While riding home the other day I came across a parking lot filled with cones. It seemed the local motor officers have set up a training course and no body was there!!
So I tried my skills on the very very tight expert motor officer course and while not totally proficient I was doing pretty good.
But one course was a little to tight and I got wrapped up into a cone and did a 1 mile hour drop. Not so bad until I looked around and no one was there to help me get the bike back up!!: Ok I will give it a try.
First attempt, bike did not budge I may as well been lifting the Titanic!!
Took my jacket off, helmet off, took a swig of water, gave it another try, no go. Can't lift it.
I was just about to give up and call my beefy son when I thought back to the IMS show where they had a demonstration on how to lift your bike. A volunteer little gal came in and with a little instruction lifted a very heavy Harley. Well maybe is was just my technique
Ran it thru my head a couple of times, got down rear to the bike and walked it up. No problem went up very easy. :lol:
So while a second time to drop the bike, it was if first to lift it by my self. Now I know it can be done.:bow1: Bike even had a full tank on it!!
Also a newfound respect for the skill of the motor officers. They make it look easy, it is not, it takes alot of skill and practice!!:bow1:
So I tried my skills on the very very tight expert motor officer course and while not totally proficient I was doing pretty good.
But one course was a little to tight and I got wrapped up into a cone and did a 1 mile hour drop. Not so bad until I looked around and no one was there to help me get the bike back up!!
: Ok I will give it a try. First attempt, bike did not budge I may as well been lifting the Titanic!!
Took my jacket off, helmet off, took a swig of water, gave it another try, no go. Can't lift it.
I was just about to give up and call my beefy son when I thought back to the IMS show where they had a demonstration on how to lift your bike. A volunteer little gal came in and with a little instruction lifted a very heavy Harley. Well maybe is was just my technique
Ran it thru my head a couple of times, got down rear to the bike and walked it up. No problem went up very easy. :lol:
So while a second time to drop the bike, it was if first to lift it by my self. Now I know it can be done.:bow1: Bike even had a full tank on it!!
Also a newfound respect for the skill of the motor officers. They make it look easy, it is not, it takes alot of skill and practice!!:bow1:
