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Jul 17, 2012 | 07:14 AM

#31

Trial dog

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Originally Posted by frenchbiker

She's on last and off first. She grabs my left shoulder, places her left foot on the left passenger floorboard, steps up and swings her right leg over her seat. To dismount, it's the reverse process.

Jul 17, 2012 | 07:22 AM

#32

The Cheesehead

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Originally Posted by Stiggy

She's last on and first off. She grabs your left bicep and stands straight up on the peg/floorboard with her left foot. You lean forward over the tank a bit. Then she swings her right leg over.

Dismount reverse of the above. ( Works even with short chicks.)

Exactly how we do it. She's got to be standing on the left side when getting on and off the bike...that way there are no burned legs for the OL. She's kinda new at this too. Just make sure she puts her weight over the center of the bike or your going to be fighting the lean from her weight too much and nobody wins!

Just give her time (and a Bloody Mary or two) and she'll relax. I know the stress of riding with a stressed rider. She's relitively new to riding, but i have been for nearly 20 years. With all the thousands of miles we've rode together, we hit the freeway for the first time on Sunday. She feels much better now after just experiencing the highway speeds...but only when she was ready. If you **** her off, that will lead to bad things!!

Jul 17, 2012 | 08:42 AM

#33

ynots

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Originally Posted by Dionicio

When mounting the bike My wife gets on first from the left side. I then get on from the left by sliding my right leg over the seat. No problem. The wife won't allow Me too dicuss our other way's of mounting on the forum.

Thats cool that you let your wife give you rides

Jul 17, 2012 | 08:43 AM

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Tailgunner1

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Originally Posted by ZenGlide

Don't know if this is the correct way, but my SO and I have a system that seems to work well. I always mount first and dismount last. Before she mounts, she places her hand on my shoulder. This is my signal to steady the bike and prepare for her weight on the passenger footboard. She does not proceed until I say "go". This is her signal that I am ready for the shifting weight. Then she steps up and mounts. When we stop, she doesn't move until I tell her I'm ready for her to dismount.

This is also a good time to talk to her about some additional passenger responsibilties. My SO knows it's ok to shift her weight around while we are underway at a good speed. She knows it's not ok to move around as I am slowing down to turn or stop at a light. During these times, she knows to sit very still.

Again, these are just some things we've worked out through trial and error.

X2 with every aspect of this post.

Jul 17, 2012 | 09:41 AM

#35

dougbk

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I always get on the bike upright it with both feet planted on the ground and give her a nod telling her it is okay. Then she puts a hand on my shoulder and steps up on the floorboard. She also waits for the nod before a dismount.

Jul 17, 2012 | 07:57 PM

#36

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The only thing I'm still getting used to is after she's on and I put it into first gear and start moving is that loud YEEHAW she screams at the top of her lungs!

Jul 17, 2012 | 08:28 PM

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robert v

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Bike on kickstand, me standing. I start motor and put down rear boards. She mounts left side steps on board. I mount, she squeezes and we're off.

Jul 18, 2012 | 12:55 PM

#38

Tedjay

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I'm on first and off last. I right the bike, stand with both feet on the ground, and then my wife gets on from the left.

Another thing I do is hold the left handgrip from below, so I'm holding it from underneath rather than on top (like when riding). I find it easier to pull up on the handgrip if I need to stabilize the bike when she gets on. My brother gave me that tip.

Jul 18, 2012 | 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dionicio

Uh oh. You took it there. : )

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Jul 18, 2012 | 02:47 PM

#40

Watchfuliz

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Me on first and off last and I always mount from the right side too.......LOL. To me it is easier to lift my leg over the seat at it's highest side then slide on as I lean left letting my leg drop on the seat, which is angled down on the side stand. Doing that way pushes against the side stand so the bike can't fall over from your mounting it. When riding in mountain terrain, it isn't always easy to tell when you park the bike that the side stand is bearing much weight of the bike and I have seen bikes parked that where really easy to tip off the side stand because of the incline of the parking area. For that reason I have always mounted from the right side. Then she mounts from the left side on my say so. Dismount is the reverse order, same sides.