Question about motorcycles and stairs

[storysunfolding]

There's a guy in norfolk va that has a ramp that folds down from the railing of his front porch ( a good 15 feet above street level btw). It's locked with a huge chain and padlock but he leaves his gsxr 750 sitting on the porch for all to see.

I think it's how he keeps it protected from rain, secure and a continual taunt to any would be bike thief in the area.

I only saw him take it down once, never seen him put it back up but it looks intense.

[teclador]

Ok, the opinion seems to be clear in this case. I guess I'll wait until
later this year and make sure when looking for our new place that it's
motorcycle-compatible ;)

Thanks everybody!

[Dragonhawk]

Now, having been an avid bicyclist all my life, for some weird reason I
subconciously always assumed that motorcycles were not that heavy (hey,
compared to a car they are)... because bicycles are so light, right? A look
at the specifications told me otherwise. My current intended beginner
bike would be a new Ninja 250, which according to specs weighs around
300lb dry, so with a full tank it should be around 350lb total.

My question is: is it even remotely realistic to move something like this
up and down a set of about 10 stairs on a regular basis?

You really have no idea how heavy 350lbs. actually is, do you?

As a fellow "avid bicyclist all my life" I give you this advice - NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, think that the physics of riding a motorcycle are anything like riding a bicycle. I used to think that way too. I was wrong and have the hospital bills to prove it.

I don't care if you ride racing bicycles or BMX or freestyle or mountain bikes, you can easily toss them around and make them go whereever you want. You can powerslide a bicycle without thinking about it. Heck, they only weigh 30lbs. But a 400lb. motorcycle goes where inertia is taking it. You can't just toss a motorcycle around like that (despite what you may have seen in movies like "Torque" - it is NOT gonna happen).

Everytime I encounter new-rider or wannabe new-riders who talk about their bicycle-experience, I try to give them this little speech. Because I wish someone had told ME before I tried to swerve my Ninja 250 through a patch of gravel like it was a BMX bike ........

[Custom]

One word....



RAMP

2ND

[Koss]

Ramp could work... but it can possibly be very dangerous not only to you, but your bike. Ever though about using some of those looped posts that you drill straight into concrete. Just as an anchor for a motorcycle chain?

[intotherain]

i would never try to push my bike up 10 stairs on a ramp... I mean what if I couldnt do it? The bike would fall, and I would probably get crushed under the motorcycle, I would slide down the stairs with a 400 pound motorcycle on me and I would end up in a lot of pain.




and why the heck would you try power sliding on a motorcycle? lol

[logitech104]

and why the heck would you try power sliding on a motorcycle? lol

i did it once, on accident, more like drifting though..
thank you dirtbike background!

[dr_bar]

i would never try to push my bike up 10 stairs on a ramp... I mean what if I couldnt do it?

Who said anything about pushing it up the ramp??? Isn't that why they invented motors???

[t_bonee]

Buy a nice cover, park it behind your house. Works for me.

[Dragonhawk]

and why the heck would you try power sliding on a motorcycle? lol

Ever watch a MotoGP race? They let the rear tire slip out a little bit. Not a true powerslide, but conceptually the same.

Ever see a supermoto or motocross race? They TRULY do powerslides on motorcycles, just like on a bicycle. And the supermoto guys do it on asphalt as well as dirt.

Proof: