How to lift a heavy motorcycle and the Starlink Mini!

Just a short review of the Starlink Mini and how to lift a heavy motorcycle if you drop one.

[@Ultimatereloader]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that loves rifles and motorcycles!

[@XRING]

I think there are a ton of us out there that like both. 👍🏼😎

[@stevenlewis6781]

@@XRING I agree Ray, I think there’s a huge crossover between rifle and bike aficionados. And the GSA is the king of bikes, mine is a few years older but I love it so much I haven’t even thought about getting a new one. Yeah and when you drop it the big boxer twin has already done half the work for you!

[@XRING]

@@stevenlewis6781 that’s right Steven! Nothing like the GSA for sure.

[@sixrutters]

I don’t know how I missed this video when you posted it. I am glad I saw it. You always put out high quality content. I did not know about the Starlink mini. We live a few miles out of the city and had to get Starlink for our internet. Prior to moving there we had service through our cellular provider, but the cell service just isn’t very good at that particular location on that network, but with the Starlink we are able use our phones and stream shows.

[@whysoseriouszxd5946]

Appreciate the bike content! Also thanks for letting me know about Starlink Mini, that’s gonna be a useful thing to have in the Upper peninsula of Michigan where there’s no cell service

[@XRING]

We are going to put it to the test in British Columbia this fall. We will see if it delivers. 👍🏼

[@joaquin-jacknava2696]

Great techniques to lift a bike. Nice motorcycle Ray. Thanks for the footage. Have a great week sir.

[@XRING]

You too Joaquin and as always , thank you for watching the channel. 👍🏼

[@timrink256]

Haven't dropped a bike in a very long time. Hopefully that doesn't happen again anytime soon. My bike is considerably heavier, but I think I could still stand it back up. Thanks for the info. Be Safe

[@iRA_mkb]

Not riding enough.

[@PorscheSpeedster-kz6nc]

Such a wonderful instructor. Thanks for the tips.

[@Coffee_and_pipes]

I started following your channel for the Microtech and rifle content, but I’m excited to see you’re covering some motorcycle stuff, too. Any sort of riding content, especially slow-speed skills, would be welcomed. Thanks for the video!

[@hopewilliams6705]

Thank you so much I have recently gotten into riding but my husband isn't a motorcycle guy and this is fantastic information. Im 5' so the first one is golden.

[@XRING]

That’s awesome Hope! Be careful out there. Too many drivers texting and driving these days.

[@ES44AC-2]

Me and the wife rode the BRP Boone to Cherokee last weekend. I didn't see a single Elk in the GSNP, sadly. I haven’t looked into Starlink ,that is really slick.

[@chrisdriner]

My Harley dropped when pulling off on to gravel on side of the road to do something and had to pick it up and fortunately I knew how to lift it. I think plenty of people don't know how to do it so this is good info share, thanks. I shoot matches and often don't have cell service at them and wonder if Starlink would be good option to have coverage everywhere I go.

[@XRING]

Hey Chris, thanks for the comment and for watching. I figured it might be good information to have out there. As far as the Starlink, I have the luggage so I will have it with me when I ride. I am usually riding where there is no service anyway so it couldn't hurt to have it.

[@dannydivine7699]

They didn't cover lifting it up in the motorcycle safety course way back when the dinosaurs were still roaming the earth when I took the class!! Great info

[@XRING]

They still don’t from what someone recently told me. That kind of gave me the idea of putting out this video. 👍🏼

[@hesa3656]

Thank You Sir! We had the AT&T u-verse which maxed out at 18 mb and uploading is real slow. I recall we used to enjoy streams from your porch during lockdown and uh oh someone "Netflixed" us😆😄. Although, streaming a movie is usually 3-4 mb of the capacity. Hey, I like those aggressive tires on the camper, they must be good during foul weather. I like the walking up the bike method. 👍🇺🇲

[@XRING]

Thanks He-Se! We go back quite a ways don’t we? The aggressive tire and the extra height make life much easier where I am usually camping. Don’t have to worry about dragging the pipes and hitch near as much as the other units.

[@hesa3656]

@@XRING Yes Sir! Catching your tips and recommendations certainly has enriched my life!👍🇺🇲

[@MDoodie11B1P]

Both techniques are great. I believe I could do the first technique.

[@XRING]

The easiest way is called the buddy lift. In that one you use the second technique and the “buddy” lifts the back end simultaneously. 👍🏼

[@MackEv_]

I’ve never crashed a bike. They always just got a little tired and needed to rest. Sometimes they liked to rest at the bottom on the cliff beside the trail😂.

