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Dumping A Bike Is No Sin = How To Pick It Back Up

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This came from James R.Davis.Another person that only weighted 125 Lbs picked his bike up without hurting him self !! The Honda Goldwing 1800 manual also has an article on how to pick a bike up if anyone can find it. :D
Maybe Frank can put this in a better place on-site !! :D

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Every time I have seen the bike pickup procedure demonstrated it has been with a Gold Wing. I assume the implication is that if it works with a big heavy motorcyle like the wing, it will work with any motorcycle. WRONG.

Gold Wings are actually easy to pickup because they don't fall all the way over. They are so wide they stop well before the angle with the ground goes flat. All you are doing is moving it from steeply leaned to vertical and the procedure works very well.

It is a lot different if you are picking up a big top-heavy bike lying completely flat with the seat touching the ground. The biggest challenge is just getting the bike up to what is the starting point for a Gold Wing.
 
Good point Don. I thought Goldwings had landing gear, anyway?
 
A few years back I read an article in Motorcyclist Magazine about how to pick up a downed bike. Unfortunately I have had to use this technique in the past. Fortunately it works. No matter what side the bike is laying on, grab the handlebars and turn the wheel away from the ground WHILE HOLDING THE FRONT BRAKE. Proceed to push into the bars. the bike will come up fairly easily without moving away from you. Push until vertical, make sure everyone around you understands that you actually meant to dump your bike, and motor off with whatever dignity you can salvage out of such a special moment.
 
Some of the same principles apply for wings and all bikes, from my experience (although not with wings ;)

It is true that you should use your legs, but when your bike is all the way down, and it weighs 600 lbs, your going to be straining a little (at least).

I usually (well, not that usually) have done it in two steps.


The first step, is to get it to a point where you can prop it (still leaned over) on your ass/legs.

Then next step is to get a good grip, and lift with your legs, making sure your back is straight.


Its basiclally like how you see the super-heavy weightlifters lift lots of weight. not all at once, but in 2 (sometimes 3) stages.
 
Good info. I tipped over standing still once last year. I really had a hard time picking it up. I'm not a littel guy, but probably not a real strong guy, either, but I could not believe how hard it was to pick that thing up. It is now named the Titanic because it goes down quick and you can't get it back up. :lol:
 
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