Mounting - getting on

[Skipssong]

I think this has had a brief airing before but I'll be buggered if I can find it so here I go.

Any views on using the foot peg, with the bike on the side stand, as a step to ease getting on the bike.

Ps current weight = 16.5 stones.

(sits back and awaits derision )

Mike

 

[littleredrooster]

I think this has had a brief airing before but I'll be buggered if I can find it so here I go.

Any views on using the foot peg, with the bike on the side stand, as a step to ease getting on the bike.

Ps current weight = 16.5 stones.

(sits back and awaits derision )

Mike

It's the way I have done it for years. Ditto when fully loaded when Mrs Rooster gets on.


Edit to add: I'm only 16.5 stone when I hold both loaded panniers, though!

 

[R17GSR]

Ps current weight = 16.5 stones.

(sits back and awaits derision )

'bout say's it all

Go and book a CBT course.........

WTF,......why not ask, "how do I get back on after 950 miles to get the 1000 in 24 hrs" ?????

This site amazes me...........loads of wannabee Ewan's

Dont really matter what you weigh until you sit on the bike, then it's feet down or not quite,.... I know, 17 stone
Ride free,(and light)
Gary

 

[(RIP) Johno23]

You could get one of those toilet steps that 3yr olds have to pee in the bog
If you tied a piece of string to it you could then lift it and pass it back to the missus







Well you did ask................................sorry

 

[R17GSR]

You could get one of those toilet steps that 3yr olds have to pee in the bog
If you tied a piece of string to it you could then lift it and pass it back to the missus







Well you did ask................................sorry

Hope it comes with Health and Safety instructions.........

 

[R17GSR]

If you cant get on when the bikes on the side stand what ya gonna do when the bikes upright?
There's a few choir's around here that need sopprano's

 

[Skipssong]

If you cant get on when the bikes on the side stand what ya gonna do when the bikes upright?
There's a few choir's around here that need sopprano's

What are you? Some kind of circus act? Who the feck tries to get on a bike when its upright? Ah wait...I guess you are one of those clowns who put the bike in gear, dumps the clutch then runs along side before leaping on and shouting "Tonto away!"

Oh and weight on the bike isn't the issue; its the temporary weight on the side stand I was worried about. The bike is meant to be sat on; sitting on it ditributes the weight something in line with what the designers had in mind. I don't suppose they put a lot of though into fat feckers like me trying to use the foot peg as a 'toilet step'.

Cheers gents

 

[Racey]

What are you? Some kind of circus act? Who the feck tries to get on a bike when its upright? Ah wait...I guess you are one of those clowns who put the bike in gear, dumps the clutch then runs along side before leaping on and shouting "Tonto away!"

Cheers gents

Gosh... You are a "morning person" aren't you...

I'd guess R17 was wondering "if you can't get your leg over a stationary bike resting on it's side stand without needing a mounting aid, how are you going to touch the ground when you come to a halt at traffic lights ?"

I doubt his comment was about trick riding...

 

[LiquidLAN]

Well, you did ask...

Btw, its not good practice, the stand will have been designed to handle the bike fully felled and loaded. You've got to represent around 30% extra.

I've done it from time to time, but you're better off finding a bit of curb, sorting the ride height or getting a bike more suited to your stature.

Question for you, what are you going to do if you break the stand when you are out? How are you going to handle the bike then?

 

[LiquidLAN]

Gosh... You are a "morning person" aren't you...

I'd guess R17 was wondering "if you can't get your leg over a stationary bike resting on it's side stand without needing a mounting aid, how are you going to touch the ground when you come to a halt at traffic lights ?/QUOTE]

16.5 stone puts a fair dent in the suspension... or so I'm told

 

[Beemerman59]

There is another practical aspect to this question not mentioned. If you have luggage strapped to the back seat it's impossible to get on the bike in the traditional way. I'm 6'3" and my legs are not long enough to do it, nor is my deteriorating body flexible enough any more. So, you are left either trying the one foot hop technique to get on or using the sidestand as a more elegant solution.

I think in this case its a valid question over whether the sidestand is man enough to take the weight while you use the footrest as a step.

 

[Toad]

I have mastered the art of the "flying vault".

Take a good long run up - about 50 yards.

Then leap in the air holding you knees. This can be likened to the swimming pool bombing pose.

Once you have leapt above the bike you need to excecute a half twist which will bring you facing the front of the bike rather than across it.

At this point you deftly drop your pins on to the pegs, and arse hits seat.

You're on

 

[Shep]

I have mastered the art of the "flying vault".

Take a good long run up - about 50 yards.

Then leap in the air holding you knees. This can be likened to the swimming pool bombing pose.

Once you have leapt above the bike you need to excecute a half twist which will bring you facing the front of the bike rather than across it.

At this point you deftly drop your pins on to the pegs, and arse hits seat.

You're on

I'd pay good money to watch you try that




Oh! as for the OP's original question, don't worry about it, as long as you're getting out there and riding who cares, you know it's not right and can stress the sidestand but so what, its your bike

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

What are you? Some kind of circus act? Who the feck tries to get on a bike when its upright? Oh and weight on the bike isn't the issue; its the temporary weight on the

That's how I do it

Bike fully upright, kick stand up and swing my leg over (with or without a rollbag on the rear rack/seat)

Fecked if I'm lifting it 40 degrees, to get it upright whilst astride it

I would advise about standing on the left footpeg & sidestand with all you weight, cos one day the sidestand is gonna snap

Hope Tarka doesn 't read this thread

 

[Spout]

All Mike has to do is lose the "g" from his user name

 

[cookie]

you could always use the footrest opposite the sidestand. takes a little balance and trust that the bike won't flip over on top of you (it doesn't for me).

advantages are that it doesn't stress the stand, and the bike doesn't overhang the peg. useful when wedged in on ferries too

 

[Spout]

Bike fully upright, kick stand up and swing my leg over (with or without a rollbag on the rear rack/seat)

Yep. And turning bars to right helps.

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Yep. And turning bars to right helps.

It certainly does, forgot that

Always do that too.........................but since me and you have been riding since we were kids, I guess we leanrt this as we went along

Sometimes the banality of the questions in the 1200 section, never fails to amaze me

 

[Shep]

Always do that too.........................but since me and you have been riding since we were kids, I guess we leanrt this as we went along

A lot has changed in 60 years

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

A lot has changed in 60 years

It has.....................my dirt bikes used to have 8" of suspension travel, at best and a 30" seat height......................now my XChallenge (a dualsport) has nearly 12" of suspension travel and a seat height of 40"

I would invite Skipssong to try to get on that one, with a 40" seat height - That would be fun for him