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I am a small and rather slim guy. I would like to start riding motorcycles with my friends and was wondering how to make my legs stronger for holding up the bike?
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when the bike is balanced, it really doesnt take much strength to hold it up. to lift it after u drop it, that's a different story. it's much easier to lift a scoot with the legs than try to yank it up with ur arms. bikes like gold wings can easily be 850 pounds, sportsters about 560, rice rockets under 500.but the right technique makes lifting a bike a snap. u might wind up droppin it by the typical rookie mistake of grabbin a handful of front brake when the bars are turned at slow speed. if it does happen, here's the way to get the bike back up without givin yerself a hernia from tryin to pick it up the wrong way.Why did Kawasaki discontinue the Drifter?
face away from the bike, then scrunch down and put ur azz just a tad under the seat. pull the left handlebar as close to the tank as possible (if the bike dropped to the left), then get a good grip on an area between the passenger seat and the rider seat. keep the back straight, and walk the bike backwards. if u had ur butt in the right area on the side of the saddle, the bike will go up as light as a feather, and if u do a quick jerk, u can wind up flippin the bike over to the other side. it dont matter if it's a itty bitty 2 stroker, or a 'monster' like a gold wing.they'll all go up just as easy, and even a 105 pound girl can lift a 850 pound touring rig up with this technique.
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I would do arm curls and some bench pressing .If you're balanced, you really shouldn't need much leg strength.
But as far as building the appropriate muscle groups, squats and/or squat press, leg press and calf press should give you what you may need if the bike were to start going over.
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Well, here is how I did it. I started out with a bike I could hold up. Easily. All the time. It was not the pretty little FXDWG in my avatar pic, but I also started 20 years ago. It won't take you that long since I was on an H-D Sporty after less than three years of the Japanese bikes.Are there any baffles for Hard Krome Kickers to tone them down at all?
There is never a better test than actually riding the bike. I have hurt my ankles while putting them down in places I should not have, way too quickly, and usually only one leg since I was off balance. I now wear high top motorcycle boots, and lace them tightly, to get some extra support.
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I also busted my left leg when I tried to do a "dirt bike" ***** on the mid size one. I have learned not to do that any more. Arm curls (What planet is he from!) and leg excersizes will not help. I was in the Army when I got my first bike, and we did plenty of excersize, I can tell you! My legs were just fine for running. For holding a bike up, nope. Not without some practice. Strong legs made not a damn bit of difference that I could tell.
I am over six foot tall and have a 36 inch inseam. I have no problem resting flatfoot during a stop. On MY type of bike that is. I have seen little ladies (I won't call them girls, I like where my nuts are now.) on bigger bikes, and even some of the new "store bought" choppers, on "tippie-toe", and they handle the bike just fine.
Get used to using two wheels. It's easy if you start out small. I know younger people don't like to do that, but that's how they get to be older people! Buy used. You won't be very good at MC maintenance at the start. They ain't a car. (DUH!) It will save you money just to sell it someone else who is starting out and go a little bigger.
My favorite set of training wheels was a '79 Yamaha XS 650 Special. I could not see anything special about it, except that after seven years it still had most of it's exhaust left, and the brakes worked when it didn't rain. It was heavy, hard to steer, (The handlebars sucked!) and needed lots of TLC. But it got me ready for a real bike. (This one, the Yammie, was the one I broke my leg on.)
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It's the only "older" bike (non-H-D) that I have pictures of. I don't even have pictures of my second wife! (I was still learning to ride!) Learn safe, then ride safe. Spending big bucks on a bike, then breaking a leg ain't the way to go. Heels in the wind one day Dude! Heels in the wind!
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Its more about balance then it is leg strength. With that being said, know your limits. Pick a bike that is right for you. That's why they make hundreds of different models to choose from. This is the case where "one size does not fit all". It is important to control your bike in the event something unexpected happens. Its not beyond the realm of possible that you suddenly find yourself off balance when coming to a stop and have to step down hard to keep the bike upright. Happens in parking lots all the time when your riding slow and that careless person backs out like a bat, right in front of you. So I'd recommend you stay away from the "fat bikes" like like HD's Fat Boy, Kawasaiki's Nomad, Yamaha's Royal Star, and the like. I have found that snow skiing in the winter time and water skiing in the summer have always helped to keep me in shape, especially improving thigh strength. Skiing works the exact same muscle groups you need to keep your bike upright, on those sudden surprise emergencies.Sticky throttle problem on Bandit 600?
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Keep the motorcycle straight upright when you stop -- put both feet down flat. Almost all the weight will be on its wheels and not on your legs. I'm a wimpy guy, and I managed a 700 pound police motorcycle for a couple of years.Can I filter during a motorbike test?
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Most people hold the bike up with their arms, not legs.
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