Yuku free message boards

These steps are for a bike that has fallen on its left side.
1. Hit the kill switch. Make sure the motor is off.
2. Turn the gas off if necessary
3. Make sure the bike is in gear if you can get to it. If it is not in gear and you can't get it in gear, the technique becomes more difficult, but it can still be done.
4. Standing with your butt toward the seat, stoop down and with your right hand take the left grip.
5. When you grab the grip, pull it until it is as close to the tank as possible. With your left hand find something sturdy to grab hold of under the seat, or you can use the guards for the saddlebags. The closer your left hand is to your body, the better.
6. Place your butt midway on the edge of the seat. This is crucial. The placement of your butt too high or too low on the seat will not give you the leverage angle. You are pushing the bike with your butt and upper legs. You will have to pull up with your arms a bit, but mostly you will be pushing the bike up with your legs.
7. You must have good traction under your feet or they will slip. If there is gravel under your feet, sweep it away with your boots. Same for grass.
8. Once you have the bike up, carefully put the sidestand down and lower the bike to it. If you can't get the sidestand with the heel of your boot, turn carefully and grab both grips, then put the bike on the side or center stand.

Don.....well you were lucky my friend. But it was worth it. Now you can claim membership in the "How dumb was that" club! We've all been there and done that. I had an almost similar experience as you but I was pulled up to some gas pumps and pulled up to close. As I tried to get off my bike I was too conscious of how close I was to the pumps and was not paying attention to the fact that I did not put the kickstand down. As I started to get off the bike it started to fall over toward the pumps pinning me to the pumps with my left leg under the bike.

I felt so stupid doing this that I couldn't call to my brother, who was at the next pumps to come over and help me. But I was pinned and I couldn't do a thing. My kid brother knowing that he always to keep one eye out for his older "clumsy" brother, came to my aide. It certain taught me a lesson, I won't soon forget.

Don....I haven't seen pictures of your Venture Royale in the Members Non-Tourer section. I would love to see it.