Wilsons Sandbox

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:30 am**

My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in North Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side of the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart 67 years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929 that weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is lower. Bruce

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:38 am**

When picking up any bike, don't just grab it by the bars and grab rails and hoist away. First, make sure it's safe, shut off the gas and check the battery isn't leaking all over, don't grab where the acid might get on you. If the bike is on it's right side, put the side stand down so once you get it up it doesn't go over on the other side. Put it in first gear so it won't roll around on you when you're lifting it. Back up to the bike and bend you knees, not your back. Grab it by the grab handle and the bars and stand up, using your legs and keeping your back straight. If it had fallen on the left side, put the kick stand down now and let it be, if it's on a hard level surface. If not, use your best judgement from there. I've seen a 90 pound woman pick up a big BMW R1200C using this method and never break a sweat. Good luck, Scotty -- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Bruce Johnson" wrote:

> > > My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in

North

> Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side

of

> the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart

67

> years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929

that

> weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is

lower.

> > Bruce

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 9:57 am**

two tecniques i used for 700lb + harley. get a ratchet tie down strap loop it around your shoulder and somewhere on the bike(side facing the ground) lay w/ your belly on the seat and use your legs and back and push it up. or if you can get a firm grip on something like the frame, put your but on the seat grab and lift w/ you legs. both tecniques can be assisted w/ a bungee around the front fork attached to a side kick stand.

On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000, Bruce Johnson wrote: > > > My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in North > Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side of > the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart 67 > years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929 that > weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is lower. > > Bruce > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > >

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:23 am**

I've had exactly the same problem. The best way I've found is to back up to the bike then squat down with your back to the bike and your back straight up & down (of course unload everything possible). Grab the handle bar with one hand & the luggage rack with the other. Now the fun part, lift the bike using your leg power only. Once up right, stop & get your breath. Then turn around, keeping the bike balanced up right. Now you can try to deal with the situation but having just participated in a dual sport ride with my A14 where I dropped it twice, I've decided a lighter bike is better for this activity. I was able to barely get it up right the first time & had to wait for help the second time. In the future, I think I going to carry a lightweight block & tackle to help get the beast off the ground. It's far too easy put your back out & be down as well as the bike back in the woods. --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, anthony nicolais wrote:

> two tecniques i used for 700lb + harley. > > get a ratchet tie down strap loop it around your shoulder and > somewhere on the bike(side facing the ground) lay w/ your belly on

the

> seat and use your legs and back and push it up. > > or if you can get a firm grip on something like the frame, put your > but on the seat grab and lift w/ you legs. > > both tecniques can be assisted w/ a bungee around the front fork > attached to a side kick stand. > > > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000, Bruce Johnson

wrote:

> > > > > > My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in

North

> > Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side

of

> > the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I

could

> > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am

a

> > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old

fart 67

> > years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929

that

> > weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is

lower.

> > > > Bruce > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List

FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html

> > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:39 am**

On Thu, 7 Oct 2004, Bruce Johnson wrote:

> My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in North > Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side of > the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart 67 > years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929 that

Well, it helps if you have side racks/engine guards with side luggage, but it helps more to have someone else with you. With the setup you mention, I don't think the Governator of Cah-lee-foh-nia could have lifted the KLR without rotating it so its paws could be back on the ground underneath the bike. When my KLR tips over with my Givis on the side, it basically rolls over the Givis. I can then roll it back using the Givi on that side as a pivot so that the tires are on the ground again, change my grip, and roll it back on its feet. -E

Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 10:54 am**

While I have still not dropped the bike, I am ready. I ride in the mountains, and figured if I went over a reasonable cliff/hill, I would be walking home. Unless.... I carry 200' of climbing rope and 6 small pulleys in my survival bag on the back (bulky but weighs nothing) My area is extremely forested, so I always thought I could simply tie off to a tree twice and winch it up by hand.. Will it work? Hope I have find out. While I know I can pick it up, dragging it up a hill I know I cannot do. --- rsanders30117 wrote:

