How to pick up a fallen motorbike

[XP@]

At some time during your riding career, you will find yourself stood next to a bike on the floor.
It is not about how strong you are, but what technique you use

This is how to do it
http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/pickup.html

[Blackbird]

I've heard about this woman before, teaching macho bikers how to pick up Harleys! Hope that I won't need to pick up the 'bird again but will try this way if I need to as I certainly couldn't get it up facing forward!

Cheers

Geoff

[Ixion]

I've heard about this woman before, teaching macho bikers how to pick up Harleys! Hope that I won't need to pick up the 'bird again but will try this way if I need to as I certainly couldn't get it up facing forward!

Cheers

Geoff

Ahem , um, uh, try your doctor. I believe they have tablets for this now

[thehollowmen]

the motoman video shows lil tiny girls, picking up huge cruisers with this method.
It works really well. I've seen someone do this to a mini too to roll it onto its side.

[Blackbird]

Ahem , um, uh, try your doctor. I believe they have tablets for this now

It's you that needs help with jokes like that, not me

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Adrenalin usual does it.
To pick the bike up not the other problem the bird man has

[Suney]

Is it possible to push to far and it ends up falling on the other side

[Ixion]

Is it possible to push to far and it ends up falling on the other side

YES ! And it's NOT funny ! (Well, it is in hindsight. But it wasn't at the time). Surprising what you can do with adrenalin. And the worst of it was it got more damaged when it fell over on the far side when I was picking it up than it did when it fell over in the first place!.

[Aitch]

so obvious when you see it done like that...D'OH!
Now I just hope I never need to do it..... :

[Coyote]

Shit, I must remember that (all those at the VMCC round 1 will agree I should)

[Jackrat]

Is it possible to push to far and it ends up falling on the other side

Oh yeah,I dropped one of my brothers full dress Harleys in the garage one day an when I picked it up I gave it a bit much an ended up dropping it over the other way.It took me with it an when my Bro' walked into the garage I was still lying over the bike.
Mate if you want embarassing try that.

[RiderInBlack]

Learnt to pick "Roxanne" with my back against her, one hand on the handle bar and the other on the fram behind the seat, using my legs to do the lifting. So much easier that way You need two to right her (weighing in at 230Kg dry) if you try doing it facing her Wish I had learnt to do this with my other bikes Should be in the Road Code.

[Big Dog]

Oh yeah,I dropped one of my brothers full dress Harleys in the garage one day an when I picked it up I gave it a bit much an ended up dropping it over the other way.It took me with it an when my Bro' walked into the garage I was still lying over the bike.
Mate if you want embarassing try that.

Oh well at least the scratches and dents would have have matched on both sides giving that symetrical and custom look.

[idb]

At some time during your riding career, you will find yourself stood next to a bike on the floor.
It is not about how strong you are, but what technique you use

This is how to do it
http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/pickup.html

That's brilliant - cheers XP!

[Coldkiwi]

cheers XP! useful link. Sometimes adrenaline helps... but other times the despair and pain that have resulted from it being on the ground in the first place makes it very hard work!