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#Post#: 2471-------------------------------------------------- |
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Mount up |
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By: trailpioneer Date: February 25, 2015, 7:20 pm |
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Dual sporting is brand new to me. I have an elementary question. |
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With a tank bag and saddle bags strapped to the bike what |
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methods do people use to get their leg over the seat? I thought |
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about leaving the kick stand down, but don't want to snap the |
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bolt. I have three things against me as far as mounting up, I'm |
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short (29" inseam), inflexible and old (68). Suggestions |
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appreciated. |
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Re: Mount up |
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By: Philip Pino Date: February 26, 2015, 1:50 am |
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I'm in the same boat, 30" inseam. I leave the bike on the side |
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stand and stand on the left peg and swing over. As long as you |
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are not jumping up and down on the peg, the side stand mount is |
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strong enough. |
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Re: Mount up |
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By: Rusty Shovel Date: February 27, 2015, 7:22 pm |
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Same here, I stand on the left peg and swing over. You'll want |
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to shorten the stand and weld a larger foot on. |
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BTW, I weigh 230# and carry at least 15#'s of gear and a 15# |
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pack. The stand has never had a problem. |
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Re: Mount up |
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By: RiverRunner Date: December 1, 2015, 6:11 pm |
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I felt really uncomfortable the first 10-15 times I stood on the |
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footpeg and lifted/swing my leg over the Giant Loop bags on the |
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rear. After say 15-tries, it just feels normal and is no |
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problem. The kickstand cannot be too long for your adjustments |
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and I feel an extension or enlargement of the kickstand foot to |
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be invaluable. You can get an attachment to enlarge the |
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kickstand foot for $12 bucks on ebay - crummy china quality so |
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coat everything with anti seize before you put it together or |
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get the $50 version at KTMTwins. |
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Re: Mount up |
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By: truck11 Date: December 2, 2015, 3:55 pm |
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How much weight are you guys putting/allowing in your |
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saddlebags? (Giantloop/MoskoMoto etc)? |
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