How To Pick Up A Motorcycle

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10 жыл бұрын

This video was produced by my original channel name XXXDEADHEAD. Want to hold me to the thoughts and opinions reflected? I am sure you do, but those thoughts and opinions have adapted to the present day - constant evolution as I refuse to stop learning and adapting to the world around me. The following video was made when I called myself XXXDEADHEAD. This was a persona character that allowed me to voice thoughts from a perspective unique to the name. All thoughts and considerations in this video are simply reflections in the rear view mirror, faded to obscurity by the distance of time. Thoughts change, so tune into my recent videos to see where I am at today! The Adventures of X 2020
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This is from a video I took during the 2013 Progressive International Motorcycle Show in San Mateo, CA. I really found this to be enlightening and I though I would share it with you all now.
Intro and closing music by Kevin McLeod, "Slow Burn".
Music during the video was performed live during the motorcycle show while I recorded this video. It was performed by the School of Rock.

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@kritikmalviya 3 жыл бұрын

this actually helped me today..I watched this video like 2 years ago..when my bike fell down..I remembered this technique..thnx a lot!

@XXXDeadhead 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@ercussio 7 жыл бұрын

This video seriously saved my life today... second day street riding (ever), and my 500lb Nighthawk tipped right after I filled the tank. In front of a swinging automatic gate. Gas and oil started spilling out, and it was on an empty backroad with no help in site. It was tough, but I got the thing back up and out of the way lifting the thing using the technique she demonstrates. Bike was unscathed! Scare of a lifetime though ':P

@XXXDeadhead 7 жыл бұрын

Super glad to hear that you are ok - sorry about the bike though. Glad this video was of help!

@ercussio 7 жыл бұрын

Bike was okay, still running fine! :D

@XXXDeadhead 7 жыл бұрын

+ercussio whew

@dawkness360_4 6 жыл бұрын

This is definitely something that msf courses should be teaching in beginners class

@levicooney9534 7 жыл бұрын

Welp....when your stuck watching a 4min video when your Beloved KLR is humiliating laying on the floor and you just don't have the patience.

@ZAK-lz8zh 5 жыл бұрын

I tried it on my daughters pink bicycle with stabilizers, it works.

@spacep0d 10 жыл бұрын

This is definitely a technique useful for females since they tend to have about 50-60% less upper-body-strength compared to men (on-average), but it's good to know some of the basics (like having a bike in gear). It's also good to favor one's legs. A bike can be picked-up from the right but the trick is to squeeze the front brake to prevent the front wheel from rolling-around the rear wheel axis while the bars are turned. The woman seemed annoyed talking-over that band. ;) Nice vid!

@Motocicleiros Жыл бұрын

I realized that you are very clever.

@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt 4 жыл бұрын

Hello from the future. It's amazing this was in my recomendations in 2019. Never owned a bike but sure know now to help someone. Thanks for this valuable information. Just goes to show in life one never stops learning.

@littlestworkshop 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this helped me 2 days after watching it. Screwed up a u-turn with my new-to-me bike ('97 VFR750) and had to gently place the bike on it's side. This made the process of lifting it fairly effortless if not less embarrassing :)

@littlehootcrafts6183 3 жыл бұрын

So dropped my bike the first time today. In my garage. In neutral. On the shifter and kickstand. I liked the part about bad knee and back. I have both 🤣. It was a bad day. I walked away for a couple hours. Came back full of more anger. Got her up. About 30 seconds before my buddy showed up.

@larrywhalen127 4 жыл бұрын

As I commented in a similar display of how to get a big Harley back up after being dropped, the only thing extra I would do is to secure the kickstand to the front downtube or the crashbar with a length of bungie chord or rope or even your belt so it cannot fold backwards if the bike were to move forward as it touched the ground. One other thing I have now added to my safety kit is a pair of cheap/used spiked golf shoes in case I ended up having to do this on the dirt. Got mine from the pro-shop at a local golf course for free since they usually throw them away, but offering a drink probably didn't hurt either.

@firbyd 4 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Finally someone who goes thru all aspects, from both sides of a fall! :-) Well done!

@troyboy986 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 3X. Helpful hints for all

@kenmcdougall6106 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God for KZfaq - dropped my fully laden GSX600F this morning, trying to get it onto the centrestand and my foot slipped off the stand in the wet. I didn't think I'd be able to do it, but now I know I can! Thank you!

@angiemathews847 6 жыл бұрын

A small tornado dropped my bike while I was at work yesterday - luckily, I had help, but you damn right I'm going to look up how to do this myself just in case. :) Thanks for the help! No damage to my Honda CBR thankfully. First time down and only 1700 miles on it.

