Video - lifting a dropped bike.

[D'Artagnan]

For those who've never done it. Bikes are heavy so this is particularly useful for the ladies (no offence)

How to Lift a Dropped Motorcycle- Video

D'Art

[shmoo]

Cant see the vid at work, but if its the one with the woman lifting it sor of backwards, then yep its a good technique, but what if the bike is on the other side and theres no sidestand to catch it?

[Nigel]

Haha "We want to make sure that the bike isn't on an incline or a decline."

Be sure to selectively drop/crash your bike on a nice flat bit of ground.

[D'Artagnan]

Cant see the vid at work, but if its the one with the woman lifting it sor of backwards, then yep its a good technique, but what if the bike is on the other side and theres no sidestand to catch it?

Once you have the bike up and balanced, get someone to kick the stand down, or if alone do it yourself.

D'Art

[Supercharged1600]

pffft.... just pull it up you weak biatches

[LemonSkull]

I know first hand how hurt you can get pulling up a bike the wrong way.
Especially coming from dirt riding, trying to pull up a 120kg bike on the sand the wrong way is a great way to pull a muscle. Or break a nail D:

I couldn't justify pulling a bike up that way, since you don't have much control of it when it's going upright. My mate did a postie bike course and they taught you how to pick a bike up correctly (If you've ever handled a fully loaded postie bike, they're damn heavy and the weight being in odd places). The best way I've found is to turn the bars so the wheel is pointing at the sky and push up with your legs while holding onto the bars rather than pull from the other side. Then you have full control of the bike when it's upright. As opposed to letting it fall onto a sidestand. Works wonders, and at 56kgs I can pick my 185kg bike up quite easy.

[D'Artagnan]

Any vids of this technique?

[Charger]

Adrenaline will usually get the job done.

[2 Wheel Focus]

I know first hand how hurt you can get pulling up a bike the wrong way.
Especially coming from dirt riding, trying to pull up a 120kg bike on the sand the wrong way is a great way to pull a muscle. Or break a nail D:

I couldn't justify pulling a bike up that way, since you don't have much control of it when it's going upright. My mate did a postie bike course and they taught you how to pick a bike up correctly (If you've ever handled a fully loaded postie bike, they're damn heavy and the weight being in odd places). The best way I've found is to turn the bars so the wheel is pointing at the sky and push up with your legs while holding onto the bars rather than pull from the other side. Then you have full control of the bike when it's upright. As opposed to letting it fall onto a sidestand. Works wonders, and at 56kgs I can pick my 185kg bike up quite easy.

On the money - That's how you do it

[Ice]

My mate did a postie bike course and they taught you how to pick a bike up correctly (If you've ever handled a fully loaded postie bike, they're damn heavy and the weight being in odd places). The best way I've found is to turn the bars so the wheel is pointing at the sky and push up with your legs while holding onto the bars rather than pull from the other side. Then you have full control of the bike when it's upright. As opposed to letting it fall onto a sidestand. Works wonders, and at 56kgs I can pick my 185kg bike up quite easy.

Yep - This is the way to do it! Cupping your hands under the lower barend helps you to lift evenly with both hands too, so you can lift it up with your back straight. (Although I'm not sure doing it with spiked barends would be pleasant! )

Adrenaline will usually get the job done.

Yup - amazing what adrenaline will do. Only time I've had to pick up my bike on my own I was uphill from it, with it's wheels towards me and I wedged my right foot on the front wheel, grabbed the bars and pulled it upright. Still have NFI how I managed it!

[LemonSkull]

+1 to the Adrenaline comment. Feels as light as a feather ;D

I can't seem to find any vids on youtube with the technique I use. I might have a go at doing one myself. Maybe it's harder on those fat Harleys and police bikes?

[D'Artagnan]

That would be great Lemon, if you could. Can't quite 'see' what you mean

[Emily]

I've picked up my bike before... Twice... Dropped it, picked it up, then it crashed onto it's other side - haha! So I picked it up again and kept it up... My bike that is >_<
Yep, good times...



+10000000000000000000 Adrenaline

[LemonSkull]

I uploaded a vid to youtube explaining what I mean.
Forgive the crappyness, I'm a weak little bitch

[ame="http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=hSv94yMhnRg"]Picking up a dropped bike[/ame]

[D'Artagnan]

Nice work mate. Thanks for that. lol'd at the back comment!! And I gues that's one advantage of the other method. It's all back and easier for the ladies. The only time I've had to pick a bike up, I just lifted it up!!

D'Art

[LemonSkull]

Yeah, when you do it in the real world you don't really think about the best way to lift your bike and just let the adrenaline do it for you.

You really got to step back, assess the situation (If you can. Not saying take your sweet time if traffic is coming etc.) Just don't try and rush it. I've, as Emily said, picked up my previous bike and it's just fallen over the other side.
Now you have two broken levers!

[eksex]

nice arse!