[@XRING]

LOL! They need to rest occasionally as well! 🤣

[@timothythompson6549]

Hey Ray, I have to be "that guy" seeing a moto vid. I rode for 11 years, probably a couple hundred thousand miles. Until I had The Big One. I was miraculously lucky that I didn't hit any solid objects. Probably an inch in either direction would've killed me. I went between some mailboxes and a guardrail, through the woods, and off a 15' cliff. My bike was found literally in a tree. Not against a tree, IN a tree. With all that I was in a trauma center for a month, two weeks in a rehab facility, and it took 7-8 months to recover. Or as recovered as I was gonna get. With all that said, besides being very lucky in the path that I took through the woods, the biggest factor in me surviving surviving and (mostly) recovering is I was fully geared up. I had lots of bone and soft tissue damage, but not a single abrasion. And I almost certainly would've been killed or a vegetable if I wasn't wearing a helmet. Do you know PJ over in Maryville, TN? He's a friend of mine.

[@XRING]

Hey Tim. I hate to hear that but glad you are still around to tell it. I too was in a big one as well many years ago. It was a hit and run but they caught the guy. Was in rehab for 6 months and like you, lucky to be here. Sold all of my bikes after that but after a few years got back onto that horse again. I have met a LOT of people in the industry and might have crossed paths with him but don’t know for certain.

[@bradsanders6954]

This sounds like one of those crashes where it gets bigger and better with each re-telling. The old "bike in a tree" thing is a dead give away.

[@timothythompson6549]

@@bradsanders6954 I wouldn't know. That's just what the first responders told my wife.

[@trevorhawkins8757]

My Dad’s side of the family owned Gutteridge Harley Davidson for 75 years before selling it. I tipped over a brand new Sportster when I was 12-13. Wish I would’ve seen this video back then lol.

[@XRING]

Oof! That would be a heck of a lift for a youngster.

[@duggydo]

Good stuff. I like videos like this one.

[@XRING]

Thanks Doug! I appreciate it.

[@toddbeller6661]

Good job didn't know you were a gs rider cool

[@XRING]

Thanks Todd! Been riding the GS’s for a long, long time.

[@SCQT]

yessssss bike content Started my Adv type riding with an 800gs, loved it, had a 1250gsa for a few years, awesome bike but found i preferred the mid size bikes for what i was doing, and on a 901 Norden atm, love it. Curious to see what you think of the 1300. Next bike will probably be a full size GS of some flavor. Would love to get my hands on a mini for awhile. Had the "mobile" starlink for awhile for use while on the boat(assume this is basically the non beta test version of that unit), and it was a total gamechanger vs any of the cell or satellite options.

[@XRING]

Thanks SCQT! Not too sure how this content would be received. I had the 800 years ago but it didn’t have quite the pep I wanted for long distance travels. I rode and raced the KTM’s for year but always keep going back to the big GS. I ride these big ones on trails that guys say I am crazy to take them on…..but it’s what I did. I don’t have any intentions of moving up to the 1300 anytime in the near future. I am hearing some legit feedback on the new F900GS though. Let’s see how they all pan out. The AT is also a great bike but don’t care for the DCT although it has improved greatly!

[@SCQT]

@@XRING Same here i havent ridden it but the new 900 is supposed to be pretty awesome. I was down to the manual AT and the Norden and ended up with the norden, but i do love that AT, really great bike Headed out to on a week long loop from FL to Lake Rabun in GA on the Norden on the 23rd. I know ur in SC(?) but man that is a nice chunk of the country you got there. Pretty similar to the places i have been in the Carolinas

[@XRING]

@@SCQT I am in the mountains of NC! Some of the best riding .

[@SCQT]

@@XRING Im jealous The riding in FL is absolutely miserable haha

[@XRING]

@@SCQT I am sure . I did some riding exhibitions down there with Teach McNeil during Daytona Bike week one year. It was miserably hot!! 🥵

[@philpilkington]

Also helps to have a GS with a low center of gravity!

[@XRING]

Fact!

[@napamura4117]

I didnt know that you're a ride too.. cool...👍👍👍👍

[@Leadmining44]

Nice bike Ray👍 So how good is the Starlink at your house? Don’t have to drive to town anymore.

[@XRING]

It has been great! I don’t have to wait for the spinning circle of death anymore!

[@bradsanders6954]

My trick was to quit taking a 500lb bike off road. Who really wants to ride something that big on dirt? I know marketing men push it hard, and many have bought into the idea that "size matters" and only real men ride a behemoth on dirt. Its good to learn how to lift a huge bike, but if it falls the wrong way and then maybe your back pops out trying to lift it? It can be a long walk out. Ive got an 890R but just bought a 690R. I can lift the 690 quickly/easily. The main thing is, its hugely less likely to tip over in the first place. Just a thought.

