Having replenished my energy, I thought about the ride home. When I was just about to start my bike, I heard a muffled "Abang... tolong... Abang... tolong...". I took off my helmet and looked around- and sure enough, there was this poor chap whose bike had fallen down at the car park. I quickly ran over and checked if he was alright. He was fasting and it seemed that he had lost his balance somehow.
He was unable to have the bike ie Naza Blade 250R/650R (I can't really tell them apart actually) upright again due to his weaken state. I quickly calmed him down and told him that I'll get the bike up- after all, what better way there was to burn off those carbs from the Kluang Station quickie. I also taught him the proper technique to lift up the bike up by oneself, a skill that I picked up from the Net and which had been proven useful previously.
I would re-produce the description from Team Oregon's Lifting A Fallen Bike as per the following :
1) Shut off the motorcycle using the engine cut-off switch and/or ignition switch. Turn off the fuel supply valve if the bike has one. Give the bike a once-over: Is it damaged? Will the damage interfere with lifting it?
2) Spilled fuel is common, often dripping steadily from the gas cap. Don’t panic. It’s common for a little gasoline to drip out of the tank. Use caution, but as long as you don’t throw a match on it, a little gas on the ground is no big deal. If there’s a large amount of fuel spilling on the ground creating a slippery surface or serious fire hazard, it’s best to move away from the bike and wait for help.
3) If the bike is lying on its right side, put the sidestand down and place the bike in gear. If it’s on its left side, make a mental note that you couldn’t put the sidestand down first, and that the bike may roll on you as you lift.
4) Like lifting any heavy object, the key is to use the strongest muscles in your body – your legs. If you try to bend down and lift using your back muscles, you’re risking a serious, lifetime injury. The following technique is recommended because it uses mostly leg muscles and poses limited risk of a back injury.
a) Turn the handlebars to full-lock with the front wheel pointed into the ground. One handgrip ends up close to the gas tank – right where you want it.
b) “Sit” gently with your butt/lower back on the motorcycle seat. The bike may rock/pivot a bit underneath you.
c) With one hand, grab the handgrip closest to the bike. An underhand grip works best.
d) With the other hand, grab a hard part of the bike (frame, subframe, luggage bracket, etc.) Be careful to avoid hot parts and soft parts (plastic, turn signals, hoses, wires). Use gloves if necessary.
e) Now get your feet out in front of you, solidly on the ground, about a foot apart, with your knees bent slightly.
f) It’s time to lift the bike. Use your leg muscles. Lock your arms and take very small (baby steps) backward, keeping your back straight. Maintain control of the bike and do not twist your body while lifting.
g) If the bike was on its left side … be careful not to lift too much and flip it onto its other side! Once it’s upright, carefully put the sidestand down with one foot.
Okay, techniques aside, I found that Silver was revving a lot faster and lighter on the road this evening; and I was getting the "power surge" from the 2-cycle atypical of 2-stroker easier than before. I hadn't done anything on the bike recently saved for filling her up with the Petronas fully-synthetic 2T oil the other day so my guess was that the oil was instrumental in the bike's gain in performance.
Which led me to believe that the previous owner could be using semi-synthetic oil instead of fully-synthetic, although that was just a hypothesis. But boy did the bike felt more enthusiastic that before!
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