92KK 84WW Olaf
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its a swing thing .....holding onto the lift bar (right hand ) and using your foot as leverage to lift ...left hand to steady at the hand grips and roll the old girl backwards ...foot down and lever and raise the bike with the right hand ....
When you put your foot on the main stand to lever it make sure both legs [of the main stand] are on and in contact with the ground, that way its not going to suddenly fall away from you...and you can feel if its reasonably level.
Now for the other bit. I don't have a great right leg and ain't built like a truck so in fact I do use the pull out handle to lift the bike but more in the form of using it to roll the bike back. However it does mean the handle takes the weight. It works ok, my right foot keeps main stand firm on the ground and right hand pulls it up and over. But----as I have done, examine the handle and the area around it to make sure no metal fatigue. More, check the main stand as they have been known to break...
I watch some guys take bike off main stand by standing beside it. I don't, looks too dangerous and if you use the handle to do it you can't have a hand free to grab the front brake and stop it rolling forward as I once saw. I do it from being on the bike but not with my weight on it, use my left foot flat on ground and both hands to push the bars forward to rock the bike off the stand and right hand on brake. I cant get my feet flat on the ground and this has worked best for me.
I am 5' 8" so someone taller will probably do differently.
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1992 K100LT 0193214 Bertha Blue 101,000 miles
1984 K100RT 0022575 Brutus Baja Red 578 bought 36,000 now 89,150 miles
1997 K1100LT 0188024 Wotan Mystic Red 689 58,645 now 106,950 miles Deceased.
1983 K100RS 0011157 Fricka 606 Alaska Blue 29,495 miles Damn K Pox Its a Bat outta Hell Now 58,200 miles.
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Past:
1968 Yamaha 80 YG1
1971 Yamaha 125 YAS-1
1968 Honda 125 SS
1970 Honda CD 175
1973 Honda CB500-4
Honda CX 500