Great instruction. I was about to complain that Bret didn't show how to mount a motorcycle with a top box. Then Christina showed how to mount with a passenger on. Thank you.
Many times I've needed to mount from the left. Never thought about pressing my knee into the tank. Thanks for this lesson. I enjoyed your cowboy style. Very funny video on passenger mounting 😂
Excellent! After seeing someone break their side stand while mounting their bike using the foot peg I have never tried it. I have seen many people do it without an issue but still. I have never seen anyone do it from the right side and everyone I have seen mount using the peg hasn't done it with transferring the weight off the stand. Now that I know the correct way to do this I'm going to practice and use this skill. The older I get the more difficult it is to do that high kick to get on my bikes. Thanks to you and Christina for sharing your knowledge.
Really? Man, the kickstand *had* to have been damaged, haha. (Or perhaps the rider weighed as much as the motorcycle?) I'd be afraid to even park the bike, for that matter lol. Sure couldn't do any handy kick stand turns! Personally, I use the pegs, but just climb on whichever side of the bike I happen to be closest to. Sometimes if it's really leaned over, the right side is way easier, though. It can be hard to climb on a tall bike with rear luggage without them, even for me at 6'1".
Darn, this is an exceptional lesson. I have haphazardly tried mounting from the opposite side but this instruction highlights the key points to mount and dismount effectively. Your technique to unweight the side stand will come in handy👍
I am almost 70 and just got me a new NT1100. Always had chopper/tour type bikes. I trained a bit with my 80 plus kilo weight using your system and it works great Thank you so much.
I have been using that passenger mounting and unmounting method for years. It just makes sense. Now I have to practice my own mounting rather than the old leg over the seat mount.
Wonderful video! I just ran to my bike and try out your technique and voila! No more struggles to get on the bike with the side cases. thank you very much
This changed everything for me! Like others I've being doing the kick and a hop or dragging my boot over when it's fully laden to clear the seat. Now I mount from the other side and it's so easy. The trick is the shin on the side the keep the center of gravity in the right place like you said! Thank you for this!🎉
I've been mounting this way for years, because I am a big guy. Another advantage is that if you are on the side of the road, you're not mounting from the same side that traffic is passing.
Bret taught me how to mount on the right side on the roughest terrain and once I figured out the balance, I can't go back to the left. Now people at Starbucks look at me funny when I mount my bike :-).....Hello Christina/Brett - love your video!
Amazing tips. Excellent lesson. My wife and I live in a region with very steep topography. Our suggestion would be another video for riding adventure motorcycles on slopes.
I've recently got into motorcycles, and got myself a Kawi Eliminator. It's been a lot of fun, but I've found I love roadtrips and "bike camping" at campsites designed for cars, so I'm thinking an ADV bike might be in my future. But at 5'8", they are a bit tall. My MSF instructor was even shorter, and demonstrated the way to mount his ADV bike, but at the dealership today while dropping off my bike for work, I felt like a goof mounting a Versys and a NC750 and being a bit off, but thanks to this video, I think I know what the secret sauce I'm missing is. I'll try mounting my Eliminator as well as if i test sit or ride ADV bikes this way, to get in some practice with my balance when mounting, so thank you so much for the funny video and education!
Great video Bret! An alternative to the passenger dismount - Susan gets off our 1200GSA (once I'm off) by simply lifting her right leg and swinging it over to the left, then slides off. Dead easy. She does get on the same way as nicely described here - she gets on first!
The two-up section was the most helpful. Christina did a fabulous job teaching Bret how to mount. Will try with the wife on the KTM. She hates the passenger foot pegs too. Ha!
Great video. I tried to mount once from the right side and stood straight up……you can imagine what happened. I was having a bad day. 🤷🏻♂️ I need to try your technique and become comfortable mounting the bike from either side. Thank you for posting.
This is one of your best videos- and that is a tall order my friend! I used to be a monkey and get on my bike so many ways BUT on duty broken back/neck fused with titanium rods/shoulder crushed really limits my mobility now. Especially if I have been off the bike for a bit I go out in the garage and practice getting on/off. Your vid gave me great motivation and justification to keep it up and keep riding. Like I said, your videos are amazing in content-and this one stands out. Thank you for all you do.
