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Colapop

21st July 2008, 15:05

I get off the stand side mostly. The reason being is that the bike is at rest on that side and not in danger of being overbalanced and falling while getting on. It sounds dumb but it's happened often enough (people dropping their bikes) to know that it could happen. When I cannot get on the side of the bike (which is lower too) it's usually because of access issues.

Decals got here!! Woohoo!! :niceone:

vifferman

21st July 2008, 15:05

.Habit? Safer? Other?
Yes.
Probably.

I sometimes get on the other side (like if there's not room), but it feels awkward.

Mully

21st July 2008, 15:06

When I did my BHS, we were told to approach from the side with the stand (left in my case), reach across and grab the front brake and get on from that side.

MadDuck

21st July 2008, 15:07

I use a step ladder - thats the most safest way for me :eek:

Toaster

21st July 2008, 15:08

Always stand side on my past sports bikes, although the M109R is low enough to slide on from either side easily enough.... even from behind.

ManDownUnder

21st July 2008, 15:09

I use a step ladder - thats the most safest way for me :eek:

...and it's the only way I can look up your skirt...

PirateJafa

21st July 2008, 15:10

Sidestand side usually - it keeps you further away from any hot exhausts.

MSTRS

21st July 2008, 15:10

.... even from behind.

Settle down. This is a family show....

paturoa

21st July 2008, 15:11

I get off both ways (must be a joke in there somewhere!)

Toaster

21st July 2008, 15:13

Settle down. This is a family show....

hehehe I should think BEFORE I type! :eek:

Toaster

21st July 2008, 15:14

I get off both ways (must be a joke in there somewhere!)

Yes but one has to get it on before you can get off :innocent::blink:

Deano

21st July 2008, 15:16

I get off both ways (must be a joke in there somewhere!)

Drew gets off both sides of his race bike......quite regularly too.

(sorry mate)

mstriumph

21st July 2008, 15:19

stand side/kerb side ........ same same as mounting a horse [only shorter :)]

Toaster

21st July 2008, 15:23

stand side/kerb side ........ same same as mounting a horse [only shorter :)]

... again... with a bit of a run up and leap......:shifty:

Colapop

21st July 2008, 15:26

Toaster "Butch Cassidy" has been watching far to many westerns... Mounting your steed is wrong - you should always sit astride it...

slofox

21st July 2008, 15:29

Stand side - too old to get me leg over from the other side...........hurhurhur...

Swoop

21st July 2008, 15:32

Either, I'm not fussy and have long legs... Predominantly LHS though.
I'd rather have a Thunderbird 2 "chute" that slides me down onto the bike from above.
TB1 is much cooler though...

moT

21st July 2008, 15:35

stands are for pussies

jim.cox

21st July 2008, 15:43

I'd rather have a Thunderbird 2 "chute" that slides me down onto the bike from above.

Plus a Wallace & Grommit automatic dressing machine for the ATGATT types :)

justsomeguy

21st July 2008, 16:01

Stand side as it's a more natural movement. Never though about this but since you asked and I have nothing better to do...(as usual:crazy:)

Stop, tap and push side stand down with left leg, lean the bike to the left side so that the stand touches down, right leg braced for whatever reason if the bike tips that way and step off. This all occurs in one motion pulling the bike slightly so that it is firmly secured by the stand.

Be hard to do the same as you would have to get off towards the right and push towards the left if you got off the other side.

There - that's the most obvious answer. Do I get a prize? Come on.... I need something to get me over using the lousy train....:sweatdrop

vifferman

21st July 2008, 16:03

Stand side as it's a more natural movement.
Well, given that you usually get off the bike to the left, it would become a habit anyway, mounting/dismounting on the left side.

Maha

21st July 2008, 16:17

I just get my 'leg over' any way I can!....:cool:

justsomeguy

21st July 2008, 16:22

Well, given that you usually get off the bike to the left, it would become a habit anyway, mounting/dismounting on the left side.

Started off with pushbikes which had a side stand on the left - get off and push the stand down with one motion with your right leg......

grr... wht the fack are we/am I talking about this anyway.....:confused:

madandy

21st July 2008, 16:34

Yes.
Probably.

I sometimes get on the other side (like if there's not room), but it feels awkward.

x2.

But the skyhook option just sounds so fantastic I had to vote that way.:woohoo:

Murray

21st July 2008, 16:39

Stand side as right handed and legged and easier to swing the right leg over. May find that lefties prefer the other side. And does it really matter as long as you get your leg over often??????

dwnundabkr

21st July 2008, 16:58

I just get my 'leg over' any way I can!....:cool:

l will second that any leg over here is fine by me:woohoo::woohoo:

Motu

21st July 2008, 18:17

Left or right would be a better option,as there are bikes with right hand side stands (I've owned 3) or just a centre stand(4 of those) or none (most of my dirt bikes and at least a couple of road bikes).I always get on or off the right hand side,this is most likely because I'm left handed.

But it was also the business side of British bikes where I started my riding experience.The right hand side of the bike was called the ''timing side'',because that's where the timing cover was located - cam gears or chain,magneto or dist drive.On single carb bikes the carb adjusting screws were on the right as well.Kickstarter,gear lever,gearbox oil level,oil tank and drain,for single or siamese piped bikes the exhaust was also on the right.Clutch and points on the left,but later model bikes had the points on the right.80% of the work you did on a British bike was on the right hand side.

Also for starting a big single I stand on the right to kick start - right hand on the throttle and brake.Just makes more sense to be on the right hand side for me.

scracha

21st July 2008, 19:15

Side stand, the bike leans towards ya which makes it easier, even for a lanky git like moi. Plus we drive on the left so getting off next to the pavements seems sensible.

banditrider

21st July 2008, 19:21

LHS and funnily enough it doesn't matter which stand the bike is on. I'll walk around the bike to get on it...

