Pool Bank - Dropped Ducati

Hooky

Hooky

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How to put this delicately? Were you the lady that is somewhat vertically challenged or who's legs stop a bit short of the ground and dropped her Ducati turning left from Pool Bank (Harrogate Road) onto the A660 Otley Road the other day?

My mate John stopped on his Red Fire Storm to assist in the picking up of the bike (in the absence of any chivalrous car drivers who were content to simply drive on by)

If it was, or if it wasn't come to that, you may be interested in this link to Skert in case of future episodes of adverse camber. :)
 
Thanks for the link. I've posted it on the Breast Way Round forum. Might be of interest to the ladies on there.:thumbs:
 
its like, i want to try this with the bm'er as i'm enjoying riding it off road but am scared i'll drop it and not pick it up even with this technique, oh sh1t might as well give it a go, probably f'ck me back doing it though :)
 
Charlie Boormans(?) bike at the NEC last year had a couple of strategically placed webbing straps low down on each side which I reckon would have been used for righting the bike once on its side. T'was no great gain in weight but obviously there for a reason and not for tying summat down.
Looking at the technique that's just what I've been told years ago but....take any available weight off the bike first such as those whopping great panniers that are on it.
 
Can't remember where I came across Skert first (lets just get all the giggling over with can we?) but I think the thing that has stuck with me is the doing it backwards bit. It's kind of counter intuitive but loads better than bending over forwards (stop it!) as you can use the big leg muscles instead of risking a popped disc.
 
Keep your legs together(ish) and back straight.
Use your gluts and quads - biggest muscles in body?
 
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