How many guys to carry a Monster up one flight of stairs?

[cokey]

How wide is the stair case.. measure everything before attempting..  might be hard for a guy on each side to walk up..  my friend could prob carry it up by himself for you too..  guys a freaking monster.. lol he prob won't fit in the door thgh..

[zooom]

dissassemble the bike in the street and take it up piece by piece yourself and make a winter project of going through the bits and pieces and then reassembling just in time for spring just to undo it all and redo it in the street!

[ggemelos]

That sounds a bit unreasonable, a person standing would occupy potentially only one square foot, so I would think floors should be structured to handle 300+ lbs, no?

Thanks for all the comments, if I do get this done I'll definitely take pics and post them up.

The 40lbs per square foot is a pretty normal live load requirement for a second floor in a residential house.  That means your floor can take 40lbs per square foot applied uniformly to the total floor.  So if your room is 100 sqr feet, you floor can support 4000 lbs applied uniformly to the entire floor.  That does not mean it can support 4000lbs or even 400lbs applied to a single square foot area.  For example a contractor will often reinforce the flooring in a kitchen where a refrigerator, which weighs about 400lbs, might go with more joists than would be required in a living room or a bedroom.  Similarly, the flooring in a bathroom is also reinforced since a bathtub filled with water weighs a lot.   

[Monster Dave]

How long is the staircase? Could you put a piece of wood down as a ramp to help get it up?


Hope it's not a spiral!!!

[sbrguy]

now a spiral staircase would lead to an epic moving situation ... most likely an epic fail situation.  but would be hilarious to see someone try it.

[Latinbalar]

To be safe, I would say use three guys. Two in back and one in front.

I guess my mind is in the gutter but this post was funny!   

[Rameses]

If it's the right bike, the answer is 1 guy...



KLR vs. Stairs

[gh0stie]

whatever number you come up with, please add one extra for teh video camera. preferrably not filming with his phone so that he can still dial 911 while keeping the film rolling.   

[booger]

If you can have a baby grand piano in your living room you ought to be able to swing a Ducati Monster. I wouldn't worry about the live loading at all. Some people weigh 350-400# & they gotta live somewhere, sometimes even in a second floor apartment!

[Fresh Pants]

Two guys, one girl, pivot?
This came to mind immediately. 

Friends - Pivot

[Silver King]

ride it up!

This has so far been the best answer.

[stopintime]

As a former professional mover....

I say, get carrying straps if you can. The weight will almost exclusively be on the guys carrying in the rear. The bike will shift enough to require both of those guys to hold ~300lbs in one/two hands. Not safe!

If can't get straps, I'd say no.

Should you choose to disregard my advice.... +1 on the video

[junior varsity]

Me and Marty @ AMS have had to do this with 1198's and new Monsters. Not had a problem just the two of us, and we've gotten pretty creative with ramps.

[Veloce-Fino]

You could always jump it through a 2nd story window.

[Monster Dave]

You could always jump it through a 2nd story window.