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[smkymtnboy]

Yesterday morning the guy in front of my truck stopped for stop sign and dropped his bike(ROAD GLIDE). He could not pick it up himself. got out and helped him get it back on two wheels. got me to wondering how or what i should hold or grip where and how to pick my cuse back up. anyone know of a proper way of doing this with just yourself performing this task? man just thinking about this makes my back hurt. anyone encounter this or know the best way to get the bike up on its wheels without help.   

[Unbalanced]

With the ride like a pro and the advanced riders courses I have seen them show you how a woman can stand up a FLH

[smkymtnboy]

With the ride like a pro and the advanced riders courses I have seen them show you how a woman can stand up a FLH

do they have video courses?

[VaEagle]

This is their site :

http://www.ridelikeapro.com/

[Unbalanced]

Check with Mark ironhorse.

He teaches ride like a pro and prolly the best to ask about that.

[RidinRuby]

Check 'er out

[smkymtnboy]

Check 'er out

he certainly has a technique. that is something i do not want to practice though. i hope i can remember if it happens to me. thanks for the link?

[Hugh Janis]

 

[GregKhougaz]

If you are going to ride, you had better know how to pick the bike up.  No one who has done any significant amount of riding has never dropped their bike. 

[Ironhorse]

that is something i do not want to practice though.

Actually that IS something you should practice. Like ALL things motorcycle related, practice is key and it's not that hard. Strip your bike of bags, protect your crashbars with heater hose secured with duct tape and gently set it down on the crashbar on a level surface. Follow the video, put your butt in the seat, palm down grasp the inside grip and pull it into the tank. Grab the rear crashbar with your other hand, and like Jerry said, use a soft tie to help get a better lower hold. If you don't have a soft tie, take your belt off and loop it around the rear foot peg. With your shoulders square use your legs to take small steps to upright the bike. Your back should not be supporting any weight. Keep your head any eyes up and looking out the whole time.

Hope this helps.

[murphy]

Squat down on the fallen side of the bike, lower back and butt get placed against the side of the seat, slowly take short steps backwards, begin raising your hips at the same time as the bike starts to right on both wheels.

Works the quads hard but its the safest and quickest way I've ever tried.

[willyB]

Murphy's got it right.

I dropped my 2011 CVO Street Glide after I stopped at a light and put my foot down in a hole. Couldn't help it, the traffic stopped in perfect position for me. Yeah! .

I weigh a whopping 160 lbs. I got off, picked it up, restarted and drove off before the light changed. Sucked but when you put your foot in a 6" deep pothole on a down hill left to right slope you're pretty much guaranteed to set it down. I almost saved it but it went down in slow motion as my 160 lbs gave into the 800+ lb machine.

I learned this trick several years ago when I was looking for my first Harely. I told the saleswoman that I didn't think I could pick up a Deuce. She (about 5'-2", 110 lbs) called another salesman over and they laid down a Wide Glide. Without much effort she stood it right back up.

They are heavy and you'll need to grunt a little but she will stand back up. No problem.

[FLHTCUSE7]

Any bike is easy to pick up with the right technique. I saw a guy in the ride like a pro class I attended pick up his Ultra Classic at least 10 times during the four hour class.

If I did not know how to pick up my bike I would not leave the house. 

[darth davidson]

I have dropped the bike ....ejem ...  more than once!!! Is a FLTRUSE 900 Lbs beast. I lifted it off the ground , alone with this technique. It works , is fast and safe!!!

[JCZ]

Actually that IS something you should practice. Like ALL things motorcycle related, practice is key and it's not that hard. Strip your bike of bags, protect your crashbars with heater hose secured with duct tape and gently set it down on the crashbar on a level surface. Follow the video, put your butt in the seat, palm down grasp the inside grip and pull it into the tank. Grab the rear crashbar with your other hand, and like Jerry said, use a soft tie to help get a better lower hold. If you don't have a soft tie, take your belt off and loop it around the rear foot peg. With your shoulders square use your legs to take small steps to upright the bike. Your back should not be supporting any weight. Keep your head any eyes up and looking out the whole time.

Hope this helps.

After taking Mark's (Ironhorse) course, Ride Like A Pro West Coast.....   http://www.ridelikeaprowestcoast.com/ , my wife dropped her bike on her way home from work.  Nobody around.....she got it up by her self.

Here's a couple You Tube videos of Mark's course.....