I prefer the Reverse Cowboy Mounting Method myself! 🤣 Great video! My partner mounts my V-Strom like that, sitting on the rider's seat and then shuffling back when my bike is loaded. No one taught us, it just made sense to do it that way! 👍 I've often mounted my bike from the right side. But as an instructor myself, it's not what I teach my students as they're all learners and riding beginner's bikes on the street. I'll let them find this video later on! 😂
I have recently started mounting using the peg on the left side of the bike. I started mounting this way after carrying quite a bit of camping gear. I am not as flexible as I used to be so I mount much more slowly than Bret does. To prevent overloading the stand I lean over the bike and put weight on the right handlebar.
Thankyou very much for this video, I've just got back into motorcycles after a 4 yr hiatus & hip replacement and I'm not as flexible as I was back then, this video has given me the confidence to practice this method, especially approaching from the high side which I've always avoided. Comes in handy sometimes due to some parking situations where highside would be the better side. Consider me a new subscriber.👍👍
I struggled with the right side mount, even with these instructions. Then, one day, I dismounted that way and that was all it took for me to rightside mount my key was to have my foot on the peg properly. Now it is no problem.
Hey, that's really useful adivce. I've never thought about it, but your technqiue makes sense. I'll try to mount form the right side next time. Thank you so much, Günter/Nürnberg
Great little video and as previously said you two make for interesting and fun watching. Well done and oh obviously, useful information as usual, thank you. Both
I love using this method of mounting and dismounting with the pillion in place -- but -- make sure to shut off the bike in gear. The one time I did not, and did not notice a very gentle slope, the bike along with my lovely wife rolled off the side stand and feel to the ground. I then said ``what are you doing down there`` which did not help much. Just be in gear on shutdown.
Very helpful! I've done the 'horse style' mount from the left side for a while - the approach for mounting from the right side, especially the knee in, is so useful.
Ha! Bret, have you been watching me try to get on my luggage laden bike? Occasionally unable to lift my right leg fully for reasons unknown, short and getting older, my riding friends often have a laugh watching me try to mount. This year, I started getting on from the right as you've demonstrated with much criticisms and guffaws. Thank you for this vid/training and confirmation that mounting like this is okay!
Thanks Bret and Christina, that was fun to watch. I learnt some time ago how to mount and dismount bikes that were too tall for me when I was working on rally bikes. These animals are way too tall for me to be able to put a foot down while sat in the saddle. I start the bike and let it warm up while it is on its stand. Then, standing on the left side of the bike with my left hand on the handlebar and my right hand on the saddle, I push the bike into an upright position and kick up the side stand. Then I pull in the clutch, put my left foot on the left peg and engage first gear, move my right hand to throttle and start to pull away. As the bike moves forward and starts to assume the self balancing mode that moving bikes have I simply step up and swing my right leg over and put it on the right peg. The dismount is simply the reverse of this manoeuvre. Obviously this requires some degree of confidence as I think does your mounting technique. Though come to think of it, most things motorcycle related require slightly more confidence than is needed to steer a tin box on wheels 🙃. Safe riding
DR650 rider here with Acerbis 5 gal tank. I found I needed to put my body weight over the fuel cap; so maybe the 10 or 11 o'clock position from the pegs (if the headlight is "noon"). My knee is actually at the back of the tank rather than then the seat. That probably means that's where I need to be in sketchy terrain.
I've a 2023 Tiger 900 Rally Pro w/ hard bags (and top case) and I've been struggling to mount and dismount from my bike! But with the technique that you've demonstrated, I'll put it in practice! Thanks!
Lifting upright from the sidestand side I found it easier to turn the handlebars to the right as I’m pushing off the ground with my left leg. Seems to more easily want to “fall” right that way.
When you mount from the side stand rotating the wheel over the opposite side, as you have done over the first example, help to reduce some of the weight that go over the side stand, plus give more space. About the rest, funny and informative video, I learned, again, new things.
Hi @Bret! Thank you very much for taking time and effort bringing many of us to adventure motorcycling world. Now we spend more time off the tarmac , in the dust, dirt and gravel. How do you maintain your jacket, pants and helmet so clean? Would you consider sharing your team's on washing and waterproofing your gear?
It's the pillion bags that are the game changer. Without those he or she can just hope up from the back like mounting a vault horse. Love these techniques, especially since - in my case - the lady should always be seated first and made comfortable before I grab the main seat.
These are all great pointers! It must be said as well, that riders will only benefit from better physical fitness. If you don’t have the flexibility to get over your saddle, spend less time on your scooter and more time focusing on your body and what it can do!
