New rider, first bike, 1982 KZ1100

swest wrote: Try putting the front wheel on a piece of 5/8 or 3/4 plywood. Holding the handle bar and the rear grab bar with your foot pushing down on the center stand arm, pull back while lifting the back end. With the front wheel raised, it should be easier to do. After a while you won't have to cheat. The fork locks are worthless. Get yourself a good lock and chain or a Kriptonite lock. They even have one for the drilled disks. Back in the 70's I forgot I had it locked. Me and my little brother went down NOW. :woohoo:
Steve

swest wrote: Do you have a smaller than stock tire on the back?
Steve

swest wrote: That's pretty big. I wonder if 16" is stock for that bike.
Steve

swest wrote: If you don't mind my asking, what do you weigh?
Steve

swest wrote: Damn, you should be able to throw that puppy across the room. :lol:
Steve

SmokyOwl wrote:

swest wrote: That's pretty big. I wonder if 16" is stock for that bike.
Steve

My manual came in today, doesn't mention the stock tires' size in the specs, which surprised me, but I did find a picture of the rear half and I could make out 130-90 on the tire, but not the rim size. My gut tells me it's the stock size.

SmokyOwl wrote:

swest wrote: Damn, you should be able to throw that puppy across the room. :lol:
Steve

My right shoulder isn't doing me any favors either, I pulled some tendons or something about 10 years back while driving taking a corner, and then I strained it again using a sledgehammer the same week.

If I had a second set of hands to just hold the bike in place for me I could go all out on it and it'd probably go. I'll try again tomorrow.