Help: Turning Bike Round In a Small Space

Hutchysrs50 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Karma :

right, so got my new bike, got the car out the way of the garage but well... i cant turn my bike round by myself....

the garage is wide enough for the bike to get round, but only if you lift it ( cant really be done on my new bike)

on my old bike, i used to put the side stand down, and just lift the back round, was only a tzr 50 so nice and easy.

Sadly this cant be done as the rubbish side stand is like an "auto spring back" thing?? i dont know iv never seen or used a bike with them, but when you put the stand down, you need to hold it there with your foot and lean the bike onto it or it will just spring back and the bike will fall over, i asume it auto springs back because it doesnt have a cut out switch if you put it in gear with the stand down.

so because of that, i cant lift the bike up to move it round, but i can get some1 to hold the bike while i lift the back round.

(also, its pretty damn hard getting it off the paddock stand since theres nothing to hold on to, no grab rail or bars, so i have to take both seats off and hold the subframe, and hope its got good balance)

any1 know a way around this?
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Put your foot behind the stand when you spin it round on the stand and it won't flip up.....
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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

You don't even have to put your foot on the kickstand just lift it up on to it and pull and up it comes.

Then spin it around
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

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Mil17b · Borekit Bruiser Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Karma :

Assuming yo have room either side of the bike.

Sit on it.

Start it up.

Engage a gear.

Front brake on as hard as you can.

Put all your weight on the front, pushing the front forks down.

Rev hard, dump clutch.

Rear wheel will spin, then lean it so it will spin round.

If you have not done this before it is easier then it sounds.

Also my last bike had a suicide stand, you could easily turn it around on the stand, its not guna ping back up if there weight on it.

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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

Oblig Youtube clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWnf0niufk

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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

Also this one

Shows you that any one of any size can do it.
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

Hutchysrs50 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Karma :

Thanks, al give that a go, looks pretty easy to me!

i didnt think of searching on youtube Razz

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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

You can get a little wheeled pad that goes under your rear wheel that lets you push the back end round sideways. I can't find the small rear tyre one but here is one to move the whole bike.

https://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/productinfo/TRE2211/Workshop/Bike-Movers/Big-Red-Jacks
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Back it in, ride out.
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Howling TerrorOutOfOffice · Super Spammer Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Karma :

I've got one of these...just remember to pull not push Laughing

https://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/productinfo/TRMT007/Workshop/Bike-Movers/Big-Red-Jacks/Motorcycle-Mover

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Hutchysrs50 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Karma :

as you can see from the picture, the hedge has grown over half the car....

i moved the car, cut the hedge right back, moved the car right into the hedge so theres more room, so i can get in and out the garage without to much trouble, but its still rather tight.

the red line is the way in and out, just incase it wasnt obvs.

the brown represents all the shit that lives in the garage.
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Skudd · Super Spammer Joined: 01 Oct 2006 Karma :

Something like this but bike sized, https://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/Search?catalogId=10101&storeId=10101&sku=ZX279004&zmam=73771597&zmas=4&zmac=76&zmap=ZX279004
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craigs23 · Mr Muscle Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Karma :

Despite the fact that it's got the turning circle of an oil tanker (two lanes of road to make one turn due to steering stoppers), it's not difficult to get my NC30 tucked up in the back of the garage (a car sits in front of it every night). Even managed to fit a Blade in the same space a few years back. Sure, there's a knack to the 15 point turn to get it in place, but it only takes a minute or two.

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