Err, if they can pick up the motorcycle from the ground (by following the right procedure, or just by brute strength), doesn't that mean they CAN pick up the motorcycle (and that it would be all right for them to buy, etc.)? Unless your friend meant lifting the back end/ front end (back end is easier, typically) clear of the ground while the bike isn't tipped over. In which case I wouldn't agree with him, because I find picking up my bike from laying on the floor much easier than picking up my front end while the bike is on the sidestand. Hurts the heart more, though.
I guess it's unlikely someone would try to produce a motorcycle so heavy I wouldn't be able to leverage it off the ground. Andrew Syracuse, NY 93 Nighthawk 750 (I'll get it running yet) 85 Nighthawk S On Jun 16, 11:32 pm, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > No Andrew, if you look online you can find videos with the proper techniques > on how to pick a motorcycle. I have seen small girls picking up big harleys > just following the right procedure. That is when you realize that to be a > good rider you don't only need to ride, but to read and research a lot. > > Javier. > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 11:27 PM, Andrew Chan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hahaha Javier, that's some good stuff! But the one about not buying > > a motorcycle you can't pick up does deserve some thought, at least if > > he's saying the same thing I'm thinking. In the event of the > > motorcycle falling over for any number of reasons, you'd be stuck > > helpless until a passerby came to help you put it back on its two > > legs, er wheels (and stand). > > > Andrew > > Syracuse, NY > > 93 Nighthawk 750 (I'll get it running yet) > > 85 Nighthawk S > > > On Jun 14, 7:49 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Statistically "taught by a friend" has the highest accident rate.. > > > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Javier Garcia <[email protected]> > > > > Sender: [email protected] > > > Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:22:50 > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: New battery > > > > Yes Dave, be careful with what some people say. Especially when it comes > > to > > > "driving techniques". When I started riding I did the obvious and asked > > for > > > tips to all people I knew have motorcycles. This friend is 35, he told he > > is > > > being riding since he was 15, and told me something similar about front > > > brakes. He also told me that you shouldn't buy a motorcycle that you > > can't > > > pickup from the ground, and that that was why girls don't own big bikes. > > > Another friend told me a was too light to own a fast sport bike, because > > you > > > need a minimum weight to keep it stable on the ground. I used to weight a > > > lot less back then, but still.... > > > > Javier. > > > > On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 10:16 PM, David Abell <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > I know, I was just asking tongue in cheek. My old man runs with the > > Harley > > > > crowd and some of them have some strange ideas about motorcycling. One > > guy > > > > tried to convince me to never use my front brake cause I'll flip over > > the > > > > handle bars. Another claimed he had a big year of riding, he almost > > went > > > > 1000 miles this year. When I told him I cover that distance in three > > weeks > > > > just commuting to work he asked how i could manage it on such a > > 'little' > > > > bike. > > > > > -- > > > > I enjoy the massacre of ads. This sentence will slaughter ads without a > > > > messy bloodbath. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups > > > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
