Velvet
El lobo solitario
Much to her credit, this woman makes it look easy! ::008::
https://youtu.be/iwdoKm0Q-uk
https://youtu.be/iwdoKm0Q-uk
::015::Boondocker said:The trick is to drop in the grass in your front yard, not on a rocky, slippery hillside with full luggage.
Don't forget to be barefoot.......Boondocker said:The trick is to drop in the grass in your front yard, not on a rocky, slippery hillside with full luggage.
No problem, unlike the current BMWs the S10's frame is way overbuilt. The mounting subframe made by Claude Stanley and company at freedomsidecars.com adds quite a bit of strength too.TeneRey said:How well does the Tenere ' s frame hold up to the weight of the sidecar?
Give it time.RonH said:Unless in less than optimum conditions or downhill somehow, picking up the super tenere should not be too difficult. Over the years 550-600Lb motorcycles were never much effort to upright that I owned. Never dropped the Tenere though.
RonH said:Unless in less than optimum conditions or downhill somehow, picking up the super tenere should not be too difficult. Over the years 550-600Lb motorcycles were never much effort to upright that I owned. Never dropped the Tenere though.
BigBob said:Give it time.
I agree. I have a section of my garage that has carpet, put down by the previous owner. One Saturday after buying the Tenere, I "dropped" it a couple of times on the carpet, just to make sure I can pick it up. I used the same technique, with my back to the bike, and I was surprised at how easy it was.cheesewhiz said:Practice!
It's not that difficult.
Grab a friend and lay it down on some grass somewhere. Practice picking it up in a few different situations. That way IF it happens for real it won't be so intimidating.
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It's Skert. And she has demonstrated this techniqe many times, with bikes from Goldwing size on down. Often she uses a GS. Neat lady that rides.GearheadGrrrl said:There's a lady that goes by the handle of "Skort" who demonstrates this technique at the BMW rallies. It works with BMW's overweight tourers, no reason it won't work with an S10. I'm too old and gimped up for this kinda stuff though, so I pre-emptively stand my S10 up with a sidecar!
Not if you use checklists!Checkswrecks said:Kinda like gear-up landings for pilots. There's them that has and them who will.