01-24-2015, 10:24 AM
So...with my little CBR250r, I could pivot it around 180 degrees on its sidestand. A pretty nifty little trick of which many of you are probably already aware. I always got a kick out of spinning the bike around after parking nose first in an angle parking spot.
With two other motorcycles, a couple of bicycles and a golf bag or two in our garage, it was a little difficult to get my bike tucked away today without moving things around a lot. I decided to attempt the pivot with the CB...I put my foot behind the stand, grabbed the right grip with my left hand, the right grab rail with my right and leaned back. Lo and behold, the bike popped right up off both wheels. It was heavy so I don't think I could turn it 180, but I just need to pivot it a few degrees to get it lined up the way I needed it. I was surprised that it worked and more surprised that I didn't hurt my back. Not a bad little technique if you have to move the bike just a little bit.
With two other motorcycles, a couple of bicycles and a golf bag or two in our garage, it was a little difficult to get my bike tucked away today without moving things around a lot. I decided to attempt the pivot with the CB...I put my foot behind the stand, grabbed the right grip with my left hand, the right grab rail with my right and leaned back. Lo and behold, the bike popped right up off both wheels. It was heavy so I don't think I could turn it 180, but I just need to pivot it a few degrees to get it lined up the way I needed it. I was surprised that it worked and more surprised that I didn't hurt my back. Not a bad little technique if you have to move the bike just a little bit.