[md86]

It's NOT ? Huh ......

[Black_peter]

I guess it is.. I thought there was something in the header indicating it was a sticky..

[jcwren]

There's two kinds of riders: those that have been down, and those that are going down. I just hope it's a while before I need to even think of using this technique (it's too new to scratch!)

[md86]

I guess it is.. I thought there was something in the header indicating it was a sticky..

NOW you tell me . I just got on Wildmatt about this , too .

[n1]

i like the he manning way better. makes me feel like hercules .. aha

[Tito750]

very good info

[IndyGunner]

i dropped my bike the other day... just had my huge friend pick it up for me, its way easier than the method they tryed to teach me in MSF lol

[slamcool]

This is a very nice trick, I could have told my ex about it if I had found this before, she called me in tears (she had a kat 750 like mine) cause she dropped it and had to call for helpers...

But for a normal man that use their physic a bit in their lifestyle, lifting this back up just by the grips is no real big effort. A friend dropped mine and in my driveway and it was really nothing special.

For those who watch TV a lot and work in offices without really never working out... It can be a challenge, know your limits, don't hurt yourself for nothing, the HOW TO provided should do fine. Don't be afraid of looking weak or anything, it's not worth hurting yourself. And those very same people, if you loose balance, it might be better for yourselves to let the bike go instead of trying to bring it back up right then... you might hurt yourself in doing so and even follow the bike on the ground.

[CEPMAN]

mine went down on a trailer

I didn't secure it tight enough, and I found that out when I went around the corner. I hopped on the trailer, he-manned it, and went on about my way.

them d@mn things are heavy!

[fededr]

I dropped my r650rser with all the luggage (bike and bags weigted an average of 200Kilos) last summer. It was dark when we pulled at the hostel in a small dirt street in Tilcara (North of Argentina), I stuck my left foot out and what did I found?NOTHING! there was a pothole I didn't saw. So there we went, me, my bike and all the bags. I tried to set my foot firmly on the ground but by the time I managed to do so it was way beyond no-turning point. The DR fell down on my leg and with the adrenaline rush I tried to hold the bike long enough to torn a muscle.I ended in the hospital an had to drive the rest of the trip with my leg hurting like h**l (3000 Km on mountain roads). The doctor said I was lucky I didn't broke a bone or my knee!
MORAL: NO MATTER HOW SHINY AND NEW YOUR PAINT JOB LOOKS ALWAS LET THE BIKE GO!!

PS: untill today I still don`t know who or how they put my bike on the stand again!

[jimmy]

great link...thanx...ya never know !

[caribbean_barbie]

I dropped my r650rser with all the luggage (bike and bags weigted an average of 200Kilos) last summer. It was dark when we pulled at the hostel in a small dirt street in Tilcara (North of Argentina), I stuck my left foot out and what did I found?NOTHING! there was a pothole I didn't saw. So there we went, me, my bike and all the bags. I tried to set my foot firmly on the ground but by the time I managed to do so it was way beyond no-turning point. The DR fell down on my leg and with the adrenaline rush I tried to hold the bike long enough to torn a muscle.I ended in the hospital an had to drive the rest of the trip with my leg hurting like h**l (3000 Km on mountain roads). The doctor said I was lucky I didn't broke a bone or my knee!
MORAL: NO MATTER HOW SHINY AND NEW YOUR PAINT JOB LOOKS ALWAS LET THE BIKE GO!!

PS: untill today I still don`t know who or how they put my bike on the stand again!

I feel the same, and have been told the same! If your bike is going to fall, don't try to hold it, you could or mostly likely will be injured..Although if my bike falls and I have to pick it up ...NOT, thats what men are for, to help the ladies lol.....

[FMFGSX]

Good info

[Gordon]

Thats great, my first day out I wiped going around a turn, wish I would have known this then. I was in the grass, and the morning dew made things fun. Oh well, live and learn. Learned to stay out the grass that morning.

[kain101]

I had checked out that page long before i even road my bike. I tried to do as much research as possible before i went riding for the first time