And for the shorter ones among us it avoids an embarrassing topple over sometimes when neither foot reaches the ground.
And for the shorter ones among us it avoids an embarrassing topple over sometimes when neither foot reaches the ground.
the-other-bradders
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kind of how I do it, except I leave it on the side stand, lift the bike upright, then right foor down and lift the stand up....oh and hold the front brake so it cant move forward
being short-legged makes you plan every stop, or potjntial stop, and I like to think helps bike control because you dont want it to stop!!
and I dont have the rear seat fitted so its less difficult to get over!
Must admit I hadn't thought of that reason.
It just looks impressive to me that's all, I really must try it one day.
Sounds OK -if you are about 7' tall.
Dreamer
Registered user
The reason they get you to try it is so that you're capable of mounting from either side.
If you're offroad, have just picked the bike up and have a bloody great pothole (or a hedge, or a cliff, or a wall...) on the left then it's pretty handy being able to mount from the right. But I would agree that it's not something you normally choose to do in a car park!
do the step over it's a laugh.
1. hold the bike nice and up right
2. step on (no centre stand side stand no nothing)
3. step over the bike into a standing riding position (while not moving engine can be off)
4. swing leg over and step off the other side.
5. repeat till you can hold the bike for ages.
6. do the same thing with engine running and ride off when your ready...
I also have to bike scoot my HP if I've really got it hot cos the suspensions gets even taller....
worst mistake if you come fast into a pitstop obviously you don't have the rear break covered and a good front wheel tuck at this point sorts the men from the boys...
1. hold the bike nice and up right
2. step on (no centre stand side stand no nothing)
3. step over the bike into a standing riding position (while not moving engine can be off)
4. swing leg over and step off the other side.
5. repeat till you can hold the bike for ages.
6. do the same thing with engine running and ride off when your ready...
I also have to bike scoot my HP if I've really got it hot cos the suspensions gets even taller....
worst mistake if you come fast into a pitstop obviously you don't have the rear break covered and a good front wheel tuck at this point sorts the men from the boys...
sockpuppet
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... a couple of years ago, a little chap wheeled a HUGE off road HPN-type bike into the car park. the seat height was about 4' ! He started it (stand up), toed it into first, slipped the clutch and effortlessly mounted it like a bicycle as it pulled awayMost of us then went beer shopping
The video in this thread. At 2:20 there is this being shown.
john1215
Registered user
Hi,
I'm fairly new to biking and I always get onto my bike from the side stand. I am tall but I'm quite a bit heavier than you and to be honest I dont think I can touch the floor with both feet whilst the bike is on the centre stand.
As I said, I get on the bike with the side stand down, and as soon as I get on I put the bike upright and kick the side stand up.
You mention being short in the leg, can you sit on the bike without any stand assistance and have both feet on the ground?? If not either your seat is too high or the bike is too big for you. This is INMHO of course.
john1215
the-other-bradders
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cant have both feet down John, tip toe on one foot woth the other on the peg, but cant on any bike either!! fuuny enough, once sat on and off the brake (so suspension lowers) I have more of a foot down on GS than I have on any of my old sports bikes!!
its about balance, practice and planning
its about balance, practice and planning
garfield
Registered user
hahahahahaha I'd like to see that can you let me know whne your doing a test run
better to drop it in a regular manner than drop it doing some strange stunt style ride off...
....
.....remember with GS riders, there's always a camera nearby......
I always used to mount the bike using one footpeg and whilst the bike was on its sidestand - had to do it since I couldnt raise my leg enough to get over the top box without standing on the peg. no problem in 2 years though I do only weigh 80kg
often used to mount with the bike on its centre stand too and then bounce it forward but with my toes on the ground and taking most of my weight
doesnt the manual say you shouldnt do just what I've described? or am I mixing it upo with my ktm. either way 20 stones is a lot of weight
often used to mount with the bike on its centre stand too and then bounce it forward but with my toes on the ground and taking most of my weight
doesnt the manual say you shouldnt do just what I've described? or am I mixing it upo with my ktm. either way 20 stones is a lot of weight
sockpuppet
Registered user
Here i was thinking I just walked up and got onto it.
For the record I walk upto bike (LHS). Put on leg over onto the opposite peg.
Get bike vertical - put stand up. Ride off.
Wasn't aware there is another way.
I also can't touch the floor flat footed either. I can quite happily sit there with my heel off the floor on both feet (not tip toe) but not flat.
For the record I walk upto bike (LHS). Put on leg over onto the opposite peg.
Get bike vertical - put stand up. Ride off.
Wasn't aware there is another way.
