My Feej took a nap

[Robert Ford]

Not sure how it happened, but we pulled off the highway for a stretch (long day in the saddle 2-up) and stopped. The wife started getting off and the next thing we knew, we were on the ground saying "WTF just happened?"

I have no idea how it happened, possibly fatigue, the wife thinks maybe she got her foot hung up but in the end, I couldn't keep the bike up.

Anyway, I tried lifting the thing back up and for the life of me, couldn't get a decent hand hold anywhere. A couple of guys in a truck helped me right it. No harm done except for some scratches on the left mirror.

Question: If this happens again, where do you grab to lift?

 

[not2shabby]

On the left side, I'd grab the grip and the handle for putting it on the centerstand. Face away from the bike and use your legs to lift it; much easier. Right side...handgrip and whatever I could hold on to. I'm sure there's some videos on Youtube or somewhere showing the best way.

 

[GBranson]

I put in gear and grab the available handlebar

with both hands and lift with my legs.

 

[CAJW]

Remember to deploy the side stand! Once during a Lee Parks class, some poor guy dropped his brand new Gold Wing on it's right side. He was so flustered/ embarrassed that he ran around, hoisted it back vertical and promptly threw it over on the left side! At least both sides matched!

 

[Robert Ford]

On the left side, I'd grab the grip and the handle for putting it on the centerstand. Face away from the bike and use your legs to lift it; much easier. Right side...handgrip and whatever I could hold on to. I'm sure there's some videos on Youtube or somewhere showing the best way.

That's pretty much what I tried, but man, maybe I was just too beat. For the life of me, I couldn't get that pig up, lol.

My back is killing me today too. Fortunately, the trip is over so the wife, bike and myself are taking a day off.

 

[Aasland]

Like this:

 

[Bounce]

My back is killing me today too.

you did it wrong then. place your butt on the seat with your legs stretched out and "baby step" backward pushing the bike up as you go. you're back shouldn't ever be used.

 

[wheatonFJR]

That's pretty much what I tried, but man, maybe I was just too beat. For the life of me, I couldn't get that pig up, lol.

My back is killing me today too. Fortunately, the trip is over so the wife, bike and myself are taking a day off.

Make sure your wife is off the bike next time...your back won't hurt so much.

 

[MarFJR]

One of my 2 up rules..

Get on and off the bike using the kick stand side. Never get on or off (Passenger)Without seeing the kickstand down. Less chances for a surprise

 

[Robert Ford]

My back is killing me today too.

you did it wrong then. place your butt on the seat with your legs stretched out and "baby step" backward pushing the bike up as you go. you're back shouldn't ever be used.

That's what I did. I think my back hurts from the fall. (I have a host of back issues and it doesn't take much)

 

[wfooshee]

Your back may be hurting from wrestling the bike before it fell . . . .

I've picked mine up "several times" from drops in the driveway, a parking lot, whatever. If it can slide, the walk it up backwards thing doesn't work well, you just keep pushing it away. Othrwise, it really does just pop right up, no "lifting" is actually involved. You lever it up with your legs.

 

[JET]

One of my 2 up rules..

Get on and off the bike using the kick stand side. Never get on or off (Passenger)Without seeing the kickstand down. Less chances for a surprise

+1 on the side stand trick. Engine off, side stand down, verbal agreement get on/off, hands on shoulders on/off.

 

[Ari Rankum]

Color me suspicious, but I am not buying your wife's bafflement about what happened. Tell me, has she ever thrown a live toaster into your bath?

 

[madmike2]

Color me suspicious, but I am not buying your wife's bafflement about what happened. Tell me, has she ever thrown a live toaster into your bath?

:rofl: :rofl:

Has she recently doubled your life insurance policy?

:dntknw: :blink:

 

[stoggy]

fighting a falling bike is the easiest way to get hurt. In fact i think that always hurts.

 

[Duff]

One of my 2 up rules..

Get on and off the bike using the kick stand side. Never get on or off (Passenger)Without seeing the kickstand down. Less chances for a surprise

+1 on the side stand trick. Engine off, side stand down, verbal agreement get on/off, hands on shoulders on/off.

+2... my passenger does not move on or off the bike until my sidestand is down and the bike is resting on it with me sharing the load. Now if I could just get her to stop moving around while sitting at a stop light, I wouldn't have to worry about the bike going over! :huh: I won't tell you how many times/if I have dropped this bike... Murphy may be listening. I will tell you that I had 4 drops in 30K miles on my '05'... OK, 5 drops, but the last one was permanent. :blink: