Picking up a dropped bike...

[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 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