I wonder if it's actually 'cause of the way I was taught to ride a pushie (and probably a lot of others as well), you know, stick ya left foot on the pedal, push off with your right foot and then swing right leg over bike...just a theory...

Nasty

21st July 2008, 19:35

If i have a choice it is the stand side - just cos it leans and is easier to get me leg over .. otherwise if I have parked myself into a shit of the place I will get on the other side :)

barty5

22nd July 2008, 08:25

i voted skyhook as there is no option for no stand

Griffin

22nd July 2008, 08:50

I'm startin to feel lonely... I get on my bike from the opposite side to the stand. But I have a good reason... my bike is nice n low and I have more lift ability in my Left leg to get it over - especially when the saddle bags are attached!

celticbhoy

22nd July 2008, 09:08

Me too. Opposite side for no apparent reason other than I'm 6ft 4 so no worries getting over and left footed- so right is normally still foot when kicking footy!

Insanity_rules

22nd July 2008, 10:58

I did this thing once where I tried to vault on from the back. It taught me three things....

1) I am not a young man anymore.

2) Those saturday afternoon cowboy movies are all shit!

3) The tank is an immovable object and my gonads aren't!

Oh and my neighbour is a bastard and laughed his toupee off.

barty5

22nd July 2008, 11:35

LittleAngel

22nd July 2008, 12:09

scumdog

22nd July 2008, 12:30

...do you get on/off your bike and why?
YT & I both get on from the stand side, always done it that way - just seems 'logical' but we were wondering why we did this. Habit? Safer? Other?

Which ever side that's not lying on the ground..:lol:

scumdog

22nd July 2008, 12:34

I was thinking about this the other day, seems someone bet me to it! :clap:

I get on from the left because of the stand and its lower that side. I was taught in BHS to get on from that side and hold the front brake. I find it EXTREMELY difficult to get on from the right - very unnatural! :o:eek:

But then I'm uncoordinated at the best of times!!! :laugh:

BUT...but...you still have to get your foot right across the high side of the seat??

From the 'non-stand' right-hand side you've already got your foot over staright away - and should for some reason the bike get knocked/fall over it will fall away from you if you're on the 'uphill' side.

90% of the time I get on from the non-stand side.

nadroj

22nd July 2008, 12:50

Prefer getting on from the stand side as from the other side it is possible to put weight on the bike forcing the sidestand into the surface. At least from the stand side you can support the weight easier as you are closer & it is easier to lift than pull down.

musicman

22nd July 2008, 14:08

Skyhooks??? I do it like a real man and jump off my roof onto my mount a la Zorro!

Rollestonchick

22nd July 2008, 15:35

Stand side as bike is leaning lower. Easier for us shortys:scooter:

scumdog

22nd July 2008, 16:24

Stand side as bike is leaning lower. Easier for us shortys:scooter:

Haven't gone into too much study of the mechanics of getting onto a bike but the seat stays the same hight regardless of which side you get on, doesn't it????

So how is getting on from the stand side easier?

I found (when I had a broken rib) that it was earier on the 'up-hill side', leg up onto seat, slide it straight across and onto the ground, the highest part of the seat was nearest to me, ergo once I got my foot above that the rest was easy.

From the other side you still have the sam ehight to lift your foot - but that hight is further away and more awkward to get my foot past.

I guess if your seat does not have a wide flat top this won't be an issue.

LittleAngel

22nd July 2008, 16:38

BUT...but...you still have to get your foot right across the high side of the seat??

From the 'non-stand' right-hand side you've already got your foot over staright away - and should for some reason the bike get knocked/fall over it will fall away from you if you're on the 'uphill' side.

90% of the time I get on from the non-stand side.

You are correct - there is a high side regardless which side you get on. I just prefer to get on from the left - feels more natural - just as it would seem for you to get on the right hand side. Each to their own eh??

Doesn't appear to be a right or wrong way - just preference!

Kinje

22nd July 2008, 17:07

Leaping over the pillion seat into the pilot seat

cowboyz

22nd July 2008, 17:13

side stand side. just seems to make sense really. Never considered getting on or off on the other side.

Boob Johnson

22nd July 2008, 18:03

Side stand although I ticked the comedy option :innocent:

Ive tried from the other (high) side a few times for shits n giggles but its not the most clever thing one could do :blink:

young1

22nd July 2008, 20:48

Always the left (stand) side if I have a choice, easier to throw my right leg up and over then my left!

By the way the only time (so far) that my KTMs bars have touched the ground is when for some strange reason I got off on the right. Got tangled up some how and the bike followed me over!

icekiwi

22nd July 2008, 21:11

Prefer the outside myself

munterk6

22nd July 2008, 21:43

I get on from above...Heyo Silver!

FJRider

22nd July 2008, 21:47

I always get off from the TOP side...(almost)always works for me...

phaedrus

22nd July 2008, 21:49

last time i got on to a bike it was on the stand side.

scumdog

23rd July 2008, 13:13

last time i got on to a bike it was on the stand side.

I noticed you didn't elaborate on how you got off:whistle:

23rd July 2008, 15:45

Yep, stand side for me....

Even with bike on centre stand, still get on at the LHS!

Weird, innit?

The Stranger

23rd July 2008, 15:53

The side opposite the stand, I find it easier when I have a pack rack on the bike.

Insanity_rules

23rd July 2008, 21:20

THAT MUST MAKE ME A COMPLETE BASTARD AS WELL CAUSE IM STILL LAUGHING FROM READING ABOUT IT.:lol::lol::lol:

Laughing now is OK but laughing while I lying over my tank gripping my goodies and singing soprano not so cool.

Sh1t it hurt!