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#11 Unread post by Lion_Lady »

An additonal tip: If your bike is laying FLAT on the ground so you can't do the 'back to the bike' method, tip it up a bit and wedge something (like your tankbag) underneath the tank.

THEN you can (hopefully) get enough leverage to lift the other way.

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Had a problem with a wing that way

#12 Unread post by bigkid »

Had a goldwing I lifted with that method.[Shortly after I had heart surgery]
and wasn't supposed to be lifting ANYTHING.

Works good and I hope ya never have to find out..

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#13 Unread post by Sev »

motogirl wrote:Ha! I got Verm's attention!
That's easy, it's keeping his attention that's tough... I've seen goldfish with longer attention spans.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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Sevulturus wrote:
motogirl wrote:Ha! I got Verm's attention!
That's easy, it's keeping his attention that's tough... I've seen goldfish with longer attention spans.
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#15 Unread post by MakeCarsStandSTill »

I play with it :laughing: ,, havent dropped it yet so dont know. lets hope i never will have to
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#16 Unread post by ofblong »

wow I drive down dirt roads once in a while and I dont go below 15mph. I am up to 20mph so far to where I feel comfortable but havent gone any faster yet.

heck I feel somewhat unstable at 5mph on a normal road other than stopping.
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#17 Unread post by Venarius »

The two times i've dropped my new bike (750+ pound cruiser) I was pumped with so much adrenaline when I went to the ground that I hopped up and just lifted...dont' even remember specific tactic used.

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#18 Unread post by storysunfolding »

Venarius wrote:The two times i've dropped my new bike (750+ pound cruiser) I was pumped with so much adrenaline when I went to the ground that I hopped up and just lifted...dont' even remember specific tactic used.

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Some bikes are just designed with the weight in a perfect point. A guy at the DC bike show put one of his custom cruisers on it's side for my girlfriend (on a huge pad meant to protect the bike and granted holding it 6 inches off the floor), and lifted it back up with one hand. He told us it weighed 620 lbs!
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#19 Unread post by KingRobb »

yeah low center of gravity cruisers do tip up easier... still good to have a goo d ergonomic approach...dont want to slip a sdisk and redrop it.
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#20 Unread post by CNF2002 »

And be careful when its upright! Last thing you want to do is use so much force pushing it up that you topple it over onto the other side!
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