@bigboi1124 4 жыл бұрын

I'm 63 with 2 busted discs and after detailing my cruiser in the driveway, I hopped on and walked it into my garage. My 9yr old grandson distracting me by telling me he wanted to drive it. I told him to wait another year and leaned it over on the kickstand. Needless to say, I forgot to put the kickstand down and slooowly down she went. Managed to wrestle it up and, luckily, nary a scratch. Wish I'd watched this first...Great video!

@ortega181956 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, very informative video. Great job illustrating your technique..

@beachboy4106 4 жыл бұрын

Been riding 25 years , never had this problem, but thanks for the advice anyway. I practice slow riding and turning when ever I get a chance in an open space/ empty car park etc.that way it builds up your confidence at slow speed mannouver :)

@roddersonone 5 жыл бұрын

I was sixty when I picked up my dropped Rocket 111. Wish I had done it this way.

@UncleBoVlogsHere 10 жыл бұрын

One of those tips that you hope you never have to use but is so handy to know...thanks!

@justtim7334 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent. I'd never thought of doing it like that.

@greatkingrat 7 жыл бұрын

Wow cool I didn't know this. On the two times that I have dropped my bike someone else helped me but I didn't know what I would have done if they weren't there. Now I do. Thank you.

@XXXDeadhead 7 жыл бұрын

Dom Hawtin very good!

@williamnethercott4364 Жыл бұрын

Good demo! As someone who needs to protect their back and knees (because I'm getting old), I can appreciate the technique.

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

vac0002 - Great point... most of us feel a sense of urgency to get the bike out of the road... so the pressure you mention, the hustle of the moment, and the sense of urgency are against us.... Which, is another survival reaction that we need to remember to resist! So important to think of the long run in a short run moment like that.

@TheMrB 3 жыл бұрын

BRILLINAT VIDEO, thanks so much. x

@doright6461 6 жыл бұрын

Same technique I use. Picked up many large dirt bikes over the years so getting used to this became normal. Yes I forgot to use my trusty 2.5 x 2.5 inch piece of plywood under my stand while on packed dirt. Well of course I found it on it's side after the rain. Damn. No crash bar to roll it up with meant even with this method that old 98 ZX-11 was still a job on wet grass. Thanks for a great vid to like.

@quiver99 3 жыл бұрын

Very, very helpful. Thanks for sharing

@Space-Fonzo-7 2 жыл бұрын

I layed down my bike my third day on it. When I picked it up with a hurried jerking motion and felt it in my back I realized I should watch a video lol

@3niknicholson 3 жыл бұрын

If your bike is equpped with crash bars which enable an easy rock-back to a 45 degree position, go for it...

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Robert - well said! I try to always pick things up with proper technique... I do this because I refused to do it for so long and my back is no longer as helpful as it once was

@jimyoung9825 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@Keepingitrespectfulmostly. 4 жыл бұрын

Don't fall for lifting bike with your arms only. Use legs to.. I just did similar changing a 19" spare wheel after a puncture. There is always usually a knack to sorting most things out. Now she is ready to go out for dinner as a treat.?

@ametkarakus7859 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much girl..very helpful video

@archie764 6 жыл бұрын

its so easy on a rubber mat try it on deep gravel its like ball bearings under your feet

@wolfdar2009 6 жыл бұрын

so move the gravel out of the way?

@nicorailey8435 5 жыл бұрын

Key word, deep gravel lol. That stuff seems forever deep when you're picking up a bike

@joescheller6680 5 жыл бұрын

lo yesterday first time on a harley of course stopped 3ft from concrete apron to open garage door layed right over. of course no ne around. just relieved the guy with his work semi as was running late and i returnrd the bike back to the yard 30 miles gravel!!!!!

@avp6549 5 жыл бұрын

Well, zombies are tipically strong...they can help

@Keepingitrespectfulmostly. 4 жыл бұрын

@@nicorailey8435 Damn straight..

@TheFrog767 4 жыл бұрын

Very good a back saver.

@anand_pg 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome!

@livetorideridetodie1 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing it.

@gharrised6762 Жыл бұрын

simply awesome 👍

@sherwinsalvatori6997 4 жыл бұрын

You make it look so easy, I know a lot of guys riding big bikes and claim they all know everything about riding, they all lift there bikes facing it.

@samanthamartins990 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to try this next time I tip my bike .... I’m 5’3 and weigh about 110 lbs. so lifting my 650cc Suzuki is very difficult

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Robert - Haha yeah - I can imagine the shame from a fall like that

@sumitgenzyme 3 жыл бұрын

Nice trick.. Waiting for more

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

HoaryRider - I'm with ya... just don't drop the bike and ya never have to worry about any of this :)

@FLATearthGARY 5 жыл бұрын

I hate to see any bike down. Thx for the video though.

