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

[muskrat]

buy some 2x's and ride the beast up.  I'm sure your neighbors will appreciate that one.

[Veloce-Fino]

Might not be such a good idea actually, look at the last guy who tried something like this.

[Raux]

what you haven't looked at is safety.
you'll need to drain your fuel tank, remove the battery more than likely, and have an oil absorbtion pad under the bike.
plus the tires and oil will emit fumes as well as the tank unless purged...

is there any safety codes you could be violating? would your lease get canned if caught? etc.

i know i'm being a pisser on the fire... but don't want this cool idea cause you problems

[ducpainter]

what you haven't looked at is safety.
you'll need to drain your fuel tank, remove the battery more than likely, and have an oil absorbtion pad under the bike.
plus the tires and oil will emit fumes as well as the tank unless purged...

is there any safety codes you could be violating? would your lease get canned if caught? etc.

i know i'm being a pisser on the fire... but don't want this cool idea cause you problems

He'll probably be breaking every fire code in NYC...

but what do tires emit?

[stopintime]

...............

but what do tires emit?

After party burn outs can be so much fun, although a bit smelly [moto]

[cgv]

+ 1 on the volunteer list.


this could be cool :

http://thatwillbuffout.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/funny-car-photos-rubber-buffs-right-out-right-honey.jpg

(from SU)
 

[speedknot]

This is a funny thread.  Go with 3 mules and a camera guy.  A 400lb bike going upstairs and around corners could get a bit difficult, but not impossible.  Also, a 17" wheel doesn't exactly roll well "up" stairs.  If you can rustle up 4 guys then you can carry it up like a pallbearer with some moving straps.  4 guys at 100 lbs each is a breeze.  Hope ya got some friends.  I saw two plumbers carry a boiler up from the basement using moving straps.  It wasn't easy but they did it.  A 3 section Peerless has to weight around 500lbs. Possibly?

[671M900]

Take those 3 guys and have them help you move downstairs. Most logical approach to me

[Popeye the Sailor]

What could go wrong?

[Speeddog]

What could go wrong?

Yes, indeed.  

Like the idea of moving downstairs. 

[sbrguy]

what you haven't looked at is safety.
you'll need to drain your fuel tank, remove the battery more than likely, and have an oil absorbtion pad under the bike.
plus the tires and oil will emit fumes as well as the tank unless purged...

is there any safety codes you could be violating? would your lease get canned if caught? etc.

i know i'm being a pisser on the fire... but don't want this cool idea cause you problems

oh come on, don't be getting all serious and thinking straight here..

of course he would at least drain all the fuel before moving it upstairs only bc it would be lighter to carry, and as far as the oil, afterall people keep bottles of motor oil in their houses at times for emergency purposes what is the difference if 3 quarts "happen" to be contained within a metal container and not the plastic bottles?   

this is totally going to be great if this happens.

[mattc7]

in gear, strap through wheel (or through a strong frame mounting point, if you are tall enough to use that.  One person on each side in the rear.

Ziptie the front brake down. Strap through front wheel, 2 guys in front.

a 5th guy is reccomended, whose sole purpose is to maintain balance, and to let everyone know when it's clear to put down.

it can be done with 2 in back, one in front.  I would not do it with less than 3 unless you seriously know what you're doing.  It's hard to balance 400lbs of vertical weight, and once it starts tipping...it doesn't come back easy.

[671M900]

If they won't let you keep your monster indoors, go buy a house.  It IS a monster after all... 

Seriously though. how wide is the stairway to begin with? I did push a bike up a flight of stairs with two other guys, but the way we did it was strap the bike down to some 1/2" plywood, and pull and push it up the stairs. That way it can "sled" up the stairs, bust be steady and careful not to let go.

[Raux]

He'll probably be breaking every fire code in NYC...

but what do tires emit?

ever been in a room with tires.. they stink

how about the axles. they are hollow. how about a bar though each axle and a man on each end of the bar?

[Veloce-Fino]

I did push a bike up a flight of stairs with two other guys, but the way we did it was strap the bike down to some 1/2" plywood, and pull and push it up the stairs. That way it can "sled" up the stairs, bust be steady and careful not to let go.

^ DO , possible hilarity is increased by this scenario.