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My back is not in that great of shape but was not stressed all that much during this lift. I also used my legs more than is evident in the video. Mostly legs and arms in the lift.

The case savers are a huge help as the bike will pretty hold resting on the wheels and the case savers. It took a bit of effort to get the bike all the way down.

At our age the disks in our back do not much appreciate "practice" lifts. That's a pretty impressive stunt, though, but if I dropped my bike in real life I would leave that son of a snake where it was and get some help. It is insured, it's replaceable, unlike my back.

One ruptured disk can absolutely ruin one's life. Multiple surgeries, dependency and addiction to pain medications, inability to really live a normal life...I NEVER lift anything heavy any more. I get help or pay someone else with a strong back to do it.

My buddy stopped to help someone lift his bike, and blew out a disk. He was young, in his early 30's. Wrecked his back. A neighbor exploded a disk moving a washing machine. Same age, young, strong, fit. Fortunately his surgery was successful to some degree.

As a supervisor of employees who routinely had to lift things, I had a lot of training in preventing workplace injuries, especially back injuries. Being a hero on my crew would get you written up for a safety violation. Getting help would get you a raise at your next evaluation.

At our age the disks in our back do not much appreciate "practice" lifts. That's a pretty impressive stunt, though, but if I dropped my bike in real life I would leave that son of a snake where it was and get some help. It is insured, it's replaceable, unlike my back.

One ruptured disk can absolutely ruin one's life. Multiple surgeries, dependency and addiction to pain medications, inability to really live a normal life...I NEVER lift anything heavy any more. I get help or pay someone else with a strong back to do it.

My buddy stopped to help someone lift his bike, and blew out a disk. He was young, in his early 30's. Wrecked his back. A neighbor exploded a disk moving a washing machine. Same age, young, strong, fit. Fortunately his surgery was successful to some degree.

As a supervisor of employees who routinely had to lift things, I had a lot of training in preventing workplace injuries, especially back injuries. Being a hero on my crew would get you written up for a safety violation. Getting help would get you a raise at your next evaluation.
Well said - I must admit the weight of the 2014 EX is a bit of a worry to me. I've currently got an XJR1300 with a wet weight of 245kg and that feels heavy when being moved about. I hope the EX doesn't feel even heavier than that. I hate to think what I'd do if I dropped it.