How do you pick a bike up?
09-12-2007, 08:42 AM
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How do you pick a bike up?
Im not that big and I am pretty well broken up from an accident 5 years ago. I could not for the life of me get my bike up last thursday. How do you do it? What are some of the tricks and tips on doing this? 
09-12-2007, 08:49 AM
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09-12-2007, 09:51 AM
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09-12-2007, 11:00 AM
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I can say a shot of adrenaline really helps! And I had plenty of that in my system right after my little mishap a couple years ago. I got mine up by myself... using you lower body strength is important.
But adrenaline runs out quick.... especially when it's 95 deg. & you're in black leathers.
I didn't have the strength to push it out of the ditch on my own. Fortunately a motorist stopped & helped me get it out.
But adrenaline runs out quick.... especially when it's 95 deg. & you're in black leathers.
I didn't have the strength to push it out of the ditch on my own. Fortunately a motorist stopped & helped me get it out.
09-12-2007, 11:18 AM
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http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/slideshow.html
looks like they are all bagged and higher off the ground to begin with.
here is what mine was like.
looks like they are all bagged and higher off the ground to begin with.
here is what mine was like.
09-12-2007, 11:36 AM
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I dropped mine on the front lawn 
and top things off, it was on a hill.......parallel..........with the top of the bike downhill 
!!!! Of course nobody home and I may be bigger but I may not be taller than you.
and top things off, it was on a hill.......parallel..........with the top of the bike downhill !!!! Of course nobody home and I may be bigger but I may not be taller than you.
09-12-2007, 11:54 AM
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Yes it does! BTDT I've got tons of stories believe me.......like the time I got the exhaust wedged on the loading ramp getting it in my truck and the bike was stuck there....by myself again!! 
Good times, good times.
Good times, good times.
09-12-2007, 11:55 AM
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09-12-2007, 12:54 PM
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I just sent this method out to my motorcycle group at work. 3 people replied with huge bikes. They have all used it and it works. ST1100, Gold Wing, and a Fatboy! The gold wing and the fatboy are owned by women smaller than me!
09-12-2007, 01:09 PM
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ya i dropped mine on loose gravel and dirt... i know very noobish thing but it was dark out doing 3 mph tap my rear brake front tire hits a loose rock and tips next thing i know im standing above my bike with my right hand still on the handle bar going why am i still up but my bike isnt... haha she needs a touch up paint job anyways
09-12-2007, 02:01 PM
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09-12-2007, 05:34 PM
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Out of town dipshit panics on the highway when changing lanes (didn't notice the motorcycle right next to him) and jerks the car back into his lane and loses control and spins 'round and 'round and 'round and comes to almost a complete stop blocking the highway in front of me so I basically t-boned him at about 80 or 90 and went over his hood like superman...no big deal lol...had a choice between trying to stop (wasn't going to happen) and trying to get around him, so I tried to get around his spinning car but that didn't work out too hot either. **** happens fast sometimes, guess maybe I could have left a little more room or reacted quicker, who knows. Just in the absolute wrong place at the wrong time.
09-12-2007, 05:38 PM
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I have straddled the bike, hold the front brake, turn the front wheel the opposite way that it fell, and walk backwards. It sounds complicated, but the bike comes right up. I don't recommend dropping the bike to try it out, but if you happen to find a bike on its side, give it a try.
09-12-2007, 06:24 PM
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Well what I first told her (not in forum) was: "To pick up a bike, it helps if you tell them they are pretty, smart, and that you lose yourself when you stare deeply into their headlights." So I figured I had better find something actually useful to tell her here.
Wonder if that works on other females?