Thanks Bret, I have been doing this for years but from the left side. I have done this technique on 250cc bikes and on 1200cc bikes, never had a problem with the side stand. I do two things that for me work well. I either have the front wheel straight or turned to the right to give room to mount and I ALWAYS keep my right hand on the front brake lever to keep the bike from moving just in case. I find mounting from the right side unnatural, I know it is just my brain but why change 40 years of brain training? Thanks for the video.
Your point about short riders is true. I have a tall bike and I find I have to put both of my feet on the pegs and then lean way out to get it off the stand. I don't always feel confident putting my outside foot on the ground since I don't know if I can get my foot all the way to the ground if I'm on uneven terrain. Maybe I should try getting on from the non-stand side to help with that, I am so used to my technique from my shorter bike. Thanks for the tip! If my bike is loaded up with camping gear I tend to just do the rolling version of this mount and I've never had a problem with it. It seems like every adventure channel I watch (ItchyBoots, OnHerBike, etc.) they always prefer to stick their leg over like you demonstrated in the beginning, I always thought that was an unbalanced accident waiting to happen.
This is interesting!! Sometimes I had a bit of struggle even on NC750X (183 cm (6feet)). My next bike is going to be taller, good to know there are technique like this. Though, clearly will require quite a bit of practice first. Thank you for sharing.
I have tried both sides. Still like the kickstand side. Either works well with my Wing. My 400 adventure bike has soft suspension and sinks a lot when I weight it. Opposite side gets pretty shaky and I don't like it. I'm 73 years old and don't have great balance. Kickstand doesn't sink into the ground. It has a 3" square plate welded on. My buddy was having trouble mounting his Tiger. I told him to step on the peg first. No more problem even with a tail bag.
I almost always have to mount on the high side on my Pan America. Especially when loaded for a trip. The side stand is just garbage on the bike coupled with the adjustable ride height function it looks like it will tip over on the side stand.
My favorite method is the one from 9:30 - really light and without wasting energy. And the rubbers on the footrests.... The first part of the modification. They are downright dangerous when wet.
Over many years I must have “loaded the side stand” more than ten thousand times without incident. Am I just lucky? That said, I do appreciate the weight transfer/balance that knee-to-tank provides. Bottom line - another thing I’ve taken for granted, and a new skill I now have to learn ‘n practice. Great video!
I've seen a number of people sidestand pivot their motorcycle and never seen anyone complain the kickstand broke. If it can hold the entire weight of the bike, I'm sure it can hold a person
@@pocketlint82 It can for sure hold the whole bike. But probably not the whole bike, luggage and you on top. At least there is a chance it won´t be able to... Why trying to find out?
I have been riding for decades but decided to watch this video so I can make fun of it. After watching it, dammed if I am 100% behind what you said. Great Job!!! I just had never thought of it that way unitl taking the time to think through it. Of course, the heavier the bike the more important it is.
After getting a tall bike (DRZ 400) I was told by the seller and other videos about mounting on the right side including the safety factor of being away from traffic. My right knee isn't the best and I had to pick my body weight up the 18 inches (the right foot peg heigh) can be painful. I was approaching the bike at an an angle. Per your instructions by planting your knee into the gas tank seems to create a lot less stress on my knee and the counterbalancing of your weight over the bike seems to happen without having to make a consious effort. All the other videos teaching this mounting method need to go back and include the knee to tank aspect. Thanks
When the sidestand side is higher then the right side, you do need to put pressure on the handlebar I found out as the bike will tilt easier to the right side, i.e. your side.
Peg mounting is great in some situations but mainly when you're sure you've got good ground and a mostly level stable bike (not something to rely on to always be an option). I'm tall enough (barely) to directly swing my leg over even my 701 with side bags so the only issue (with any of my adv bikes) is when a top bag/case is mounted. For those situations I use the peg if I trust the ground and posture of the bike (half the time maybe - these are adv bikes and are often on the soft stuff) and bunny hop in the rest of the time.
It's Funny because i do the exact same thing for getting the bike off the side stand , because im short and on many situations its diffcult to do it on the traditional way because i can´t reach the ground.I just figured out by necessity. I can say as a short rider , this is the beste way to get on and off on a bike.
