Picking up a dropped bike

[sbui]

Was just wondering how the some of you who have dropped their bike and it fell over completley have lifted it back up. When I first started riding last year I know it went down a couple of times just trying to get the hang of it.

Have you seen this technique?

[somegirl]

Here's a little discussion we had on it a while ago: http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=16953.0

[kopfjäger]

I think that lady could one hand the Harley. 

[amcloud]

step 1: place hands on motorcycle
step 2: lift
step 3: kick yourself for dropping your bike
our bikes are not very heavy.  dropping a fully dressed harley may cause you some problems, but a sub 400lb bike shouldn't be much of a problem.

[Statler]

....but a sub 400lb bike shouldn't be much of a problem.

for whom? 

[Major Slow]

for whom? 

I let the little lady pick up the motorcycles when they tip over.  But she does most of my light work.

[Statler]

certainly G can pick up her bike using the technique of the bike being behind you...but it's by no means easy at all.    I just thought it's interesting that anyone thinks it's easy for anyone of average strength to just grab a 400 pound bike and tip it back upright.

I'd like to see a vid of amcloud lifting a monster easily with any other method....it should be no problem after all.

[He Man]

Its more about leverage then strength.

get good leverage on the bike, it will be easy, bad position? it'll be impossible. ever try pushing a bike up hill? Its make the beast with two backsing hard when your holding on the handle bars because the damn thing is parallel to you. but if you were directly behind the bike, it would be much easier. etc.

i can pick up the bike from the handle bars standing over the front wheel just as easy as i can doing this method, or just squatting down and using my legs to lift her up. but if i were to stand on the tail end, with nothing to grab onto bu tthe center of the bike, or trying to pull her up, youd have to be superman to pick it up.

Also it helps to not have the bike pinned underneath something...like a car.  (also ive droped my two ducatis a total of 12 times, so i have good experience with picking her up!)

[silentbob]

Adrenaline helps too.  After my last crash I picked up my 1098 with a dislocated shoulder while standing in wet mud.  I just walked up to the bike, grabbed both clipons, stood it up, and swung my leg over.

[He Man]

did you ride away and  then run  shoulder first into a wall to put your shoulder back in place? thats prettty He Man right there. lol

[silentbob]

did you ride away and  then run  shoulder first into a wall to put your shoulder back in place? thats prettty He Man right there. lol

Nope, the shifter was jammed so I was done for the day and since Reg Pridmore doesn't have corner workers, flagmen, or a crash truck I had to push it off of a hot track with other bikes racing past.

[amcloud]

certainly G can pick up her bike using the technique of the bike being behind you...but it's by no means easy at all.    I just thought it's interesting that anyone thinks it's easy for anyone of average strength to just grab a 400 pound bike and tip it back upright.

I'd like to see a vid of amcloud lifting a monster easily with any other method....it should be no problem after all.

Lay yours on its side and I'll be happy to pick it back up for you by the handlebars/clipons....we can get the camera out and some  and make it a party.    But really if you place yourself at a decent point of leverage, an average strength person should be able to lift a lightweight bike without much trouble as HeMan stated.    Larger bikes are a little more difficult.

[somegirl]

I've had the opportunity to try lifting my bike on my own twice (the other times someone always came to my help).  I wasn't able to do it with putting my back to the bike ("leg-press" method), the bike was too flat on the ground.  I was able to do it facing it and lifting ("squat" method), although I was a bit sore afterward.

[monster monkey]

Well, I've had to pick mine up twice so, yes, position is everything.
But, I also "almost"dropped my brother-in-laws Harley and sprained my wrist keeping it up. The lesson, I should not own a heavy bike...thank you Ducati 

[BastrdHK]

I have found that my "shit, this is embarrassing...hurry before anyone looks" strength is quite impressive.  To the naked eye it looks like I have spring loaded sliders that immediately bounce the bike back upright.  

+1 on the squat method.