Picking up a dropped bike...

[woodboats]

It can happen to any of us.
Good to put your bike on the lawn at some stage and try and lift it back up.
This video will give you an idea on how to do it in case you didn't know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjYweKeiLk

[TOTO]

Thanks for that

[Meekey_Mouse]

Very helpful, thanks!!

[fridayflash]

cool,ive done it probly 100s of times with dirtbikes,but never with a big bike
and wouldnt have thought to do it that way..:doh:

[jimbo600]

Adrenaline is a big help. After binning the GSXR a while back I picked iy up with a broken collar bone and rode home. Didn't realise I'd broke till I removed my jacket and saw the bone poking up at a funny angle.

[martybabe]

Very interesting thanx, I've done it twice, when the buggers fell over but never that way, I hope I don't have to do it ever again but if I do I'll sure give that method a try. :niceone:

[Maha]

Seems so much easier to just lay down!

[sosman]

If ya wana learn how to pick it up quick? just do wot i did......thats drop it the bike while stationary at some lights[where people in cars r wotching].....& ill bet ya you'll never pickup a bike faster than that!
Muhaha :2thumbsup

[CookMySock]

gawd he talks more crap than I do. 2mins of yadda yadda yadda for 25 seconds of useful information. I was relieved to close it.

DB

[Mom]

I got shown by a salesman how to pick up a big bike, he wanted the sale, I said no, because I was too little to pick it up. He layed it over and showed me how. Apparently it is a piece of cake. I managed to pick it up mind you. I guess adrenaline would be a great help too. Mind you I liked the lie down option best :yes:

[munterk6]

I dropped my GSXR1100M (a real heavy gixxer) in a pub carpark as I was leaving. It cold stalled as I was U-turning:shutup:
I picked it up without too much trouble mainly coz a few peeps were laughing and NOT helping....I didnt use the method in that vid clip, I guess I could have easily stuffed my back. The things ya do after a few ales:Police:

[Crasherfromwayback]

But I think that's a load of shit. And I've had to pick up all sorts of bikes.

[Tumbles]

I dropped my bike once. Lifted it back up one handed. But then it is a 250 :wari:

[98tls]

No offence intended but wtf next thing there will be a "how to light a fire video".Besides that there many bikes around that his way just wouldnt work,mines one of them.

[PrincessBandit]

I found it quite interesting the first time I saw it on the internet, along with a clip of this tiny woman putting a big scoot (a Burgman i think) up on it's centre stand. In both clips they made it look so easy but I'm inclined to think it still would take some practice - both situations.
I have lifted my GN on my own, not using the method shown; the bandit I haven't gone out of my way to find out whether I can do it or not! Think I'll wait for the day it goes down then look at my options ;) (assuming I'm in one piece to lift the jolly thing up). Not really the sort of thing that you can practice just the sake of practicing is it? I'd probably do more damage to my bike trying to lie it down gently in order to do the lifting technique practice...

[CookMySock]

But I think that's a load of shit. And I've had to pick up all sorts of bikes.naw I picked up my GT650R once :crazy: I could have pinched something in my back really easy. This using your legs and not your back to do it is very wise.

I'd bring earplugs if I had to attend any more of his talks though.

DB

[MacD]

It works. On heavy road bikes. DAMHIK.

[fergie]

good advise, but i don't care how it's done, i NEVER want to have to try it with my Rt;)

[90s]

This method has been posted before in a really good PDF sheet in Survival skills. When I dropped my bike, which weighs in wet at about 220kgs, after slipping on leaves pushing it out of the garage I tried the method.

Man it was impossible. It hurt my back loads. I note in discussion on this method that has been posted before and the clip the bike seems to need to be already "up" a little - in the clips the bike usually have panniers or something so you get a little leverage from underneath.
Well I couldn't.

The I tried the other way I learned at RRRS where I have seen several times Christine's Busa being leaned over the ground and righted with little effort by just using the wheels as a fulcrum - standing facing towards the bike.

Well it just popped right up that way, and although it took some grunt it was fairly easy.

Just my experience.

[n0regret5]

dropped my tl after a week of owning it (got to full lock on a downhill and just fell over, no way i'm gonna try save it..managed to pick it up (the bottom of the bike was facing uphill at the time) by myself, good old adrenaline..hate to do it again though. thanks for the link though, thats some good info