General topics » 16r1200rs took a nap on the left side last night

Getting ready for the upcoming trip, I was sitting on the bike in the garage and going through settings moving from 1 up plus luggage to 2 luggage with the added gear [ roughly 90#'s between the panniers [ 15#'s in each and the camp gear at 35#'s ] plus the top box and weight of the panniers themselves [ which the bike had added before I purchased it ]

Forgot I put the stand up to check balance of the gear and went to get off and the bike laid itself down fairly gently. I removed the big roll top carrying the camping gear, the clothes luggage and tried to lift it up using the skills everyone shows on you tube vids. Was not going to happen and this is 10:30pm when the neighbor is long in bed to help.

Then I remembered I had bought the moto-bike jack when I had the GS a few years ago and would go off road. Got it out, had the bike up and on it's side stand in less than 3 minutes. Whew!!!!!!!!!!

Two slight marks on the jug protector, two scuff marks on the left pannier lower front and barely noticeable after I applied some acf-50. No other damage.

So the moto-bike jack was placed back in it's container and now resides in the bmw soft top 30L top box for the trip. At closing in on 70 and nursing a small hernia, I just wasn't going to muck up my back or create more problems with the hernia just before the trip.

That moto-bike jack saved the day for me last night. Thus it was a very good investment at the time and the first time I've had to use it. Simple to set up, it weighs 7.5 pounds but it paid for itself last night in the garage. I'm not as strong as I used to be, have health issues but nothing serious other than just getting up there in years with the requisite aches and pains from injuries long ago that revisit more often these last few years.

I don't plan to stop riding, but I do plan to make that moto-bike jack part of the 24/7 gear that remains on the motor.

I have a Moto-Bike Jack in my garage for just the same reason. My top-heavy Zero fell over a year ago and the Jack picked up the bike for me just like the manufacturer claimed. I don't think I could have picked up the bike by myself and if I tried I probably would have hurt my back in the attempt.