Mike Armitage shares tips on moving bikes | MCN | Motorcyclenews.com

very helpful, thank you

yeah, great video!!!! cheers!!!!

I’m an MSF coach for over 10 years, I thought some of these techniques, particularly push/pull from the front, were my little secret. Damn, gutted….

Used my Paddock stand first time today. Absolutely, the bike wanted to stay up during setup and lift. The whole process was much easier than I expected.

Thanks!

Thank you mate some really good advise here. Definitely going to try moving around from the front. Its strange to think part of being a proficient motorcyclist starts without even getting on the bike. Ha Ha. Cheers.

After like allnthe videos ive warched. I got a brand new bike after passing msf course. Road it for 4 hours. 😂😂 moving it i fell and dislocated shoulder. Guess it was complacency idk. 😂

Great video, I am a smaller rider and will try these techniques. My friend used to have a Katana some years back and he used to turn it in his garage while it was on the center stand, chewed up the concrete floor a bit but it works.

That spin around using a side stand is a bad idea in the long term...

Try doing all that with a Goldwing.

A yammy v star Cruiser weight is 230kgs and that gives me the Sh*ts moving it in reverse and I'm over over 6ft tall. 😂

Nice one 👍thanks for that, always tended to get into a bit of a tiz-waz over my tight space in my garage, did a bit of practice ..... confident now (but not spinning on the stand!!) thanks again, ride safe ✔

Very useful advice here. Using the clutch upand down my triler ramp, and moving the bike when in front is just magic.

Great video, manoeuvring motorcycles in tight spaces is an Art!!!! .

Watch how the young south koreans do it . Even the small girls. . Just one hand on the bars . Perfect ballance. I have always had a problem with doing it but am getting better at it .

Great advice! I would like to hear tips for moving heavy touring bikes.

Why Europeans are excellent bikers! Like it's part of DNA of culture, isn't it?!

I just did the sidestand pivot for the first time after watching this video. Took a couple of changes on hand placement for the grip to feel strong but once the equilibrium point was felt, it pivoted smoothly. Great video

These helpful tips are even more trustworthy as they're shown with a Panigale. 😅

I like to leave keys in ignition so if I need to use some power to get out of a problem I can fire up straightaway.

Rotating a bike is easier on a centre stand using just one foot of the stand

Excellent video and information…I often struggle pulling into my garage when cars are there so this is very helpful in adding a way to do it by backing it in when needed…

Brilliant!

Great video, keeping in gear on wet and slops is very good tip

For a year i misunderstood the idea of lean big bike to your hip to be able to move it around. It was extra hard.

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👍👍 Thank you

some bikes casting where the side stand is is very week and can break when putting total weight on it….I would never do this

that was soooOOOOOOooo helpful!!!! thank u!

I’ve been doing the quick bike spin around on the side stand for 16 years now and my stand is still good. Wicked video brother I actually learned a thing or two.

I use a small coaster with 3 small wheels (available in NZ and Aust from Bunnings) at a cost of less than $15, placed under the side stand it allows my wife to move her BMW R9T whilst it is sitting safely on the side stand, and turn the bars fully each way to turn it around in the garage. It has given her a lot more confidence about moving the bike around next to other bikes and our cars.

Hubby is 80 and on his 10th (and heaviest) Triumph. He says that even after 60 years riding he still has stuff to learn about bikes (and ladies)!

Great advise

I always sit on it

Turn a rounnd,complet weight on the standard?

Been riding, 40 years, 650, 750 and 1000cc supersports class. I am still uneasy handling my bike, by hand.

One thing I don't recommend, that I;ve seen people do, even at the service shop, is pivot the whole bike, 180 degrees, on the sidestand. On a supersports or others, you snap off your side stand, and you are in an absolute world of hurt.
Think about that.

Great tips, thank you.
Quick note for any old BMW owners: I had a '73 R75 with no sidestand, I used to spin it on one side of the centre stand, but after about a year doing it twice a day, it sheared off the mounting bolts... 😮

New Biker here, is there anything you can buy to help with moving the bike around?

I certainly wouldn't recommend spinning a bike around on a side stand, especially a heavy tourer like I have, 300lb in weight, aluminium frame and side stand. If the frame cracks, you have a big problem.

A very useful video 👏

If you are short it’s worth investing in a pair of platform stripper shoes to enable you to reach the floor and paddle the bike around 😂.

Forgot to mention a very important tip ,always have your phone on you when practicing these moves ,in case you need someone to lift bike off of you .

In this world of chaos and badness, this is one great feel-good story to watch. Wonderful!❤

I've been moving my bikes around from the front for years, it's so stable. And I also spin my bike (1998 R1) around on the sidestand. Piece of cake.

The sharing your experience with us is sincerely appreciated. Thank you.

When you mention putting a scoot on a scale but needing to hold it gently in it's balance (so as not to influence it's weight on the scale), is something I do to check oil level through a sight glass indicator. The side stand is on the opposite side, so kneeling or even sitting at ground level, pulling the bike just off the side stand to true vertical has become a simple thing to do. The challenge of getting it to just vertical using a gentle touch can be likened to any other precision endeavor from golf to operating a lift truck/forklift. Cheers from the western U.S.

I grab my bike by the front and reverse it down a ramp out of my front door. Way easier to move the bike around and I have a finger over the brake lever while its going down the ramp to stop it from running away from me. Great video and I bet it helps a lot of people.

I am a one-eyed biker now and I don’t feel comfortable walking a bike around anymore.
I always paddle it.

Do Not Try spinning your bike around on the sidestand if the sidestand is attached to the engine case (like the Ducati shown). Unless you want a cracked engine case!