I also can't touch the floor flat footed either. I can quite happily sit there with my heel off the floor on both feet (not tip toe) but not flat.
john1215
Registered user
cant have both feet down John, tip toe on one foot woth the other on the peg, but cant on any bike either!! fuuny enough, once sat on and off the brake (so suspension lowers) I have more of a foot down on GS than I have on any of my old sports bikes!!
its about balance, practice and planning
My last post wasn't a p..s take, I'm over 6 foot tall so I don't appreciate what shorter riders have to put up with if they want to ride a GS or GSA. In fact, when I was doing my CBT last October, I rode the 125 off the centre stand on a road ride day and got a firm ticking off from my instructor!!
ExpatinIstanbul
Registered user
I almost never use the side stand, don't know why. So, I throw my right leg over, put both feet on the ground or pegs and use my weight to rock the bike off the centre stand. I've done this for years without any problems.
Riding off the centre stand
I thought that the question asked at the beginning of this thread was about RIDING off the centre stand. If I have read correctly it seems that we are all agreed that doing this is likely to damage to the mountings of the stand and thus it should not be carried out normally. I always felt that I would know that I was finally too old for a GS when I found difficulty in getting on and off - now it seems that it is not a question of age but depends on agility, height and weight. Well, perhaps agility is age related so I must start working on that! I am OK on height at 6'1" and not too heavy at 82 kg. so perhaps ballet classes are the answer?
I thought that the question asked at the beginning of this thread was about RIDING off the centre stand. If I have read correctly it seems that we are all agreed that doing this is likely to damage to the mountings of the stand and thus it should not be carried out normally. I always felt that I would know that I was finally too old for a GS when I found difficulty in getting on and off - now it seems that it is not a question of age but depends on agility, height and weight. Well, perhaps agility is age related so I must start working on that! I am OK on height at 6'1" and not too heavy at 82 kg. so perhaps ballet classes are the answer?
the-other-bradders
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not really riding off....more as described above 'bumping' off the main stand
to confess, I can understand why others find it amusing when I get on and off...but its how I ride it that counts
and Matt, thanks for the help, at last a bike I COULD sit on comfortably
to confess, I can understand why others find it amusing when I get on and off...but its how I ride it that counts
and Matt, thanks for the help, at last a bike I COULD sit on comfortably
Old Man
Registered user
"........I think the tutu might get in the way..." oh, I hadn't thought of that ! Nureyev (spelilng?) seemed to leap around OK. In fact it's the Hood jeans - but to be fair they are pretty good but combined with long johns etc. it all gets a bit bulky. Now I must be off to my wall bars.
oldrascal
Registered user
Getting on/off a GSA with a top box
As a new GSA rider, I have had to get used to a lot of differences compared to my last bikes (Hayabusa; ZZR1200 etc).
But to say that I have fallen under the GS spell is an understatement, I just love the experience.
With the sports bikes which were not fitted with a centre stand, my normal practice was to get on and off the bike with the side-stand raised. It was relatively easy with a straight-leg thrown over the back of the saddle whilst balancing the weight of the bike.
Of course the seats were 'miles' lower than those on the GSA.
So because of the GSA's high seat position and the top box, there is no way that I can find of getting on or off without a fairly ungainly threading of the right leg over the saddle in the gap between the tank and top box whilst still on the centre or side stand.
This is obviously not a very secure (or atttractive) mounting position.
Bearing in mind that I weigh 84kg and am 6ft 3in tall, it shouldn't be a problem but I find it nerve-wracking - particularly as something about the way the side stand moves around makes me nervous of its ultimate strength.
I can't begin to imagine doing this whilst trying to balance the bike off the stands. So how do you all manage?
Or do you
As a new GSA rider, I have had to get used to a lot of differences compared to my last bikes (Hayabusa; ZZR1200 etc).
But to say that I have fallen under the GS spell is an understatement, I just love the experience.
With the sports bikes which were not fitted with a centre stand, my normal practice was to get on and off the bike with the side-stand raised. It was relatively easy with a straight-leg thrown over the back of the saddle whilst balancing the weight of the bike.
Of course the seats were 'miles' lower than those on the GSA.
So because of the GSA's high seat position and the top box, there is no way that I can find of getting on or off without a fairly ungainly threading of the right leg over the saddle in the gap between the tank and top box whilst still on the centre or side stand.
This is obviously not a very secure (or atttractive) mounting position.
Bearing in mind that I weigh 84kg and am 6ft 3in tall, it shouldn't be a problem but I find it nerve-wracking - particularly as something about the way the side stand moves around makes me nervous of its ultimate strength.
I can't begin to imagine doing this whilst trying to balance the bike off the stands. So how do you all manage?
Or do you
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