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Originally posted by Skyway46 View Postthis may be a retarded question...but, would it be safe to gently lay the bike down on its side and practice this? i think it would be better to do that than to crash in front of everybody and struggle for 5 mins trying to get the bike upright
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Yup, That will work!http://katriders.com/vb/showthread.php?t=110816
1994 GSX750F Katana with:
Michelin Pilot Road 2's, 120/70, 150/70,
Race Tech 1.0kg springs with 25mm preload,
R6 rear shock w/14.3kg Eibach spring,
1" Soupys bar risers, Zero Gravity windshield,
RK GXW Gold Chain, My own fender eliminator,
3BBB turn signal mirrors,
Black painted seat and rear trim,
Nelson-Rigg CL-135, CL-150, CL-950.
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She's lifting a totaly different bike…
Bummer, that method does work for my other bikes, but NOT MY 750 KAT!
I dropped the bike trying to put it on the centerstand, so it fell on it's right side.
I'm 6"4" and I have to completely bend my knees to get my butt to touch the seat, the fork kept flopping over so the bike would roll left. If I held the bars straight, I had only one hand under the seat, and the seat pan was flexing close to breaking. That method would never work for me on a Katana.
I did get it up and here's how: By facing the tank, turning the bars left, holding the end of the bar with my right hand, left hand under the tank, as I got it up on the tires I braced my left knee under the tank and pushed up. As it came up I could balance it and set it on the side stand. Like picking up a bicycle, but it takes a lot out of you.
Bill
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This method really works I was a little skeptical at first but decided to do it. I am amazed how easy the bike comes up, left hand on bars, right hand on grab rail and rt foot on centerstand. It came right up. I just got back into riding and have always been able to get the bikes on the centerstand. Problem was I would lean the bike into me and rock it up and back. My previous bikes outweighed the katana by 50-70 lbs therefore it was difficult but i managed. This way is so much easier that I will probably always use it instead of my side stand.
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That's useful too!
Originally posted by liaf View PostThis method really works I was a little skeptical at first but decided to do it. I am amazed how easy the bike comes up, left hand on bars, right hand on grab rail and rt foot on centerstand.
Bill
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Originally posted by buffalobill View PostBummer, that method does work for my other bikes, but NOT MY 750 KAT!
I dropped the bike trying to put it on the centerstand, so it fell on it's right side.
I'm 6"4" and I have to completely bend my knees to get my butt to touch the seat, the fork kept flopping over so the bike would roll left. If I held the bars straight, I had only one hand under the seat, and the seat pan was flexing close to breaking. That method would never work for me on a Katana.
I did get it up and here's how: By facing the tank, turning the bars left, holding the end of the bar with my right hand, left hand under the tank, as I got it up on the tires I braced my left knee under the tank and pushed up. As it came up I could balance it and set it on the side stand. Like picking up a bicycle, but it takes a lot out of you.
Bill-Steve
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Originally posted by liaf View PostThis method really works I was a little skeptical at first but decided to do it. I am amazed how easy the bike comes up, left hand on bars, right hand on grab rail and rt foot on centerstand. It came right up. I just got back into riding and have always been able to get the bikes on the centerstand. Problem was I would lean the bike into me and rock it up and back. My previous bikes outweighed the katana by 50-70 lbs therefore it was difficult but i managed. This way is so much easier that I will probably always use it instead of my side stand.
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Reel me in…
Originally posted by liaf View PostSorry but I put this in the wrong thread I was reading both ,pick the bike up and an easy way to get your bike on the centerstand. I should have posted it in an easy way to get to get your bike on the centerstand.
It might work, if I had a huge butt to counterbalance the bike.
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Originally posted by steves View PostI've picked up several bikes with this method, Katana's included. It's not about strength but about leverage. It might have helped to put the transmission in gear so it wouldn't wander.
G'day Steves,
I dropped my bike last week in front of my office building in the pouring rain. I'd gotten all packed and geared, astride, and just about to start the bike when I realized I'd forgotten something. Thinking I still had the side-stand down, I started to get off, only to find out the hard way when the bike kept tipping left that I was in deep trouble. I let it down gently, so damage was minimal.
This method, though, is tricky with a kat, especially on the left side. The bike lays so flat, it's a bear to get low enough to place my butt on the seat, or to get the bike high enough to use my legs for leverage as indicated in this method. I managed, but it took some creative swearing while sweating in full gear, 80+F in the pouring rain. A bike like the beamer in the pics would be heaps easier--it's already half-way there!
Have you picked up a kat using this method, and did you find the same leverage problem?
Cheers,High-velocity Geek
'06 GSX750F
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