Here's a link to a US article about lifting bikes:
http://www.motorcyclesafety.state.mn.us/pages/tips_pages/tips_lift.html

I like the emphases on stabilising the bike for when the wheels are on the
ground again and on keeping the back straight and the 'facing away' technique
that employs the legs more so than the back.

Courtesy of Guy Allen's Allmoto.com and Bev Green. http://www.allmoto.com/

Tom Torok
Tom's Motorcycle Detailing
1987 Honda XL600V TransAlp 'the Trannie'
tom2rok at optusnet.com.au
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