I am having a problem getting my leg over. Has anybody come across a kit to lower the back end. The rack looks difficult if not impossible to remove as this is the thing that I hit my leg on most. I have tried a lower seat and that did not help as getting on or off with your leg that way is not easy and I feel less in control that way. Do not want to change the bike but one day it will have to be.
You could always try one of these: Joking aside - Is there no way to play about with the suspension settings to lower the bike down? That combined with the lowered seat might help? Someone with more knowledge will hopefully be along shortly.........
Or the karate side kick approach, I think you should do a video Paul and show us how you get on your bike
A tip given to me was, have the bike on the side stand with handle bars on full right lock, then stand well forwards to the front of the bike roughly inline with the front of the tank and throw your leg over from there. That way your throwing your leg over the front seat not the pillion seat.
Platform soles may be the answer! Seriously, I wear a pair of Altberg boots with a really chunky sole. If I wear my other boots with a much thinner sole I really notice the height difference.
Try bending your leg as you throw it over. Seriously the amount of people that throw the leg over straight. Just ensure you left ur leg at the hip and bend right bk at the knee.
Do we really need to tell him how to get on a bike? You'd be better of going to yoga and becoming more flexible
Step through rather than trying to get your leg over (wait for replies) Or just park next to the kerb
Just you saying brings a grin to my face, watching you mount your Multi at the petrol station when we did the Multiride
Yup good advice there. I have a dodgy left knee and that's how I do it. If your thinking of altering stuff how about getting your side stand cut down an inch or so. I thing they could do with an inch off anyway, I find if I park on a positive camber surface the bike is almost upright.
I know it's not regular but try getting on the bike from the right hand side, hold the bars and mount from the other direction (ooohhhherrr missus). I found when riding a Harley (rental I must add) that fully loaded it was easier to get on from the right and sling my leg over the rider's seat.
Don't want to highlight the elephant in the room, but you addressed the problem at the end of your OP - it's becoming "not the right bike for you" anymore? What about the BM tourers, they seem to cater for us older types with lowered levels of mobility? FWIW - I "goose step" onto mine when it is loaded (Ortlieb on back seat and top box), but I hold my right leg up with my right hand and "hop across" onto it from the left. Looks daft, but it's the only way other than hire a crane?
I to have issues with my knee that makes mounting and dismounting the conventional way a little tricky. I do what was already mentioned....Left foot onto the foot peg and then its up and over.