> > > I've had exactly the same problem. > > The best way I've found is to back up to the bike > then squat down > with your back to the bike and your back straight up > & down (of > course unload everything possible). Grab the handle > bar with one > hand & the luggage rack with the other. Now the fun > part, lift the > bike using your leg power only. Once up right, stop > & get your > breath. Then turn around, keeping the bike balanced > up right. Now > you can try to deal with the situation but having > just participated > in a dual sport ride with my A14 where I dropped it > twice, I've > decided a lighter bike is better for this activity. > I was able to > barely get it up right the first time & had to wait > for help the > second time. > > In the future, I think I going to carry a > lightweight block & tackle > to help get the beast off the ground. It's far too > easy put your > back out & be down as well as the bike back in the > woods. > > > --- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, anthony nicolais > > wrote: > > two tecniques i used for 700lb + harley. > > > > get a ratchet tie down strap loop it around your > shoulder and > > somewhere on the bike(side facing the ground) lay > w/ your belly on > the > > seat and use your legs and back and push it up. > > > > or if you can get a firm grip on something like > the frame, put your > > but on the seat grab and lift w/ you legs. > > > > both tecniques can be assisted w/ a bungee around > the front fork > > attached to a side kick stand. > > > > > > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000, Bruce Johnson > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest > service road in > North > > > Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were > on the down side > of > > > the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 > inches higher. I > could > > > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around > 180 degrees. I am > a > > > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 > lbs and an old > fart 67 > > > years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? > I have a CBR929 > that > > > weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I > think the weight is > lower. > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List > FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: > www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at > www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris > Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > > >

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Posted: **Thu Oct 07, 2004 11:33 am**

> > On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000, Bruce Johnson > wrote: > > > > > > > > > My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in > North > > > Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down

side

> of > > > the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I > could > > > not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I

am

> a > > > little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old > fart 67 > > > years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a

CBR929

> that > > > weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight

is

> lower. > > > > > > Bruce

Carol "Skert" Youorski, who is shorter than 5"8" and much lighter than 170 lbs, has developed a technique similar to the ones mentioned. You can see how she does it at http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/pickup.html Ira Agins Santa Fe, NM A16

Posted: **Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:16 am**

>Message: 24 > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000 > From: "Bruce Johnson" >Subject: Picking up KLR650 > > > >My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in North >Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side of >the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could >not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a >little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart

67

>years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929 that >weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is

lower.

> >Bruce >

Hi Bruce, What a coincidence. >My KLR650 spit me off today While making a parish visit,while riding alone, ( I choose to ride down 6 miles of open section line; a south Dakota phenomenon of barely graded ruts, rocks and mud, yeah, I could have taken the "road") while making a 130 degree, left hand turn during the last 10 feet (THE LAST 10 FEET) of the not-so-difficult part, my KLR objected to the slow speed vs rut track I selected and spit me out on Thursday also. Just by chance, was it around 2:55 CDST, and was it over the left mirror with the left side of your helmet hitting first? Did your KLR chug along, left side down, wheel horizontally clawing at the bright blue sky, until you could crawl over and hit the kill switch, sweet smell of gas emanating somewhere within the green mass of John Deere green colours, while the bewildered "pilot" sat wondering, How did that happen? Did you thank your armored protective gear, and perhaps, your guardian angel for working overtime? Oh, I'm only 50y4d old, and the KLR still is unpleasant to pick up. What a great way to change gas into milage and memories. Great ride report! Only thing missing was someone to laugh at our foibles and give it a Kodak moment to post to the KLR list. Speaking of Kodak moments, the MUD SPUD picture at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/post, I was there, and it took two to pick it up, just as it took 3 to pick up my bike the day before, that is to get it off of me, so I could crawl out from under it. Saddly, no picture of me pinned under the bike. My fellow riders thought they should help rather than search for a camera and relish the moment. Spud was one of the rescuing helpers. revmaaatin. A15, John Deere colours, John Deere sticker.

Posted: **Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:37 am**

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "revmaaatin" wrote:

> > >Message: 24 > > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000 > > From: "Bruce Johnson" > >Subject: Picking up KLR650 > > > > > > > >My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in

North

> >Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side

of

> >the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could > >not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a > >little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart > 67 > >years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929

that

> >weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is > lower. > > > >Bruce > > > Hi Bruce, > > What a coincidence. >My KLR650 spit me off today > > While making a parish visit,while riding alone, ( I choose to ride > down 6 miles of open section line; a south Dakota phenomenon of > barely graded ruts, rocks and mud, yeah, I could have taken > the "road") while making a 130 degree, left hand turn during the > last 10 feet (THE LAST 10 FEET) of the not-so-difficult part, my

KLR

> objected to the slow speed vs rut track I selected and spit me out

on

> Thursday also. Just by chance, was it around 2:55 CDST, and was it > over the left mirror with the left side of your helmet hitting > first? Did your KLR chug along, left side down, wheel horizontally > clawing at the bright blue sky, until you could crawl over and hit > the kill switch, sweet smell of gas emanating somewhere within the > green mass of John Deere green colours, while the

bewildered "pilot"

> sat wondering, How did that happen? > > Did you thank your armored protective gear, and perhaps, your > guardian angel for working overtime? > > Oh, I'm only 50y4d old, and the KLR still is unpleasant to pick

up.

