Mount from Right ?
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From: Canada Flats
After I broke my tibia , left leg , I had to mount my bike on the right side because my knee couldn't support my weight . I got used to holding on to the bars and putting my right foot on the floorboard , made it easy enough , but took a bit of getting used to .
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From: Spring Grove, IL
I've been mounting and dismounting from the right for the last three years, using the foot board to step on to and off of the bike, to make swinging my leg over the seat and backrest easy. I felt it was getting unsafe and less stable to hold my leg up and drag it over the seat to mount and dismount from the left. Plus the bars on my Road Glide are somewhat in the way when I mount from the left. I was hesitant to use the foot board initially, but I've not had any issues doing so and it's second nature now. I'm 250 and have had the bike loaded down for trips and the bike hasn't come close to tipping over to the right when I use the floor board.
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I usually mount from the left, but have practiced from the right a few times in case it is needed. Like mentioned, I step on the right footboard while holding the bars then step through with my left leg. I have never felt like the bike was in danger of tipping over.
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The key to mounting from the right while stepping on the floorboard is to keep your upper body over the top of the bike. If you watch the video closely Motorman is bouncing on the floorboard while his body is over the center of the bike.
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Road Warrior
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From: Watertown, CT
Thanks, that's what I am missing. Don't know how its going to work on a crowned road, guess I'll find out.
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As I stated once before;
I'll stick my (either) leg across the seat and then heft
up the bike. It's my bike, I'll mount it however I want!
Seriously, it's your bike. Get on the way easiest for you......
Now if I have an audience, I try to make mounting the
bike as convoluted as possible.............
I'll stick my (either) leg across the seat and then heft
up the bike. It's my bike, I'll mount it however I want!
Seriously, it's your bike. Get on the way easiest for you......
Now if I have an audience, I try to make mounting the
bike as convoluted as possible.............
Last edited by not a sock; Nov 23, 2020 at 08:54 PM.
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