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Old 03-11-2006, 09:46 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default When you take the bike off the lift you should…………

Check and make sure the kickstands down before you try to lean it. I got past the 45° tilt and thought it was a goner. The bike was falling away from me and somehow I conjured enough strength to save it.

Another thing I learned “bikes are heavy”.

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Old 03-11-2006, 10:03 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I bet your butt was sticking way out.
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Old 03-11-2006, 10:37 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 03-11-2006, 11:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I was at a friend's house a few weeks ago and parked next to the curb. I had already gotten off when I decided to get it a little closer. I rolled it forward without putting the kickstand up, but when I went to set it over, the kickstand had been kicked up from the asphalt. I caught it, but it was scary!

(fwiw, I can lift the Gixxer up off the ground by myself. I've had to do it )
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I've heard that people conjur strength they're unaware of in a time of need . Never know what you're capable of sometimes unless you're forced to do it.
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I've heard that people conjur strength they're unaware of in a time of need . Never know what you're capable of sometimes unless you're forced to do it.
unfortunately its afterwards when you really "feel" it. Ya know when the ol' back muscles remind you that you shoulda let it fall.

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I've heard that people conjur strength they're unaware of in a time of need . Never know what you're capable of sometimes unless you're forced to do it.
Lifted my 82 CB900F with one arm when a driver ran into me and my g/f ended up under it. That's like 460 lbs.
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Old 03-15-2006, 01:31 AM   #8 (permalink)
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You SOB you done it yourself then.
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Lifted my 82 CB900F with one arm when a driver ran into me and my g/f ended up under it. That's like 460 lbs.
Thats a big girlfriend
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One of the best reasons to buy an "economy bike" as your first ride is because dropping it is not as painful when you don't realize that the kickstand isn't fully extended. It only cost me a front turn signal lens on my '82 GS450L, as well as the respective embarassment.
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I have motorcycle jack, with a foot pedal release. The way I let it down is that I will always lower it just to the point the tires touch the floor, but weight is still on the jack. I walk around it, then get on the seat, and let it down completely. This worked on my Intruder, but I'm yet to try it on the M50. The M50 is alot wider. I'm not real tall, but didn't have the problem reaching the jack's pedal when on the intruder, the m50 may be a different story
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Old 04-07-2006, 02:25 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Thats a big girlfriend
LOL - now that was funny...

Would be a Kodak moment to see someone that big on the back of anyone's ride.

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