Best way to pick your bike up?

[dern]

What's the best way to pick your bike up? I dropped mine in the car park this morning (bit sleepy, forgot to put the side stand down) and just went and picked the thing up because I (obviously) felt like a tw@t. I guess I didn't do it the best way because I can feel the strain in my back (not badly). Is there a recommended way? I briefly thought about trying it the way someone else told me which was to pick it up with your back to the bike but for some reason it didn't feel right.

[F.M]

just under 200kg is a hefty weight...hard to lift it without hurting yourself...but as said...if you cannot muster assistance, face backwards & lift SLOWLY so it doesn`t go the `other` way as you can`t hold it with your back to it...best to avoid motorcycle weightlifting altogether..

[dern]

F.M said:

best to avoid motorcycle weightlifting altogether..

Yeah. F*cking stupid really. Just got off without putting the side stand down. Still, only a few more scratches to add to the collection and a red face - could have been worse

[The Griffalo]

I've always picked them up "back to bike" thanks to a knackered knee... Just grab the upper bar, wedge your arse against the seat and push up using your legs. Seems to work for me.

[Biker's Nemesis]

The Griffalo said:

I've always picked them up "back to bike" thanks to a knackered knee... Just grab the upper bar, wedge your arse against the seat and push up using your legs. Seems to work for me.

Same as what F.M also said.

[RemaL]

I was told a trick from a Bike copper for picking up big bikes.

get on the left hand side of the bike ( norm getting on side) hold the left hand grip and steady the bike with your other. then turn the wheel away from you and roll the bike up. not a great explanation but I know it works

[Kiwi_uk]

RemaL said:

I was told a trick from a Bike copper for picking up big bikes.

get on the left hand side of the bike ( norm getting on side) hold the left hand grip and steady the bike with your other. then turn the wheel away from you and roll the bike up. not a great explanation but I know it works

That's the best way to do it for most bikes:

1. stand facing the bike next to the handle bars.
2. grab the bottom most handle bar and turn the bars so the wheel is facing upwards. Handle bars and wheel should be turn to full lock.
3. Bend the knees and grip the bootom most grip with both hands.
4. Lift the bike using your knees and a straight back until you get it to the balance point.
5. Put on side stand.

This is the process we teach our associates at machine control days. This will work for most motorcycles with the exception of the heaviest ones. i.e. Pan, Gold Wing etc

[Chilli]

Kiwi_uk said:

RemaL said:

I was told a trick from a Bike copper for picking up big bikes.

get on the left hand side of the bike ( norm getting on side) hold the left hand grip and steady the bike with your other. then turn the wheel away from you and roll the bike up. not a great explanation but I know it works

That's the best way to do it for most bikes:

1. stand facing the bike next to the handle bars.
2. grab the bottom most handle bar and turn the bars so the wheel is facing upwards. Handle bars and wheel should be turn to full lock.
3. Bend the knees and grip the bootom most grip with both hands.
4. Lift the bike using your knees and a straight back until you get it to the balance point.
5. Put on side stand.

This is the process we teach our associates at machine control days. This will work for most motorcycles with the exception of the heaviest ones. i.e. Pan, Gold Wing etc

Unless you have a "Noodle" that is!!!

[y2blade]

Kiwi_uk said:

RemaL said:

I was told a trick from a Bike copper for picking up big bikes.

get on the left hand side of the bike ( norm getting on side) hold the left hand grip and steady the bike with your other. then turn the wheel away from you and roll the bike up. not a great explanation but I know it works

That's the best way to do it for most bikes:

1. stand facing the bike next to the handle bars.
2. grab the bottom most handle bar and turn the bars so the wheel is facing upwards. Handle bars and wheel should be turn to full lock.
3. Bend the knees and grip the bootom most grip with both hands.
4. Lift the bike using your knees and a straight back until you get it to the balance point.
5. Put on side stand.

This is the process we teach our associates at machine control days. This will work for most motorcycles with the exception of the heaviest ones. i.e. Pan, Gold Wing etc

thats the way i do it too

good advice

[Kiwi_uk]

Chilli said:

Kiwi_uk said:

RemaL said:

I was told a trick from a Bike copper for picking up big bikes.

get on the left hand side of the bike ( norm getting on side) hold the left hand grip and steady the bike with your other. then turn the wheel away from you and roll the bike up. not a great explanation but I know it works

That's the best way to do it for most bikes:

1. stand facing the bike next to the handle bars.
2. grab the bottom most handle bar and turn the bars so the wheel is facing upwards. Handle bars and wheel should be turn to full lock.
3. Bend the knees and grip the bootom most grip with both hands.
4. Lift the bike using your knees and a straight back until you get it to the balance point.
5. Put on side stand.

This is the process we teach our associates at machine control days. This will work for most motorcycles with the exception of the heaviest ones. i.e. Pan, Gold Wing etc

Unless you have a "Noodle" that is!!!

But I can't have a Noodle when I need it most. At Folembray and Cadwell

[Steve_T]

Facing and facing away from bike techniques explained here:
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/latest/MMSCHomeSec...

[Kiwi_uk]

Steve_T said:

Facing and facing away from bike techniques explained here:
http://www.dps.state.mn.us/mmsc/latest/MMSCHomeSec...

That's great!! Even has pics. Thanks Steve

[dern]

Cheers for the info chaps. I'll study it closely so I know what to do next time I have a moment.

The old back hurt yesterday a bit so I obviously did it wrongly in my panic to prevent more people seeing me but it's more or less ok today so no serious harm done.

Doesn't seem to have done the bike any harm.

Thanks,

Mark

[The T Boy]

That's the method I used this morning when I put my foot down on a small twig which promptly acted like a bag of ballbearings causing my foot to slip and the bike to go crashing over.

Result - one knackered fairing and a brake lever embedded in the frame.

ARSE!!!!!!!

[dern]

The T Boy said:

That's the method I used this morning when I put my foot down on a small twig which promptly acted like a bag of ballbearings causing my foot to slip and the bike to go crashing over.

Result - one knackered fairing and a brake lever embedded in the frame.

ARSE!!!!!!!

Oops. I've got crash bungs on mine and it landed neated supported by those, the foot pegs and the top box. Obvioulsy it was the bungs that saved the fairing... well worth the money.

[The T Boy]

I had crash bungs on my old bike but after my only previous 'incident' thought "I'll never ever ever forget to put the sidestand down again so won't need bungs on this one."

To repeat my earlier sentiment - ARSE!!!