Dropped your bike? How do you lift it back up?

[Flying Dutchman]

I wanted to find out amongst you all if anybody ever had the mishap of dropping the bike, and how did you get the bike back up again?

Bearing in mind that some motorcycles do weigh up to 360 kilos this could not be an easy task to say the least!

Were you by yourself, did you get help from somebody in helping you to lift it,

What do you do if nobody else is around in the middle of nowhere?

What did you do?

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[mr.z]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=80177

As said, use your legs (anyone whos done any job will have been taught to lift loads with your legs) leg muscles are the bigest in the body for good reason

Its not only the weight its the weight distrobution.. a top heavy bike is a bit harder work..
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[Itchy]

But then Honda thought of that and was smart in that the Gold wing can pick itself up if you turn the bars and push a little using the reverse gear.

[JeffT]

[bish777]

lift it as far as you canfrom the bars then get your hip in and shove it up!
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[innominate]

I managed to lift my FJR back up after it fell directly on my legs.


I kicked the sidestand the wrong way and it just fell on me.
Sat on the floor with 200kg+ of bike resting on my boots.

Not too hard to pick back up, if your not a complete weakling.
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[Itchy]

its about technique not brute strength , that UK woman weightlifter who went to the last Olympics wasn't too beefy.

And in my previous job I could shift a pallet on a little pump truck weighing 3 tons.

[colin1]

I crouched by the side with the bars, held onto the the handlebar nearest the floor which was turnd in next to the bike, and straghtened my legs. When it was most of the way up, my hands moved to underneath the tank and i pushed it up the last bit of the way.

I think adrenalin flowing from the off helped.

You are not actually lifting 170kg or whatever, as a lot of weight is supported by the wheels which are resting on the ground. Initially you are supporting quite a lot of the weight, but as you lift, more of the weight is supported by the wheels, until its vertical and then its all supported by the wheels.
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[Sparks!]

Don't be a poof, depending on bike anyway, anything up to a 600 sport bike is easy to pick up.. thous arent much harder.. im only 5" 6 and not particular strong too

This is how you do it

[McGee]

Thats exactly how I do it sparks
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[MRX Steve]

Lean down, put hands on handle bars, lift. Your bike is now the correct way up. Works with mine, but then my bike does only weight like 100kg
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[Flying Dutchman]

[Mrs Kickstart]

Hi,

Take off hemlet, smile, watch several men struggle to pick it up.... works nearly every time .

On my own put the steering lock on an lift (put its only a GPZ or AF1) I have tried this with I think with the anything heavier I would have to wait for plan 1 to work.

Regards
C
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[Dom_]

Dropped an old gsxr1100 at work, i am not hugely built as some of you may know (5'8") picked it up no probs.

Just bend ur legs next to it, grab it and lift up using your legs.

[hellkat]

I've got no upper body strength, despite my size, I'm as weak as a kitten, so ...

I just cry a bit, or maybe look girlie and helpless.
Usually some bloke comes along and picks it up for me.

*shrugs*

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[DynaMight]

[Flying Dutchman]

[Nb]

I dropped mine a few weeks ago, picked it up no sweat due to the embarrassment and anger. Just grabbed the bars and heaved.
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[SoND]

I just grab the handlebar and lift it. Easy when you've got a 125

Although one time it fell on top of me and my foot was stuck. 2 women came over and picked it up off me
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[kawakid]

I just pulled mine up, no problems, used to lifting things.
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[Flying Dutchman]

[St0rmer66]

I had a bit of an off in December last year, I just got up and picked it up! I think it was the adrenaline doing the work though because the next day my arms were aching like hell! Think I pulled a muscle picking it up too fast .

The other time I had to pick it up was when I left it in the school car park at night (was doing an all night charity football event!) and some chav had came over and taken it off the stand just to knock it over! . I was really pissed off and ended up picking it up on the opposite side of the stand, then letting go once I had it vertical only for it to fall onto the other side because the stand was still down . The second time pulling it up seemed a lot harder! I'm 6'1" and built like a ... rake! .
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