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Can you pick your bike up?What's the bike? And how do you get it up off the deck if you drop it?... |
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Superduke. I've no idea, on the occasion I parted company with it, some nice blokes in orange appeared and did all the picking up n stuff. |
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GSXR 750 slingshot (190 kilos dry) can pick it up off its side. KX500 (mebbe 110 kilos dry now that I've added a few kilos with of roads gubbins) ) can pick it up right off the ground so its not touching the deck at all. | |
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I can pick both bikes I own up off their sides - the CB500 is considerably easier to do than the Thunderbird 900 though! |
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BMW R1150GS? I dunno.. Not convinced I wouldn't struggle. I've picked up heavier bikes, a Suzuki GSX1100F for a start, but the GS is a much taller prospect, where as the GSX's rounded shape was quite good for just rolling it back most of the way. Anger at having dropped a bike is always a useful force multiplier though. And then there's my trick back.. All in all, best keep it an academic exercise really. |
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Africa Twin and yes I can - it went over not so long ago courtesy of my daughter!
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GS1200adv - wouldn't like to try. I dropped my vstrom at a standstill, managed to pick that up ok, but, as hb says, anger/embarrasement is a great aid. |
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Yes, WR450, enduro events makes one fit n strong(ish) : )
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Yeah, i've picked up the SRAD and am fairly happy i could pick up the Tuono. I'm not a girl you know
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I managed to pick up my 600 fazer after parting company with it. I'm fairly sure that it was a mix of anger and adrenaline that got it up off the floor though |
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Have managed to pick up a fully laden Pan 1100 up several times, with no real problems. I doubt there are many heavier bikes around... |
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R1200GS. On the two occasions which I've managed to drop one over the past 5 years, I've been so bloody annoyed with myself that I've just grabbed the handlebars and the subframe and restored the sodding thing to its rightful position on two wheels. Disclaimer: Once was on a grassy lump in a field while trying to follow a mate on his CRF450 and the other was on a rented GS on a NorCal mountain road while chasing a mate on his GS. | |
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My TDM would be no problem as would the XR1200 but the Electra at 450kg I'm not so sure! 1200rt was no issue but I don't make a habit of putting them on their side to check the theories. If I did I'd use the two hands on bar end that was down technique, anything I have picked up though wasn't very difficult. |
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