I couldn't access the video, but it can't be any worse than watching g so.eine try to do a clean and jerk on anew old Venture Royal. I wonder if his arms ever went back into their sockets...
A larger than me buddy stood on the right footpeg, grabbed the right bar end and leaned back
like he was sailing an Americas Cup catamaran!
Up from the ground she rose!
Now I make absolutely certain its in gear before adding air to the rear tire..
a little downhill to the driveway....rolled forward slightly with change in pressure and down she went~
I watched the video a few times, and it's actually not as bad as it looks. Some of you may have missed the fact that he is holding the front brake. Also he is pushing with his legs.
It would seem that he's actually using the forks like a lever and the front wheel as the fulcrum. Giving him the leverage to, for lack of a better word "twist" the weight of the bike into an upright position.
While I too still prefer the butt to seat method. Especially when the bike is on it's right side and you can deploy the kickstand before you even lift. This seems a viable method to me especially on an incline where it might be difficult to get the kickstand down with yer butt in the seat and not holding the brake.
Conversely until I stumbled across a video of the butt in the seat method, I alway just straddled the Wing grabbed the bars naturally and hoisted her fat carcass back up. A method I do not recommend, in fact I strongly advise against it.
Last time I dropped mine, I used the butt on the seat method, unfortunately, I was on dirt and about half way up, both feet slipped a little and I suffered a severe strain in the lower back.
I got the bike up, but I was laid up for three weeks over that one.
1st time I have seen a winch used, although I have thought about it.
I was just a bit worried it would go over too far and keep going.
My bike has an aftermarket kickstand, and it has a much more pronounced lean to it... I think I would stop the bike just before it reaches top center, and lean it the rest of the way by hand.
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