Video: How to pick up a motorcycle
April 2nd, 2007 | View blog reactions
You will have to do this sooner or later, so you might as well learn how.
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Useful post.
Good idea.
This would have been helpful sooner, but being stuck by yourself with a tipped bike is the best teacher. I was pretty close to this, but I did it a little different…don’t quite remember how…I think it was from the tank and handlebars since there was no bar on the back to grab on to.
Don’t you have a bar on the back of your 919, Elizabeth? Mine came with one. It’s pretty helpful when moving the bike around, and when lifting it up in case of a spill (I’ve done it twice).
Yeah, but with it on top instead of the side, like on that bike, it makes it akward to pull up like he shows.
Great video. My Vespa GTS isn’t that heavy but it’s good to know how to do this should I come upon someone who is in this predictament.
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Wonderful video!
The best way to pick up a motorcycle is to get help from friends. As a experienced biker, I ever rode off-road with gang of my riding buddies in the club BikerKiss.com. I got my bike tumbled when bouncing a small hill. With my friends’ help, I get back to our crazy road quickly. My advice: Do not ride off road alone unless you are strong man. Lol
Nice Video, but does it have to take 5.30 min to tell.
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Thanks for the detail - I appreciated the 5.30 to tell. I’m a new biker, and will go out and practice this technique today!!
I would add that you should place the bike in gear first, especially if you are on uneven ground.
This is important information to have. I can’t even tell you how frustrating it was to drop my bike at a four-way stop and find that not one person would stop to help me pick it up. And a quick note for those people who think they won’t drop their bikes: You will. It’s not a matter of “if,” it’s simply of matter of “when,” and when it happens you’re going to need to know this.
Thanks for the video!
the best way to pick up your bike is to keep your back bent and legs straight lift with a upward jerking motion while facing your bike against traffic, while giving a loud throaty laugh!