Good advice. A tip. When you are lifting anything heavy, look up, it will help you keep a safe posture while lifting. I learnt this from weightlifting and it works.

Great video! As a tenere lover, i also find lifting this bike particularly difficult, but you make it very clear

The best detailed lifting demonstration I've ever seen. Thanks to both of you.

Thanks for that! Also good to remember to turn the key off and on after a fall because the tenere shuts off the fuel pump when it is on its side.

One of the best tutorials on how to lift a heavy bike. Thanks!

Another factor is the amount of bend you have to do to lift. A good way to reduce this angle and increase you leverage advantage is to carry a length of strong webbing pre-prepared to the optimum length to loop over the foot peg on the opposite side to the lift, pass under the bike and come to your hands in such a manner as to allow a higher start point for your lift. Obviously it has to also to still be long enough to allow you to lift the bike up but the higher grab point will reduce a lot of back injury risk. In most cases adventure bikes have open enduro style foot pegs in which case you can if you want, you can actually hook into the peg on the lifting side by threading the loop through it and then passing the main length through that loop (warning this can fail if the footrest breaks hence why it is always safer to use the mounting point on the peg on the other side rather than the open peg on the lift side itself). In practice you are seldom going to be able to lift the bike through the entire 90 degree ark of lift just on this strap, but what it does is bring up the bike to 45 degrees so you can then grab the bike and finish the second 45 degrees with a exactly half the effort.

I was faced with similar issue with a KTM 790 adventure. I was fortunate that it was in sand. I dug holes beneath where the tires touch the ground and it made it easier to transition the weight from the side to the tires.

Thanks for the food for thought. I dropped my bike, a Royal Enfield 650 twin and could not right the thing. Lucky for me a couple of guys on another motorcycle stopped and helped me. Since then I've done what I can to lighten the bike, so far I've removed 23kg (50 lb) from the 200kg (dry weight) bike (mostly replacing the heavy exhaust system and the 12V lead acid battery which is now Li-ion but also dozen of other smaller changes). I'm not sure if I could pick this bike up now as I am reluctant to risk damage to the bike by laying it down even on grass for some trial lifts. It has a lot of ground clearance for what is a road bike which raises the centre of gravity to make a lift that bit harder when it is down. There are commercially available lift assist devices that basically consist of a two piece telescopic tube (the upright) plus a ratchet and strap. I have not tried one of those yet. I'm 163cm tall, so a couple of inches shorter than the narrator, I weigh 66kg, I've lowered the bike 3cm (which should reduce the chance of me dropping the bike at traffic lights a second time).

Great video and well explained tips! Thanks for the effort and sharing

Great job!!! Just ordered a T7 yesterday...

Dropped my Ninja 1000sx at the flooded river crossing. Not able to get it up as the floor was so slippery. My feet constantly slid and I didn't come out the idea of locking the front break. I was there for about half an hour in knee deep water until an elderly lady came by and helped to hold the break and pull. Great tip on how to secure the break. 1000sx is a truly amazing machine. Ran as if nothing happened afterwards.

I’m surprised you didn’t mention the gasoline leakage that comes from the Tenere 700 gas cap when tipped over. Got to experience that firsthand yesterday :(

TLDR, its a dead lift....But your holds and positioning can be weird so there's a much heavier emphasis on core stability and also don't be afraid tp drag the thing to a better spot so you don't fuck your back. Throw some deadies into your training program before your next outing

My favourite method is the dog assist (9:00) ... It's mainly just standing and watching and I can do it all day long ... 😂

Excellent video, very useful 👍

My back is twinging just watching this video.... 😮😮

Great video. Tried all that to lift my Tenere. Did not work, the bike is just too heavy to lift alone so I sold it. That the bike rests so flat makes a big difference, I never had problems to lift my R1200GS.

Really well done video. As a friend says "good on ya, I vote yay"

This was fantastic

can't wait to get one!!!

Realy good tips! Enjoyed watching it!

Great video! Thanks)

Thank you for the video. I am getting my first adventure bike and I know some day I will have to do one of these lifts. Hopefully later than sooner lol. It makes me a little nervous though, I injured my left arm and it is only about 50% strength 💪. Thanks again!

Engaging the front brake with the bike on its side will most likely introduce air into the brake line.

great advice Guys, maybe I will go with the heavier bike now..

well explained, i love it. In reality, it's just another task to pick up the Tenere with luggage alone. ;-) In the past 12 months I could make the experience and mostly it's just a fall, when turning, with the wrong gear, plop and then it overwhelms you. respect Anton 😁

Love this video! I'm also short and ride a very narrow WR250r. It's much lighter than Tenere, but this is the best video I found that cover various techniques.

Great video! Thanks for putting it together.

really informative and well done video compared to others I have seen. Thanks

I recently dropped my bike twice within minutes on each side. I tried some of the techniques but the only one I was able to do was the handlebars lift. It was in very deep sand which might of made it more difficult

Really nice video. I've never thought about the front brake cord tip.

Thanks for this video! Very informative, I now have additional techniques.

Great video! I have struggled lifting by my self.

Old 660z was easy to pick up, usually I don't buy bikes that I can't lift, although I'm over 6ft 185cm

Educational video...Tnx

This is a very helpfull video, wasn't familiar with all the options.

Very ueful information Thank you

very good and practical information...Thank u 👍❤️

Very usefull video👌

Good video....some good tips there! Cheers, Steve..ps..what make are the trousers you are wearing....? Thanks

Your T7 has pannier racks on the side so it doesn't lay quite flat. Try those moves on one that doesn't ( like my T7 ) and it much more difficult!