> What a great way to change gas into milage and memories. Great

ride

> report! Only thing missing was someone to laugh at our foibles and > give it a Kodak moment to post to the KLR list. > > Speaking of Kodak moments, the MUD SPUD picture at > http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/post, I was there,

and

> it took two to pick it up, just as it took 3 to pick up my bike the > day before, that is to get it off of me, so I could crawl out from > under it. Saddly, no picture of me pinned under the bike. My

fellow

> riders thought they should help rather than search for a camera and > relish the moment. Spud was one of the rescuing helpers. > > revmaaatin. > > A15, John Deere colours, John Deere sticker.

I dunno what all your hype is about! the klr is only about 350 pounds or so of high sitting weight, i would guess 350+ but that doesnt seem like alot to me. the bike is actually very light for its overall size in my own opinion and i would say easy to very easy to pick up if you should happen to dismount in an unplanned mannor. so please, tell me what your whining about, somehow i have failed to see why your having such a hard time up-righting your trusty mount! i too am an old fart (30) somewhat small and under weight 6'8" 350+/-. the bike is way easy for me to upright!

A17circusbear

Posted: **Sat Oct 09, 2004 1:47 am**

The KLR is an evil daemon! Seriously, glad to hear that you are AOK. OK, Ok, back to work I go..... Picking up the KLR? If, in good health after the event of the KLR going down - reverse you body to the bike, yada.. ( I assume that you know that you are 'squatting' the bike, not dead lifting it.) However, if cameras are ready to fire, RUN!!! Bend low so that that your ID is harder to confirm. In summary, the first rule in picking up any bike - Get backwards to the bike and get it up faster than your co-riders ability to get you on camera! Mike Torst A16 aka lasvegasrider -----Original Message----- From: revmaaatin [mailto:mjearl@...] Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 11:16 PM To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_klr650] Picking up KLR650

>Message: 24 > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 2004 02:29:01 -0000 > From: "Bruce Johnson" >Subject: Picking up KLR650 > > > >My KLR650 spit me off today. I was on a forest service road in North >Georgia and riding alone. The tank and set were on the down side of >the hill and the 2 tire/wheels were about 4 inches higher. I could >not pick the bike up until I dragged it around 180 degrees. I am a >little on the small side 5' 8" and (chubby)170 lbs and an old fart

67

>years. Are there any tricks to lifting the KLR? I have a CBR929 that >weights about 400 lbs I have picked up but I think the weight is

lower.

> >Bruce >

Hi Bruce, What a coincidence. >My KLR650 spit me off today While making a parish visit,while riding alone, ( I choose to ride down 6 miles of open section line; a south Dakota phenomenon of barely graded ruts, rocks and mud, yeah, I could have taken the "road") while making a 130 degree, left hand turn during the last 10 feet (THE LAST 10 FEET) of the not-so-difficult part, my KLR objected to the slow speed vs rut track I selected and spit me out on Thursday also. Just by chance, was it around 2:55 CDST, and was it over the left mirror with the left side of your helmet hitting first? Did your KLR chug along, left side down, wheel horizontally clawing at the bright blue sky, until you could crawl over and hit the kill switch, sweet smell of gas emanating somewhere within the green mass of John Deere green colours, while the bewildered "pilot" sat wondering, How did that happen? Did you thank your armored protective gear, and perhaps, your guardian angel for working overtime? Oh, I'm only 50y4d old, and the KLR still is unpleasant to pick up. What a great way to change gas into milage and memories. Great ride report! Only thing missing was someone to laugh at our foibles and give it a Kodak moment to post to the KLR list. Speaking of Kodak moments, the MUD SPUD picture at http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/DSN_klr650/post, I was there, and it took two to pick it up, just as it took 3 to pick up my bike the day before, that is to get it off of me, so I could crawl out from under it. Saddly, no picture of me pinned under the bike. My fellow riders thought they should help rather than search for a camera and relish the moment. Spud was one of the rescuing helpers. revmaaatin. A15, John Deere colours, John Deere sticker. List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Yahoo! Groups Links

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