So, I dropped the Tenere!

[Byron]

Well,
On our trip through the Ozarks, it happened. I dropped the Tenere twice! Thank God my son-in-law was with me to help pick the bike up. So, how many has taken the test to see if you can pick the bike up? After that, I'm going to figure out how I need to do this alone. Everyone should think about this one. It scared me enough that I may never go off road alone again.

 

[troya]

It's all in the legs!

 

[Byron]

Yes, I saw that but that is different when you have a packed bike! Cell phone, GPS, tank bag, food for 6 days, camping gear, clothes and more made this not so easy. I think I'm changing the way I pack for a trip.

 

[Dougbug]

Yes, I saw that but that is different when you have a packed bike! Cell phone, GPS, tank bag, food for 6 days, camping gear, clothes and more made this not so easy. I think I'm changing the way I pack for a trip.

Cell phone and GPS makes all the difference

You can always unpack the bike a bit before you try to lift it. I hope I never need to find out how hard it is to lift but I suspect that will change someday, gravity sucks

 

[thughes317]

Buy (or build) something like this:

 

[Recurveit]

Every time I get on mine but I have only had mine 2 months and the weight of it is my biggest concern dropping it and not be enabled to pick it up. I've laid it down in my yard on purpose just to pick it backup and I can do it like that but I'm not so sure on a hillside if I can

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[Cycledude]

because the Tenere is so tall it’s a lot harder to pick up than that Harley.
and that’s on perfectly level pavement, if happens to be tipped over in a place that’s leaning even slightly downhill it gets a lot harder to pickup.
my Goldwing weighs a lot more than a Tenere but because of the much lower center of gravity it’s a lot easier to pickup .

 

[Dougbug]

Buy (or build) something like this:

Nice tool but his web site says Due to High Demand, the Dirt Napper is currently on back order. The next batch should be ready to ship by July 5. Thank you for your patience.

Humm...was that last July or next year?

 

[thughes317]

There are others on the market, apply your Google-Fu!

 

[RogerRZ]

This is the only way I'm able to pick mine up.

 

[2talltoo]

I like the dirt napper so I ordered one and .....nothing......no notice or anything. Pay Pal refunded the money after a month and he did not answer the dispute. He does not answer the phone when you call. He finally called like six weeks later and said he was moving his shop and a rain delay and whatever. Now would be a good time to order and maybe go to ADV Rider and see if anyone has bought one recently.

 

[ballisticexchris]

Hi there Byron, Don't feel too bad. I had a hell of a time lifting mine by myself. None of the techniques above work at all when you are dropped into a shallow off camber rut with your moto boots slipping while trying to lift!! One thing that will help big time to prevent dropping the bike is ditching the tank bag. Your bike will be actually easier to lift with the panniers on.
https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/short-day-ride-report-home-safe-and-sound.26236/

Hell with the Dirt Napper!! I ordered this one:
https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/eastbound-org-moto-winch-and-tire-tools-review.26315/

I keep it in my double ended Mosko Moto duffle. This way, even if you break your leg and are pinned under the bike you can get it off you:
https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?threads/mosko-moto-backcountry-30l-duffle-pack-review.27233/

I have broken both my legs more than once and have been able to lift my bikes and get rolling. But those are under 300lb dirt bikes. There is no good technique to get a 700lb beast off of you when riding solo off road. I also carry good climbing rope, small prusik arresting rope, extra HD carabiners, and a pulley. I have not had to do knots and recovery stuff since my military days. So I also have a small compact knot book to help me remember my knots.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0922273227/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[Sierra1]

And, there are times like these....that I'm glad I weigh 300lbs.

 

[cyclemike4]

dropped mine twice. Once on a steep down hill in a rut and one time crossing a swollen creek. Got it picked up both times fairly easy but if it were in a bad situation it would have been very difficult alone. I did notice after i took off when i dropped it in the creek it was weaving all over the road. I stopped and the left box was half full of water! Got that out and all was good. Well except for the wet stuff in the box!

 

[MFP]

It's all in the legs!

Forget about some random woman at a bike show picking up a Sporty!
Check out Jocelin Snow on a R/GS!

 

[thughes317]

Hell with the Dirt Napper!! I ordered this one:
https://www.yamahasupertenere.com/i...d-org-moto-winch-and-tire-tools-review.26315/

That's the link I was looking for to share with OP but couldn't find it.....

 

[steve68steve]

I've picked my bike up more times than I care to count. I'm big-ish so it's not really scary or hard for me to pick it up. However:

<-- that profile pic was taken moments after a series of drops on Ophir Pass in CO. A couple of struggles on a steep hill with dodgy footing at 10,000' elevation was a whole different story than standing it up in sand at sea level.

It was educational. If I were traveling remote and alone I'd want to have some sort of lever or block-and-tackle means to right the bike. Setting it down and picking it up in your yard is no prep for having to do it a bunch of times in a row.... tired... or injured... or on sketchy footing... or...

 

[steve68steve]

Forget about some random woman at a bike show picking up a Sporty!
Check out Jocelin Snow on a R/GS!

Jocelin makes my point for me. With a bike laying on it's side, on level, solid, ground, she can employ a specific technique to pick up a big bike.

Let's see her do that on a steep hill covered with slippery mud or baby-head rocks, with the wheels facing uphill on a steep grade, with no space to maneuver, with a twisted ankle, at the end of a big-mile day.
A back-up plan is a good idea.

 

[RogerRZ]

Yep, and if you're able to even get it up off the ground from the low side of a mud hole or rock pile, there's the problem of getting back on. I've been in a spot where if it wasn't for the guy on the other bike holding it up, I don't know what I would have done...

 

[elricfate]

I've picked it up using the squat listed above, on the side of a hill, on grass on the diagonal. It's not difficult. The difficult part was mounting it again on that hill. But that was just my own hubris instead of walking it over to the level part.