[@XRING]

For sure Brad. My days of having multiple bikes are over with though so the GS kind of does it all and can handle 2 up long riding trips and camping.

[@Pompomgrenade]

That's all true stuff 🏁

[@vaughnburrows]

Can you do a review of your camper trailer?

[@XRING]

Sure thing ! 👍🏼

[@Onelowluv]

The shirt tho!!! 🎉

[@XRING]

Yes sir!

[@UnknownUser-fe5zu]

17 year motorcycle tech here…raced bikes for 8 years. Personally Iv had more bikes drop my ass then i have dropped them. 😂

[@XRING]

LOL! But we still have to pick them up! Thanks for watching the channel.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Nice BMW GS 😀👍

[@XRING]

Thanks CSH!

[@joshuablaz]

I work in the motorcycle industry and have a bunch of friends who are FAANG employees, and somehow the first I'm hearing of starlink mini is from Mr. X-Ring! I know people who use and praise Starlink's residential service, but I'd never looked close enough at how great their roaming service seems to be. Thanks for sharing! Also, strong technique on the bike lift! One more tip for viewers that sounds obvious but often gets skipped: if you're riding with friends, have them help. I'd rather help someone lift a bike 100 times than have to haul a busted up buddy out of the forest once.

[@XRING]

Thanks Josh. I actually mentioned the 3rd way in one of the comments. The “buddy lift” 🤣. Always the easiest way. Yeah, I really like the mini. Works great. Now I just need to find a cable that works with a small airline approved power pack. There are some cables on the market but they don’t all work for some reason. I already ordered 3 different ones.

[@glenoh88]

Sat phone….never needed the internet when i was in real trouble on land. Ocean is different

[@JamesNelson-199]

What backpack are you using for edc these days?

[@XRING]

Mostly Mystery Ranch. 👍🏼

[@wiryone1]

I gonna stick to my dirt bikes. I would love a big adv bike but I am certain I would end up getting into terrain that only Chris Birch levels of skill could get me out of.

[@hawknives]

Way Kool! Christ bless!

[@XRING]

Thanks Hawk! You as well .

[@REPR100]

Can you make videos on how to make money, clearly you did something right to have so many fancy toys?

[@hawknives]

Elon is a Genius! Christ Bless Elon Musk

[@norgtube]

"Elon musk came up with" oh boy here we go

[@XRING]

Well, I don’t actually know who came up with it but since he owns Space X I guess I am guilty of assuming . 🤷‍♂️

[@OFFICIALUND]

I was born in the U.S. I am a Native American.

[@XRING]

I am definitely looking forward to the experience.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

The last time I lifted a motorcycle that I tipped over was a big 300 kg Kawasaki GTR 1400 ( GTR 1400 Concours in the States ) i was straining so much that i nearly popped a haemorrhoid 😳😯.

[@XRING]

That was not fun for sure!

[@funkla65]

Connie's are big girls. Once they start going down, there's pretty much no stopping them. I remember a running joke on the Concours forum about folks joining the "Connie Droppers Anonymous" club.

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Not fun when at all, especially when you don’t have spare undies 🩲 on board 😩.

[@talkingrock7011]

Now try this with a 830 pound HD it’s tough

[@XRING]

I have. It’s not too bad. 👍🏼

[@XRING]

Outside of riding professionally, I was also a certified motor cop on BMW’s as well as Harley’s. Definitely not a stranger to lifting really heavy bikes.

[@64ig6kg0]

Have you ever been in a bad motorcycle crash?

[@XRING]

Unfortunately, yes I have. 6 months in rehab and still only have 80% use of one shoulder . I have had many friends killed or seriously maimed on them. I almost all instances it wasn’t their fault. Just inattentive drivers. ☹️

[@64ig6kg0]

@@XRING sadly that’s why I stopped riding. Too many people kept pulling out in front of me.

[@derekedgley5074]

If there’s anybody out there on the web who can more lucidly explain things I’ve yet to find. Your videos on all topics are compulsive viewing

[@XRING]

Thanks Derek!

[@bobla441]

You don’t have to be an existing customer now

[@XRING]

That’s great to hear! Thanks for the update Bob.

[@benardo8]

That is the biggest motorcycle I have ever seen….

[@XRING]

She’s a big girl!

[@thegolflife7565]

I love satellite 🛰️ tech and communications equipment. Iridium has always been my favorite because it has always always worked for me. Inmarsat, not so much. Starlink is ok but has a good value proposition as service isn’t nearly as expensive. With that being said isn’t starlink already built into our phones with future availability to use it beyond just emergencies?

[@XRING]

I really like it as well. Not sure about the system for our phones but I’m sure it will be here soon. 👍🏼