Bret you this looks so easy, but is not. I was doing the Cowboy mount from the opposite side of the kickstand and at the beginning I felt the bike coming tours me, the I adjusted the body going more across the tank and no problem. Them I tried to step harder on the footpeg to imitate the bike lining to much to the kickstand side and down it went. jajajaja no big deal just practicing your techniques. Your videos have teach me a lot of techniques. I hope one day be able to go to one of your training classes. I have a KTM 1190 r, that machine is tall
Is there anyway to notice if the kickstand was being overloaded? I use the pegs because of the bags, but I'm not sure if I was doing it right (and after watching this I will be more cautious). Partialy I was using my body to raise it from the kickstand, but the getting on I either intuitively did as I should or I'm very lucky and my kickstand is a trooper.
I always thought this would unbalance the bike, how wrong I was. I recently had a tip over as there was no solid ground. I got trapped under the bike and had wait for someone to come along to lift the bike off my foot. Damage to foot will be off the bike for six months . To make matters worse I fell off my crutches and damaged my shoulder , tore ligaments at the rotator cuff, operation to repair. I think I would have survived better by your mounting method. 70 + rider.planning a trip for next year
Fantastic tips Bret, thanks for these! PS - for a moment, when I saw you standing on the back of the motorcycle, I thought you were about to do a backflip off that thing. :D
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Wouldn't have surprised me at all. That man has some serious moves. I bet his killing it on the dance floor.
This might work on a heavy 1250GS but if I try to mount my Honda NC750X that way, it tips over. No matter how far I lean over and puch my knee into the seat.
Wasn't that you showing how to turn around on a tight track using a kickstand? :D The method you presented here works with the big cows. Try (and show) this with something lighter...
I've been watching your videos for years and I have to say they are great. Very informative. I've recently gone on a few rides with a passenger and need to upgrade the toothpick passenger pegs. I'm having trouble finding any information on wide passenger pegs. Any suggestions would be great. 2021 KTM 890 Adventure R Rally
OMG!!! That's exactly how I get on my bike!! ...AND I HATE IT! Thank you thank you thank you
You catched me😂
The slickest move of the whole video is the helmet to hat transition... embrace your baldness, Brett. Cheers
You weren't the only one who started out that way. Bret's older films taught me these techniques. Thank you very, very much.
I want more videos with her! You two feed off of each other spectacularly, and make it fun, while being informative.
Great instruction. I was about to complain that Bret didn't show how to mount a motorcycle with a top box. Then Christina showed how to mount with a passenger on. Thank you.
Many times I've needed to mount from the left. Never thought about pressing my knee into the tank. Thanks for this lesson. I enjoyed your cowboy style. Very funny video on passenger mounting 😂
I have ridden most of my 50 years and learned from you on this vid. Thanks!
Love the addition of basics that we never think about as riders.
Excellent! After seeing someone break their side stand while mounting their bike using the foot peg I have never tried it. I have seen many people do it without an issue but still. I have never seen anyone do it from the right side and everyone I have seen mount using the peg hasn't done it with transferring the weight off the stand.
Now that I know the correct way to do this I'm going to practice and use this skill. The older I get the more difficult it is to do that high kick to get on my bikes.
Thanks to you and Christina for sharing your knowledge.
Really? Man, the kickstand *had* to have been damaged, haha. (Or perhaps the rider weighed as much as the motorcycle?) I'd be afraid to even park the bike, for that matter lol. Sure couldn't do any handy kick stand turns!
Personally, I use the pegs, but just climb on whichever side of the bike I happen to be closest to. Sometimes if it's really leaned over, the right side is way easier, though. It can be hard to climb on a tall bike with rear luggage without them, even for me at 6'1".
That helmet to hat transition...brilliant! 😀
Great tips. This is the clearest, most well-explained tutorial for mounting and dismounting that I have seen! Thank you both!!
Darn, this is an exceptional lesson. I have haphazardly tried mounting from the opposite side but this instruction highlights the key points to mount and dismount effectively. Your technique to unweight the side stand will come in handy👍
It’s astonishing how easily you play with these mammoth motorcycles 😄😄
As always, another really helpful video. 🙏🏼
Thanks for posting this. It's extremely helpful, as my wife isn't confident about mounting the motorcycle with me already on it.
I was surprised just how much I learned from this video and I hadn't expected to learn anything!!! Will also be showing it to my regular pillion.
I am almost 70 and just got me a new NT1100. Always had chopper/tour type bikes. I trained a bit with my 80 plus kilo weight using your system and it works great Thank you so much.
