Staubig Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I was in a daze one morning parking at work and forgot to put the kickstand down . I leaned the bike over and it kept going. I was parked text to a curb that locked my foot in as the bike pushed my leg and the rest of me over... Into the hedges. They were too soft to push off of and too hard to let me reach the ground. The entire front of our building was 2 stories of glass windows. Everyone must have been at the watercooler making coffee because I wriggled out before anyone saw.I mount and dismount both from the left even when riding in left drive countries.A man of the world! Where are you driving left lane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDuty Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 After breaking both my hips in a crash it is a lot easier for me to get on and off the bike from the high side (right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojocho Posted May 4, 2015 Report Share Posted May 4, 2015 Isabella isn't an issue. She's easy to mount, from either end. She's a dirty, dirty girl. ????Got good chuckle out of that.My MSF course taught me grab the brake, mount from the left side. That way in case you lose your footing mounting or dismounting, the kick stand will hopefully help you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad324 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Yea I mount from the left because I learned the hard way my fat ass can knock over a sport bike fairly easily Edited May 6, 2015 by Bad324 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonik Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 It just dawned on me. Most of you don't have a trunk on the back of your bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 It just dawned on me. Most of you don't have a trunk on the back of your bikes.I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gixxus Christ! Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I have a trunk and side cases and bad hips... thinking of removing them. The luggage, not the hips, I need those for fuckin'! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 MSF taught to mount/dismount on the left, while grabbing the front brake lever. That's what I do MOST of the time. I always park the bike in first gear. For all the other "arguments": Bridgestone BT45's, Valvoline 10w40 conventional, weights not beads, but thinking about switching with the next tire change, no wax, JP1 blue label for the chain, and sportbikes>HD's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Oh yeah, Everything else>Glock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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