Has anyone ever had experience moving the GS up and down stairs before? It's supposed to get below 20* tomorrow night with rain and sleet all day long. I don't think I want to leave my baby outside, especially parked on wet and iced over brick. That stuff is slippery and I don't trust drivers here on campus. I am thinking about moving the GS into my dorm room just for the night.

Since the wheelchair ramp isn't big enough to support a motorcycle turning, I'd have to move her up the stairway, through the lobby, down the hall, and into my room. My only issue thus far is the stairs.

Any tips or tricks I should know about? I might be able to get a big 2x6 to place on the stairs to act as a ramp if I need to, but if I don't need to I won't.

ride it.  how steep are the stairs.

The stairs are alright, I guess. 40 to 45 degrees at the most. Think it will handle the stairs riding it up, or should I use the 2x6? Also, how do you suggest getting it down the stairs? Walking it down trailing the front brake, rear end first?

Why not just park it on a sidewalk somewhere?

How on earth is an accessible ramp not big enough to allow a bike to turn?  Do the backandforthwiggle, and I bet it'll go.

how many steps up?  i've never done  steps ont he GS before but i have doen some wicked tall curbs on the GS. The  key is to stay committed once you;ve started up..  Don't chicken out and chop  the throttle or you're in for a world of hurt.

don't know how i would feel about riding back down them with the spooshy gs suspension.

Mk1 - It's also cold outside. My baby is from Spain and lives in Texas. She likes to be warm. Also, we can get ticketed for parking on a sidewalk.

RG - The ramp is made for something that can spin in circles if need be. It starts with a 90 degree turn from the right, goes a ways, then 180s in a VERY small distance, goes up some more and does a 90 to the left.

jake - There are 10 - 12 steps up, I think, followed by a short platform, then the double door with a center rail.

get some wood! I can see trying to ride up stairs only ending badly for you myfriend. how pissed are you gonna be if you f- up your bike doing somthing stupid like trying to ride up stairs. its not a dirt bike, chances of you makeing don't seem good in my mind. get your 2x6 and ride it up that. I would have two buddies around when I do this too. one to stay at the bottom to hold the board from slipping out when your on it with the heavy bike, and one to be behind you or beside you on your way up to prevent dropage. good luck!!!

Bingo, BSD. I actually convinced one of my friends to help me do this, so I think I'll be good for that.

Now getting it down. I'll put the 2x6 on the stairs again and just back it down like I'm unloading it from a truck, riding the front brake all the way down, right? That's my plan, at least.

My friend and I are going to get some pictures, and if we can we're going to get it into my bed and get a picture of me spooning it (a la the Gixxer Love picture circulating out there). I'm thinking about removing a bunch of parts while it's in here and setting them on my roommate's bed. I hate him so much. Maybe I'll drop the engine and set it on his bed and tell him not to touch it.

10+ stairs at a 40 degree angle...no way not me.  The board is an idea but if it slides or moves that wouldn't be good.  If you are riding it on a board and gas it the board will slide back. You never mentioned if you had help moving it?  If so I might consider it doable.   Your bike would probibally tolerate some cold and rain better than being dropped down the stairs

have a camera handy. and please post pics of when you drop it.

Quote from: subchave a camera handy. and please post pics of when you drop it.

lol  That's more or less what I'm thinking.  If the 2x6 slips you're going to be in a world of hurt.  Plus, whats security going to think when you wheel your gs through the lobby?  Somehow, I doubt they'll see your point of view.   :lol:

Park it along the side of a building and throw a $1 tarp over it.

simple common sense comes in handy in a situation like this  :lol:

can't you just find a movers dolly and put it under the rear wheel then you can swing around the handicap access?

I think that you big, manly men could just carry down the stairs. I mean how much could a GS weigh?

Does your college have a football team?...........

Well, the 2x6 we've got has a handly little grip thing on it that goes over a lip. We use it to load my dad's FZ1 onto his truck all the time. It should be able to handle the GS.

Thankfully we don't have security at my dorm, so wheeling it through won't be a problem.

I wouldn't do it.

How about parking it under the stairs? Buying a bike cover? Cold weather really doesn't hurt a GS any. Its the moisture and its freezing that does the damage.

Can't park it under the stairs, they are solid state. A bike cover might do me over, but I'm worried about the ice and hail that is possible.

If you are worried about hail, get some of that foam and put it in the top of the cover before putting it on to pad against the ice. Might even make a good insulation against hard freezing.