OP - Maybe grab a buddy as back up and see if you can do the “Aruba Lift”

It won’t cost you anything but time.

 

Pipes are thick, base is 5"x5" 3/16 steel, considering it has to fit somewhere on a bike, cant be too big!
Feels easily strong enough when together.

 

Good to hear, hope it works well for you!

 

It is just a matter of time for everyone. Everyone at some point in their lives has dumped. Those that say that they never have I hold suspect. If you want to say well When I was a kid I ate mud, dirt and gravel daily. As an adult never spilled on a street bike of any kind I hope your luck holds out.

 

i'm 77 . i've dropped both my baggers and needed help to stand em up. out here in the desert with most of the roads unpaved it happens.
i just wait for someone to drive by and help. cheaper than $228 !

i just bought a new 2024 breakout. it's so much lighter, it's easy to pick up.

i don't want to give up riding yet. always figured that i would be dead by this age.

 

Does the bottom bar go through the base plate and welded on both sides or does the bar sit on the plate and is welded?

 

Because he can`t lift a motorcycle upright that weighs 800 pounds?

Ridiculous.

 

It's your call OP. I've been with folk using a jack or lift, it's not exactly quickly done, nor especially easy.

Myself, I found myself struggling with my RK that I'd had for 10 years. Age is taking its toll on me.

I switched to a Heritage softail, and that fits this older me much better. Expensive, to be sure! But I'm much happier with this bike than I had become with the Road King.

 

Old and dropping bikes INSIDE a garage?- Yes
Not on the side of a road, not on gravel, not on sand, not on a hill etc.
Once again YMMV.

 

At age 73 and 5'9"/175lbs I actually "rehearse" righting my Ultra Limited. I lay it down gently (on padded floor mats) and along with a buddy to oversee the practice. It helps to practice the procedure and see which one works best......BUT I do realize that I'm practicing on a dry, fairly level and clean section of driveway asphalt....sand and gravel is another matter and much tougher.