Extremely practical video.. I've done this exact thing, it's perfect advice.. ofc it's never easy at 200 plus kg

I tried "backwards lifting", I always found that it is impossible to lift the bike just with the power of my legs because either my arms are too short, or my bum is too big! The tenere is specially difficult because it doesnt hafe any handles fitted to the rear ... that means your bum gets even closer to the bike and is in the way when you wana lift

If the side stand is on the wrong side, just flip the bike onto the other side, and then you'll have things the way you like it before you start.

As a 77 yr old rider … I am NOT going to risk buggering my back to lift my KLR. Rather I am going to carry one of those simple “block and tackle “ systems to mechanically raise the bike to at least 45 degrees. Very simple, lightweight devices ?

Im 5 ft7. The only way that feels right for me is the on knee method where you lift by walking forward.

Really great information; thanks!

Great video. What pants are those? The outer knee pads look like a good idea!

Best video

Hi , well presented and very helpful , thanks for the video

Very helpful. Thank you.

Look up when lifting. It helps keep you back straight.

What should one do if there's no luggage rack (i.e. you use saddle bag)?

Let me know when you show us how to lift an ST

I am about 210 lbs and I am usually picking my KTM LC4 640 Adventure up via deadlift using handle bar, no issue with picking that up several times, thus I would rather avoid that ofc. Anyway thanks for other techniques

Holy crap, how did you get that one at 1:38 out of there? Also what front tire is this, mitas e10? cheers!😎

Nice one. I didn’t even know that there is so many technics to lift a bike

Many thanks for this. Will the handlebar lift misaligned the handlebars?

Can anyone tell me what rear racks those are? They look pretty crash worthy.

I am impressed that you ride the T7 being 168 cm. Thats my favourite adv bike but i am afrad i cant ride it since im 170 cm. Have you lowered the bike or have the low seat? Thanks for the tips on lifting it (in case i gather courage and buy it, will drop it a ton of times).

Me like, me subscribe. Great video, thanks.

Being 5'6" do you have trouble with the height of this bike?

Great video..

How is you Mosko holding up, esp the mounting plates ?

Question: you are as me a short rider, did you lower your bike or did you keep it as it’s full height?

Hehe, nice vid both. Really useful info 👍

Depending on fuel load you're actually lifting about 74kgs. Not lifting 205kgs off the ground.

I'm about your same size but have avoided this bike strictly due to weight. Have you crashed on a location (on a hill, in sand, in a rut, etc) you have not been able to lift the bike? I like to ride off road and solo. I think I can get the bike lowered but this bike carries so much of its weight up high there really isn't a fix for that. Thx for the video

Being 5’6”, do you find the T700 a little high? Or have you lowered it?

You made him twerk ! Lmao

Thanks for the video. If you are only 1,68m tall. What did you change at the ténéré to be able to handle it safe and comfortable? I got the lower seat and the original Yamaha pack to lower the back. All together it is now 3,8cm lower which makes a huge different for me, I am 1,74m. Stay healthy, safe rides.

I'm trying to figure out a strap system for my 955 tiger. I ride without crash bars so my grip points are not good. Plus I'm 20 years older now and I could barely pick it up when I young.

Hey you say you are short, how short? I'm probably going to get a Tenere 700. I know it's too tall for me but I can't let my short ass rule me anymore. Great video by the way

nice demo. how do you do it if the side stand is on the wrong side?

Dobré video :)

Hi, what riding pants are you using? thanks

No trae tensor o deslizador de cadena, en offroad se va a salir, por último la versión rally pero no lo trae, mal por yamaha

Hello, I'm 168cm to and hesitate to buy this bike as it seems to be quite tall one. Have you adjusted your seat or suspension to a lower position to make it more comfortable to ride the bike? Can you flat foot or can you reach the ground with your toes only? Any info would be really helpful. Many thanks.

Where did you film this?

And now do all this with the kickstand on the downside. Than you have one problem more

Love it. I'm pleased to see someone whose bike ends up on its side as much as mine. I have been really interested in the idea of a T7, but put off purely because I wouldn't be confident on picking it up when I inevitably drop it. You've offered some really useful and (for me) new lift mechanisms. I'll be trying them out on my CRF. For comparison, here is my little video same topic, very similar approach. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rMmKmpx5s6ecgJ8.html

One thing you showed with the monkey lift is that is wise to never ride alone.

my tip: never skip legday

Useful video. 🏋 ⛱️☄Where was it filmed? (in Beirut?)🕌🚀

Did you get to CapeTown?

And if you drop it in the mud, you can't pick it up alone. Found that out today the hard way.

Just do deadlifts and Olympic Jerk and Clean that's the only safe and proper lifting form

that's the trouble with all those big heavy tanks...who needs 'em. Why would anyone buy a motorcycle you can't even handle, especially off road. Too many motorcycles getting too big and heavy AND expensive to be worth a F***.

I am so deadly afraid of this Happening while even just standing around. Maybe I should just throw my bike on the ground and lift it up...that could make life much easier in regards to manouvering the bike around.

very nicley done! now I have to take a shower....started to sweat during the video... now I am exhausted..🤤🤗🤘

how you know a bike is way too heavy...you need to watch a you tube videos explaining how to do it!

Do some squats ,dead lift and eat chicken:))

Man just pick that bike up

Step 1. Dont buy a bike you cannot lift yourself.