I wish I saw this last week, I have a broken fuel cap on my bike so it didn't lock. dropped my bike in my driveway, and had it pouring gas all over me as I he-manned it. shoes wouldn't grip so I had to do it in my socks. lost a gallon or so of fuel, and ruined a pair of socks. Now that was scary.
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[ame="http://vimeo.com/8048765"]How to pick up a motorcycle on Vimeo[/ame]"The shortest distance between two points is for people that don't ride!"
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Glad to have learned this...I'm a fairly small girl and never could pick up the Kat as heavy as it is. Fortunately where I live everyone seems to wanna help anytime I've ever dropped it, but I've always wondered what I'd do if it happened out in the middle of nowhere...I think I can manage it this way so yaaay heheh...now I can go ride in the middle of nowhere...or something like that...Just hoping this doesn't happen out there lol.
Cause I do enjoy being in the middle of nowhere...**** aliens...ehehe...
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This is video on how to pick it up.... I on other hand turn into Superman grab the bars and pick her up... After a minute I feel all out of energy and the next day my arms are killing me. So do as the video and not as I would. enjoy!
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84YfDGKA4Og"]HOW TO PICK UP YOUR MOTORCYCLE - FALLEN OR DROPPED BIKE - YouTube[/ame]
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Not so easy
Originally posted by Absyn-thesis View PostG'day Steves,
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,
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Originally posted by KatRoar View PostHalf Empty or Half Full, Pick the damn bike up and ride!"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you when I called you stupid. I thought you already knew..."
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I was able to he-man my '86 Virago 750 easily - which is heavier than my 600 Kat - but had trouble pulling up my Kat the first time I gently dropped it in a parking lot (yeah, that is the most embarrassing thing to do!)
Hopefully won't have to try this anytime in the near future, but this will be the first thing I think of if it does happen.
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