mounting and dismounting of a motorcycle.

Dood, isnt that how any kick start bike works? I've yet to have or see one that you can just kick, you have to jump up in the air a bit and while you're sitting down with fervor you extend your leg

Why not use the kill switch? Make a habit of it now and you'll do it instinctively when you need to.

Sometimes this is ok - as long as it's not windy. I generally tuck them under my cargo net or toss them straight into the top-box.

Again beware of wind. I see a lot of people hanging their helmets on a mirror "right way up" rather than hanging by the chin bar. This can put dents in the styrofoam liner, reducing its ability to absorb energy in an impact.

I'll admit, I do this sometimes but it can result in transferring whatever is damp, greasy, dirty or sweaty about your gloves to the inside of your helmet - with potential repercussions not only for its hygiene but again possibly damaging the styrofoam liner. When I'm at home, especially in hot or damp weather, I set my helmet on a small upward-facing fan for a while to dry it out.

Gloves on before trying to do up helmet strap is even more common IME.

Good thread. Thanks!

Unless you have a buckle instead of D rings

I keep kicking off my turn signals. Just took care of the rest of set #2 and going for set #3 soon.

I feel old, JenaDR. You were born the same year I gradated from high school.

I was told that here in the UK we always mount from the left side, it makes sense with regard to traffic etc but the real reason is that a right handed man would wear his sword on his left side, and would therefore need to mount his horse from the left


Stewart

I dismount on the opposite side of the tree I leaned the bike against.

Or after someone pulls the bike off your leg?

I really fucked up and forgot to mask all those safety stickers on my tank before I painted it. Now the instructions are gone and I'm always tripping and stumbling as I get on and off the thing.

I tried to Google some appropriate procedures, figured I'd print 'em out and tape 'em to the tank, but that was just more confusing. What the hell is the "nearside" and "offside," anyway? So, my knees and hands chronically have little pebbles and shit embedded in them nowadays.

Then some ass-bite know-it-all on a popular fan site posted a thing about how important it was to bypass the clutch safety switch. Now I'm contantly starting the bike and having it zoom away into parked cars, the petunia bed, out into traffic, or once (damn!) through the window at the mini mart. That was embarrassing as hell because the big rack of porn mags was just on the other side of that window.

And when I park in my own garage, I always leave the keys in the ignition. But in the parking garage at work, I take them out. This is confusing as hell. I'm a nervous wreck knowing that I'll fuck this up some time soon....

Yeah

You forgot "extract leg from under bike..."

But that's the situation where instictively using the cut-off switch is can be handy. You're already losing your balance, can't grab the clutch / get the bike in neutral / whatever, and letting go of either handlebar is a guarantee that you'll drop the bike.

Plus, you're more likely to think of it when some joker walked through the parking lot and flipped all of them to "off", rather than sit there geared up sweating and cussing because it won't start.

I am so glad I found this thread. Have owned bike for a couple of years now but never knew how to get on it. Wonder if the carbs need cleaned?

I always mount my bike in the same way.

1. Order my palanquin bearers to stop.
2. Dismount onto rose petal-strewn floor.
3. Step onto peasant's back to attain proper height without losing dignity.
4. Wait impatiently while attendant starts engine. Order beheading if too slow.
5. Signal for motorcade to begin moving.

Of course, it's hard to ride with the tissue boxes on my feet!

At least you haven't reached that one stage listed on the Helmet warning sticker - "may result in... death"! :eek1

Go to the dealer immediately and order new ones. They are available and may save you more agony... or DEATH! All for the cost of that little piece of priceless vinyl.

I see so many people get this wrong. my favorite is when someone gets on the bike from the right side of the bike or repeats above steps, but forgets to put the key in when he or she already has their gloves on.

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Buy a KLR you don't have to remove the Key

What's wrong with mounting or dismounting from the right? I can do it no probs. You must be a fucking noob

My bike needs no key. So I skip that step.

And I get on and off from the right hand side because that's the way John and Ponch always do it.

Az

Some people aren't that coordinated. And I might add that I feel much safer getting off on the non-traffic side of the bike on the side of a major highway.

But isn't that a good reason for doing anything?

This thread has some serious OCD on display!