@edgarfernandez7844 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you , good video

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I agree with that... I know I would not use this exact technique (unless it was the 900+ lb touring bike), but I assure you, now that I have a better understanding of what I would consider to be an extremely efficient (for body) way to pick up a bike, I will be utilizing more of this information. Point is, people are predictably irrational, just like you have mentioned multiple times, but that is not what I pursue, I see logic and I follow it.

@9erinne661 6 жыл бұрын

Great song

@waynegto1484 Жыл бұрын

Well done...

@AkDeluxeRider 10 жыл бұрын

Good tip, she made it look super easy.

@jimphillips8774 4 жыл бұрын

My 46 chief fell over the other day ,took two of us to pick it up . No roadside assistance advavlable ,policy ran out in 47 !

@dawnrobb8809 10 жыл бұрын

oh, I just realized you meant have I ever been so drunk I forgot to put my feet down. No, but in High School my group of friends I had a buddy,his first time out, forgot to put his feet down at the light. As he's talking we watched in slow motion as he feel over & everyone laughed our butts off. He picked his bike up by himself & went home. We couldn't stop laughing about it for the rest of the day at every stop light

@justtim7334 4 жыл бұрын

I thinks it's "fell".

@Larry.Roberton 4 жыл бұрын

Works great when you break your collarbone in the fall on a rainy night and there's no one around! You can get your bike straight home, park safe and then get a drive to the hospital. (1100 Yamaha inline 4)

@dheller777 10 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately been there done that. Thanks!

@ammobank 2 жыл бұрын

If you can, add the step of turning the front wheel away from the fallen position. The wheel adds opposing weight.

@timothywoods6151 4 жыл бұрын

I love Harley-davidson. I got a 1200 sports it's black- gold I love it

@jamesritch5245 2 жыл бұрын

Great video I learned something valuable hopefully I never need to be in that position

@ronpranglen5287 4 жыл бұрын

first time i've had the patience to watch "how to pick a bike up" whatever the knowall critics have to say I'm sure it's useful to some of people !

@worzmcallister1837 4 жыл бұрын

i sit in the sidecar - that usually gets it level again !

@renanprospero 3 жыл бұрын

It's 2020 and I wish I had seen this video earlier than this afternoon when I dropped a Rebel 500.

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Haha - Smileys rule! :) I would totally use this technique if I ever owned a Ultra Classic 980 lb bike and it was dropped... But, for my 600 lb bike I would just curl up in a ball and sob like a baby lol - no, seriously I would try to remember to lock it in gear, put kickstand up, and attempt to lift the bike with minimal back stress. Such an odd thing to me because the last time I had to pick up a bike I was 10 years old and my brother helped me pick up the dirt bike - it was a struggle!

@ipohboy 6 жыл бұрын

great tool.

@bluepawn 4 жыл бұрын

try this on snow and ice in Canada ;) better getting a Yamaha Niken 3 wheels or a Quadro qooder 4 wheels... you will not have such problem often. that will save your life quite often as well...

@chintanpatel2446 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@CaptainMindy4 4 жыл бұрын

The day before I decided to start riding motorcycles I watched a video like this in case I ever got in this situation

@spacep0d 10 жыл бұрын

Great technique indeed.

@chrisaskme811 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t even use my kickstand anymore to be honest. I just gently lay it down everywhere

@deltarex6828 4 жыл бұрын

good video thanks

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

yup, we are talking about the same things just mixed in order... I'm saying they should use it at the incidence when they are forced to pick up a bike :) But, it is their back if they wanna screw with it.... hopefully they watch this video and think to themselves 'Wow, I could do it better'!

@Luv-dq5th Жыл бұрын

Wish I would've watched this sooner. Dropped my bike in the parking lot and someone had to come help me pick it up lol

@PeteyPablo408 9 жыл бұрын

Great video could of used some of these tips a few weeks ago, when I laid her down in my driveway :/.

@XXXDeadhead 9 жыл бұрын

Ouch :(

@lorettaanderson8216 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget they don't always dump on the opposite side of the stand

@bobbysalinas4845 4 жыл бұрын

That sportster had crash bars, try picking up a softail without crash bars and on the kick stand side , it's probably a little bit harder.

@kingab6865 Жыл бұрын

Yesterday I joined the club and dropped my Honda Rebel 500 . Of course it had to drop to the right ,ugh . My ego still hurts :/ Luckily for me a passerby helped me to pick it up . Hope this won't be my regular occurrence. I felt quite embarrassed.

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Brian - Think I have seen a presentation similar to this without the crash bar.... Don't get me wrong, I think the crash bar helps when you are doing this presentation 20 times a day.