I have been using that passenger mounting and unmounting method for years. It just makes sense. Now I have to practice my own mounting rather than the old leg over the seat mount.
Wonderful video! I just ran to my bike and try out your technique and voila! No more struggles to get on the bike with the side cases. thank you very much
This changed everything for me! Like others I've being doing the kick and a hop or dragging my boot over when it's fully laden to clear the seat. Now I mount from the other side and it's so easy. The trick is the shin on the side the keep the center of gravity in the right place like you said! Thank you for this!🎉
I've been mounting this way for years, because I am a big guy. Another advantage is that if you are on the side of the road, you're not mounting from the same side that traffic is passing.
Unless, like me, you live in a country where we drive on the left 🤔🤣
Bret taught me how to mount on the right side on the roughest terrain and once I figured out the balance, I can't go back to the left. Now people at Starbucks look at me funny when I mount my bike :-).....Hello Christina/Brett - love your video!
Now it's time to bypass your sidestand switch
Amazing tips. Excellent lesson. My wife and I live in a region with very steep topography. Our suggestion would be another video for riding adventure motorcycles on slopes.
I've recently got into motorcycles, and got myself a Kawi Eliminator. It's been a lot of fun, but I've found I love roadtrips and "bike camping" at campsites designed for cars, so I'm thinking an ADV bike might be in my future. But at 5'8", they are a bit tall.
My MSF instructor was even shorter, and demonstrated the way to mount his ADV bike, but at the dealership today while dropping off my bike for work, I felt like a goof mounting a Versys and a NC750 and being a bit off, but thanks to this video, I think I know what the secret sauce I'm missing is.
I'll try mounting my Eliminator as well as if i test sit or ride ADV bikes this way, to get in some practice with my balance when mounting, so thank you so much for the funny video and education!
Great video Bret! An alternative to the passenger dismount - Susan gets off our 1200GSA (once I'm off) by simply lifting her right leg and swinging it over to the left, then slides off. Dead easy. She does get on the same way as nicely described here - she gets on first!
The two-up section was the most helpful. Christina did a fabulous job teaching Bret how to mount. Will try with the wife on the KTM. She hates the passenger foot pegs too. Ha!
More of Christina (sp) please! She did a great job. I peg mount all the time. Thanks for helping me refine my technique. :)
I went straight into the garage, tried it and just laughed, how easy this is! Thanks a lot!
Great video. I tried to mount once from the right side and stood straight up……you can imagine what happened. I was having a bad day. 🤷🏻♂️ I need to try your technique and become comfortable mounting the bike from either side. Thank you for posting.
just can't find 1 million like button... this advice is out of blue moon:) Thank you!!! Will learn to use it!
Thanks... just share it with others that might benefit 👍 I do these as a give back to the riding community 😁
Super funny.. loved the intro loved the info ... pure gem.. thank you Guys.. thank you Bret
I’ve been mounting from the kick start side for 45 years. I’m lazy. I hate walking around.
This is one of your best videos- and that is a tall order my friend!
I used to be a monkey and get on my bike so many ways BUT on duty broken back/neck fused with titanium rods/shoulder crushed really limits my mobility now. Especially if I have been off the bike for a bit I go out in the garage and practice getting on/off. Your vid gave me great motivation and justification to keep it up and keep riding.
Like I said, your videos are amazing in content-and this one stands out. Thank you for all you do.
I prefer the Reverse Cowboy Mounting Method myself! 🤣
Great video! My partner mounts my V-Strom like that, sitting on the rider's seat and then shuffling back when my bike is loaded. No one taught us, it just made sense to do it that way! 👍
I've often mounted my bike from the right side. But as an instructor myself, it's not what I teach my students as they're all learners and riding beginner's bikes on the street. I'll let them find this video later on! 😂
I have recently started mounting using the peg on the left side of the bike. I started mounting this way after carrying quite a bit of camping gear. I am not as flexible as I used to be so I mount much more slowly than Bret does. To prevent overloading the stand I lean over the bike and put weight on the right handlebar.
Thankyou very much for this video, I've just got back into motorcycles after a 4 yr hiatus & hip replacement and I'm not as flexible as I was back then, this video has given me the confidence to practice this method, especially approaching from the high side which I've always avoided. Comes in handy sometimes due to some parking situations where highside would be the better side. Consider me a new subscriber.👍👍
I struggled with the right side mount, even with these instructions. Then, one day, I dismounted that way and that was all it took for me to rightside mount my key was to have my foot on the peg properly. Now it is no problem.
