Which side...

[Colapop]

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

[slofox]

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

[Swoop]

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]

stands are for pussies

[jim.cox]

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]

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)

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....

[vifferman]

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]

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

[justsomeguy]

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.....

[madandy]

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.

[Murray]

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]

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

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

[Motu]

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]

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]

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...