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lift your right leg up about 2 inches from the floor and bend your knee back as far as you can. The heel of your foot should be close to your butt. Slide your knee over the seat with your leg still bent back, then extend your leg. almost everyone gets on a motorcycle incorrectly. They tend to want to put their foot over first. Once you learn the correct way, you'll smack your palm on your forehead and wonder why you didn't think of it in the first place.
Do the hokie pokie and turn yourself around, That's what it's all about.
Ever watch a really old man get on a big bike?
They all do the same thing.
Stand next to the bike.
Bend their right leg and reach back and grab the cuff of their jeans.
Lift foot and leg by pulling their jeans higher and swing their leg over the seat.
Turn lose of their jeans once the start the move over the seat.
Seen a lot of 70 and 80 year old riders do it over the years. I hope I am still around and riding long enough I need to do it.
lift your right leg up about 2 inches from the floor and bend your knee back as far as you can. The heel of your foot should be close to your butt. Slide your knee over the seat with your leg still bent back, then extend your leg.
Basically, you chamber it like a Muay Thai roundhouse kick.
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