@BrianWest58 10 жыл бұрын

Yea, all good. Most formal presentations I've seen are like this with the bars. There is no better technique than this for picking one up, regardless of size or type of bike. I should have put a smiley on the end of that first sentence 8-)

@AdjrianNickelodeon 10 жыл бұрын

Now lock the knees and lift with the lower back!!! lol *Jokes* I'm glad she mentioned the side stand!! :)

@phillipleanos7016 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen two bikes Fall on the right side but what it falls to the left?

@phillipleanos7016 4 жыл бұрын

Saw the rest of the video and question was answered. My apologies.

@yannickdhondt7757 3 жыл бұрын

You are forgiven.

@a19j50 2 жыл бұрын

Listen again, that's not what she said.

@GC-rf2st 4 жыл бұрын

Now I find out, 20yrs ago on a 1 in 4 switchback I could have done with this info picking up my K100RT BMW!

@paullee6663 4 жыл бұрын

I doubt this would have helped, I had the same thing, but my bike weighed most likely less than 165Kg add gravity into the equation and my guess is you probably needed 3 of you to get it back upright!

@joannapalacios6337 6 жыл бұрын

Havnt dropped my 700lb bike yet...cause been so scared to even ride it at all. All i hear is not if I drop it BUT when I drop it, think your amazing and all the other videos of women doing these videos

@amindnew527 5 жыл бұрын

No crash bar... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMqCeZlls5O0nYU.html

@kyryloromanenko3062 4 жыл бұрын

@@amindnew527 Is crash bar useful on Sportster? In both videos (with and without engine guard) bike falls on side flat.

@TheGothicSunrise 2 жыл бұрын

Welp, dropped my new bike and thank god I watched this video!

@sherrilivengood8195 2 жыл бұрын

You saved my bacon today. Many thanks!! 💖🙏💖

@DaveWuzHere 6 жыл бұрын

Try this on a top heavy bike... An old bandit 1200 or an adventure bike

@SouravAcharya9444 5 жыл бұрын

very helpfull

@dawnrobb8809 10 жыл бұрын

Nice vid Tripple X I've seen this done at shows at the end they usually ask if anyone has a question, my hand go up with oh,oh me, me ! she'll ask yes. I say, " Can you demonstrate how to do it when your drunk on your ass & trapped under a running bike that falls over at the stop light because you forgot to put your feet down?" I usually get a blank, confused stare as she mumbles, "Well sir....umm?"

@hephikaye763 3 жыл бұрын

Great 👍👍👍

@lillnemo1 4 жыл бұрын

Just pick it up. Its not cause it weighs 300kg that you lift 300kgs... Key is to lift FAST. Slow lifting makes it harder.

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Adjrian - yeah, I never would have thought about the kickstand until the last minute. What I really got from this is try to not put all the pressure on the back, put the kickstand down, and lock it in gear.

@sandypeters2257 Жыл бұрын

I did not know this and waited an hour for someone to walk by and help me. That bike was not coming up

@dam.this.4018 4 жыл бұрын

All good

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

well, tell me how that works out for them when they are out of their 20's and into the chiropractors office. I know a lot of 50 year old laborers that have finally caught on to the idea of using proper technique when lifting. What your talking about is the absence of any significant technique. And, I do agree with your thoughts on this being the standard (lack of technique), but I think that is due to lack of understanding and a disregard for the significance of the lower back

@RobertB56 Жыл бұрын

Boy you made it look easy

@RC62 10 жыл бұрын

Cool demo. I've seen this technique on the "Ride Like a Pro" series of training DVDs. Looks easy but I hope I never have to try it out. :D

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks StripBolt!

@pengabdisetan2232 4 жыл бұрын

🏍

@marcus577 5 жыл бұрын

I haven't ridden a motorcycle in 35 years second day I went out I dropped my BMW. I didn't know about this technique. I was so flustered I could not ride that evening to work so went to work by car. Not looking for to the next time. But if I do I will try this.

@salisburydruid 4 жыл бұрын

Another question. How did you let your bike fall in the first place ?

@richardwere4487 4 жыл бұрын

They should create Bike arms, that come out of the side Fairing when activated...

@dawnrobb8809 10 жыл бұрын

Yea, I've actually done it at 2 shows. It always gets a few laughs, especially if you can keep a straight face & use a Southern accent. I can't take full credit for this I saw it done by someone else first. I don't know if he was serious or just being a smart ass like me. You have my permission to use it at the next show but try to get it on vid LOL

@spacep0d 10 жыл бұрын

Yep, it's good to have this technique available to all, but for a female who simply *cannot* pick up a bike (for any reason), it's a good technique. Same applies to males. But, the bikes they won't be able to pick up will vary (quite a bit) on-average.

@XXXDeadhead 10 жыл бұрын

Most people don't think... men and women. I honestly have zero interest in adding injury to insult when and if I drop my bike. I will attempt to stop myself from simply reacting and attempt to lift the bike so that my over worked body does not suffer any further.