Picking up a dropped bike

**Ixion** · 1st March 2007, 21:50

Originally Posted by beyond

Well, my bikes 250kgs with oil and gas and I have been offroad on it twice and not voluntarily I may add

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Well, yes, with featherweight sprotsbikes, it's quite easy. But not everyone rides such light weight machines

**xwhatsit** · 1st March 2007, 21:54

Hah. No sweat for me, with my 125kg powered bicycle.

**speeding_ant** · 24th March 2007, 23:36

Learning to pickup your bike is very important... I was in a situation where I slid on an oil patch going into Paekakariki hill road from the other side of the highway. My bike fell over (my old RG150) on the wrong side of the road. I looked up and a truck was heading straight for me. Thankfully adrenaline is an amazing thing, i picked up the bike like superman, whilst consecutively keeping the engine running and engaging the clutch. I jumped on the bike while it was pulling the front up in the air, looked back at the truck screaming past the intersection.

I learnt how to pickup a bike about two weeks proir to that incident. So.. i highly reccomend learning!

**XP@** · 24th March 2007, 23:55

It definatly works, have used it many times.

That is unless your wheels are higher than your tank (gravity will be affecting the fuel in your tank). If they are then use your wheels to pull the bike round, usually the front is the cleanest, offers the best hand holds and is out of the way of the hot exhaust pipe. You should find the bike pivots on the footpegs.

**howdamnhard** · 25th March 2007, 00:33

Thanks I'll try the butt lift next time,although my bikes light and a few weeks back when I dropped it I had it up before I even knew it,must have been the shame factor.

**MacD** · 25th March 2007, 10:49

Originally Posted by bert_is_evil

Has anyone tried this method?

Yes, I picked up my RF900 using this technique after dropping it in the carpark at work when I tried to drive off with the disc lock on!

An RF900 is not a light beast, yet it came up pretty easily with this technique. I tried the face-on method first (not thinking really at that stage) and felt my back complain fairly quickly!

Just watch that the bike doesn't go over centre while you're still pushing backwards!

**klingon** · 25th March 2007, 18:13

It's just as well the bike in those pictures fell over onto a couple of blue towels. Must remember to carry blue towels wherever I go and throw them on the ground if I feel the bike tipping over.

**CM2005** · 25th March 2007, 18:55

15 liters of gas, old XL (FOR SALE!!!), wet clay, no tread, sore knee, HARD! too half an hour. i weigh 65kg.

**botb** · 26th March 2007, 09:35

Totally agree with the adrenalin/shock theory once you crash after the obligatory holy faaarrkkk OMG shit faaarkin hell!!! OMG!!! i can't believe i just dropped it stuff the ole 'Nike' theory kicks in and ya 'Just Do It' i came off i got up i turned off key saw gas was leaking and panicked bike was up in about 2 sec's flat..... me 60kg! bike 170kg! It just sort of happened i no explanation and can't even remember what i did to be honest lol....... but different situations call for different techniques i guess and pfffffttt to the 'if ya can't pick it up you shouldn't be riding it' comments whatever!!! it's all about passion and loving what your riding it hell do you have the same theory for your toffeepop loving partners??? (gee i wonder)

**cbr guy** · 26th March 2007, 18:51

lol i wish i knew that last friday, good post

**Teflon** · 26th March 2007, 18:55

I use a deadlift technique.. only problem i have is nearly flipping the bike over onto the otherside.

It's technique, not really strength.. i wouldn't have problem picking up any bike.. i'm not big

**desmo dave** · 26th March 2007, 19:33

I see some of the GP riders could do with a lesson in bike pick up.Its not offten you see them pick there bikes up on there own

**Hitcher** · 26th March 2007, 20:33

Using this technique, I successfully uprighted an ST1300 in the main street of Opotiki early one Sunday morning, much to the amusement of a female forecourt attendant in the adjacent petrol station.