Downshift Problem

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Maggie

Anyway, here's a post with pics and a description showing a gal (wearing a skirt, no less!) picking up a beast of a bike (compared to our GZs).

Yep, it works. Wonder how I know that ?? :roll:

Just be sure you have a very secure footing.
If that's not possible, find help.

I dropped my GZ just once.....and just reached down and lifted it back upright. BIG mistake; my back was sore for a week.

[Water Warrior 2]

I can relate to the sore back routine. Spent 7 weeks laying flat on my back after the first drop and wrong lift technique. Yup, got into a panic cause my new bike was done on it's side. The Vstrom is fairly top heavy so when it decides to go over I just make a point of not being under it. :lol: :lol:

[Fish Baseball]

Hey sorry to hear about the drop. Remember the bright side here is that you did it at low enough speed that you didn't need to go into the repair shop, just the bike.