was right underneath the bike, so would have caused a ton of damage. the whole time, susan was standing there watching and didnt bother to pull it back up. :2guns:

the last time i dropped the virago was down a ditch in the south island. with the wheels pointing up-ditch , and being fully loaded with gear, i didnt have a chance. luckily, i was rescued by two nice young men in fluoro vests. even they commented on the weight [im estimating i had about 60kg of gear all up, plus the weight of the bike.]

i also dropped my 86 ginny in public and found it easy to pick back up again. think it was the adrenaline.

[Fumph]

I dropped my bike gently onto it's left side two weeks ago in the road outside of my workplace. Bugger. It is 205 Kgs plus about 20 ltrs of fuel as tank was full about 2.5 times my weight. But at the 2nd attempt I got it upright. How did I do it? Well I think it was pure desperation through embarrassment...........I used the handle bars as a kind of lever and up she came........
I liked the US video method, must try it out next time my back has recovered.

[mynameis]

couldn't get it up again



You asking the old men of KB ? :lol:

Oh did you finally get it up or is it still laying there?

[Mandy]

You asking the old men of KB ? :lol:

Oh did you finally get it up or is it still laying there?

Haha yea I got it up eventually. I knew someone would say something about getting it up.. :rolleyes:

Not without the help from my *lovely* flatmate though..
Thanks Cargill :shifty:

[mynameis]

Haha yea I got it up eventually. I knew someone would say something about getting it up.. :rolleyes:

Not without the help from my *lovely* flatmate though..
Thanks Cargill :shifty:

Thought I'd ask incase you wanted some help I'd come down from Auckland :D

[vifferman]

You gurrrlzz that stand around, batting your eyelashes and waiting for a male to come help you are... I dunno.. sexist? Pathetic? Manipulative? :rolleyes:

Just like the vifferbabe - tough when she wants to be, and womanly when it suits her. I taught her one day to change a tyre on the car, in case she was ever marooned somewhere with a flattie. She watched and listened attentively, had a turn at jacking it up, loosening wheelnuts etc. Then, to check she'd remembered the important bits, I quizzed her, in case there was anything I'd missed.
"Right, so you're stuck on the side of the road, with a flattie, but you know what to do now, right?"
"Yup! Stand by the car looking helpless, and wait for someone to do it for me."
:rolleyes:

[1wheel riot]

road bikes are hevy i found it hard to pick up my 600 but grab the handil bar with one hand and seat with the ather bend at the nees and hev it up.