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    Default 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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    Quote Originally Posted by Trogladyte View Post
    What's the bike?

    And how do you get it up off the deck if you drop it?

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Ducati Pete View Post
    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.
    Is that all part of the KTM service?

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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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    Default Re: Can you pick your bike up?

    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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    Default Re: Can you pick your bike up?

    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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