Well, it had to happen I guess...

[Slyanide]

After I installed the front engine guards I tipped mine over in the driveway just to see what it would take to pick it up. It is real heavy but doable if lifted properly, stand back to bike, sit on the seat pick up by bar end and frame rail under the seat using your legs (like doing a squat), and walked it up with my legs. There is a video of a lady picking up a Harley at a bike show using this method, it was just a sportster but the method is solid.

 

[PTT]

After I installed the front engine guards I tipped mine over in the driveway just to see what it would take to pick it up. It is real heavy but doable if lifted properly, stand back to bike, sit on the seat pick up by bar end and frame rail under the seat using your legs (like doing a squat), and walked it up with my legs. There is a video of a lady picking up a Harley at a bike show using this method, it was just a sportster but the method is solid.

I saw a similar video a while back. That's pretty much how I did it.

 

[1olbull]

I laid mine over the first day on purpose just to see what it would take to get it up. Wish I hadn't done that, it took me and the significant other to right it. She got pretty good muscles!

Were you utilizing a proper technique?
There are a couple . . .

 

[Tripps]

I've seen those vids, but I always found it easier to pick it up by the bars

 

[rocketjohn]

Were you utilizing a proper technique?
There are a couple . . .

Yes, but I do have MS, and some muscles aren't what they were when I could lift the back end of a car off the ground. Not that they aren't willing, they just aren't getting the message to do some extra work. On level ground I can do it if I give it good heave up, but on a slope there ain't no hope, and my land is all slopey.

 

[Joesmoe]

Proper way or not, I can't pick up mine. Thank goodness for the tip over bars, and good people.

 

[Nat67]

Does a 25 mph peg rail drag, front wheel slide-out in a 20 mph twistie count???

No . That's just irresponsible !

 

[RacerX74]

Exactly 1 week and I dropped my r3t . Still getting used to maneuvering slow. Was slowly pulling away on a little bit of a left hand slope and Over it went. 'Bout busted a roid getting it back up since I was effectively lifting it up hill but got it (have to admit I had a little help from the wife). Slight scratch on top of my pannier since I hadn't closed it correctly. Luckily the only thing really injured was my pride. Then went on a nice night ride with the wife. All in all a good night.

Dropped mine last Saturday on a friends drive as I was manoeuvring it backwards my left foot slipped from under me just as the back tyre bumped a kerb ....It felt like it took about a minute to go over must have really taken 5 seconds --- I can still hear myself saying NO ....NO ...NO... but over it went .
Jumped up and checked no was watching luckily no one was must have looked f**ing funny to watch lol.
Got it back up pretty quick ( thanks adrenaline ) gear lever bent small scuff on radiator cowling / mirror
repaired the shifter and is now in a better position than before .
felt really bad and cross with myself for a couple of days but over it now

some days your the statue some your the pigeon !!!!!

 

[Douglas]

I have "Two" slow drops on record...one is most embarrassing-I simply decided after a nice ride to turn the Rocket off and exit the vehicle...sans deploying the kickstand. The other was a good lesson learned...I arrived at stopped traffic where construction was going on and decided to seek an alternative route...I saw no traffic in the oncoming lane and began a slow U-turn but didn't know that at the time a subaru directly behind me had the same notion, and we were actually performing U-turns in sync with one another which would have turned out ok except my peripheral vision caught this "unexpected" movement which my brain interpreted as "you are about to be hit". My right hand, which seemed to have a mind of its own, then pinched the front brake with the bars turned hard to left...and well, the next thing i know i was picking myself up off the ground. Just like in the rodeo, one second you are a straddle the horse and next moment you are on the ground.

Considering how slow I was going I am amazed at how fast it happens. One positive that came from these incidents was that I was able to put to use the technique I saw at a cycle show for righting big bikes...at the demo you see a couple of harley guys carefully lay a full dresser down to the ground at which point a woman about the size of a 10 year old picks it back up...I was shocked and pleased with how well it works. The tricky part is actually after it becomes almost level...with your back to the bike as you are lifting you have be pretty careful not to simply push it over onto its other side! -Doug

 

[mexican]

Ayep, how many of us have done this ? Most, I suspect.

You did the best -- keep riding and post here.

Am i the only one that has never dropped a bike? hold on a second, let me go and push mine over