12-28-2020, 09:10 PM
Saw a guy in our shop, moving a client's CB backwards into a small corner - totally confident - no problem. And he seemed 5"5 and under 150 pounds. How did he do it ?
I looked, I asked, I tried myself. Here is the recipe I'd like to share, for your own testing with care:
- rider stands on the left side of his girl, engine off, left hand on the handle bar
- lean the bike (carefully) against your hip (those hips can get a little brittle with time
)
- side-stand UP (no discussion here !) ... you could trip over it !!!!!
- right hand on the saddle (or structure nearby)
AND here is the one important element that was new to me:
= front wheel straight (to go straight) OR full turn (left or right)
= never, ever anything else than full turn or straight.
This stabilizes the move signif - it works fine for me.
I looked, I asked, I tried myself. Here is the recipe I'd like to share, for your own testing with care:
- rider stands on the left side of his girl, engine off, left hand on the handle bar
- lean the bike (carefully) against your hip (those hips can get a little brittle with time
)- side-stand UP (no discussion here !) ... you could trip over it !!!!!
- right hand on the saddle (or structure nearby)
AND here is the one important element that was new to me:
= front wheel straight (to go straight) OR full turn (left or right)
= never, ever anything else than full turn or straight.
This stabilizes the move signif - it works fine for me.