Hey, that's really useful adivce. I've never thought about it, but your technqiue makes sense. I'll try to mount form the right side next time. Thank you so much, Günter/Nürnberg
Great little video and as previously said you two make for interesting and fun watching. Well done and oh obviously, useful information as usual, thank you. Both
So I was doing it right all this time! Sometimes I feel like I'm the unsung hero, hahaha. Thanks Bret, excellent info.
I love using this method of mounting and dismounting with the pillion in place -- but -- make sure to shut off the bike in gear. The one time I did not, and did not notice a very gentle slope, the bike along with my lovely wife rolled off the side stand and feel to the ground. I then said ``what are you doing down there`` which did not help much. Just be in gear on shutdown.
Very helpful! I've done the 'horse style' mount from the left side for a while - the approach for mounting from the right side, especially the knee in, is so useful.
Ha! Bret, have you been watching me try to get on my luggage laden bike? Occasionally unable to lift my right leg fully for reasons unknown, short and getting older, my riding friends often have a laugh watching me try to mount. This year, I started getting on from the right as you've demonstrated with much criticisms and guffaws. Thank you for this vid/training and confirmation that mounting like this is okay!
Thanks Bret and Christina, that was fun to watch. I learnt some time ago how to mount and dismount bikes that were too tall for me when I was working on rally bikes. These animals are way too tall for me to be able to put a foot down while sat in the saddle. I start the bike and let it warm up while it is on its stand. Then, standing on the left side of the bike with my left hand on the handlebar and my right hand on the saddle, I push the bike into an upright position and kick up the side stand. Then I pull in the clutch, put my left foot on the left peg and engage first gear, move my right hand to throttle and start to pull away. As the bike moves forward and starts to assume the self balancing mode that moving bikes have I simply step up and swing my right leg over and put it on the right peg. The dismount is simply the reverse of this manoeuvre. Obviously this requires some degree of confidence as I think does your mounting technique. Though come to think of it, most things motorcycle related require slightly more confidence than is needed to steer a tin box on wheels 🙃.
Safe riding
I that’s the pony mount.
DR650 rider here with Acerbis 5 gal tank. I found I needed to put my body weight over the fuel cap; so maybe the 10 or 11 o'clock position from the pegs (if the headlight is "noon"). My knee is actually at the back of the tank rather than then the seat. That probably means that's where I need to be in sketchy terrain.
I've a 2023 Tiger 900 Rally Pro w/ hard bags (and top case) and I've been struggling to mount and dismount from my bike! But with the technique that you've demonstrated, I'll put it in practice! Thanks!
Lifting upright from the sidestand side I found it easier to turn the handlebars to the right as I’m pushing off the ground with my left leg. Seems to more easily want to “fall” right that way.
When you mount from the side stand rotating the wheel over the opposite side, as you have done over the first example, help to reduce some of the weight that go over the side stand, plus give more space.
About the rest, funny and informative video, I learned, again, new things.
Every day a chance to learn. Thanks Bret.
Hi @Bret! Thank you very much for taking time and effort bringing many of us to adventure motorcycling world. Now we spend more time off the tarmac , in the dust, dirt and gravel. How do you maintain your jacket, pants and helmet so clean? Would you consider sharing your team's on washing and waterproofing your gear?
Now it's obvious why you are so popular; the only reason and brain behind your success is Christina..... doooh, looove it!
Thanks!
As always, a good, informative video. Thank you
We appreciate that Nepal flag on your jacket Bret. Thank you.
It's the pillion bags that are the game changer. Without those he or she can just hope up from the back like mounting a vault horse. Love these techniques, especially since - in my case - the lady should always be seated first and made comfortable before I grab the main seat.
My technique was to not be short (or poor if riding a GSA)…now I’m going to try the right side mount!
These are all great pointers! It must be said as well, that riders will only benefit from better physical fitness. If you don’t have the flexibility to get over your saddle, spend less time on your scooter and more time focusing on your body and what it can do!
Thanks Bret, I have been doing this for years but from the left side. I have done this technique on 250cc bikes and on 1200cc bikes, never had a problem with the side stand. I do two things that for me work well. I either have the front wheel straight or turned to the right to give room to mount and I ALWAYS keep my right hand on the front brake lever to keep the bike from moving just in case. I find mounting from the right side unnatural, I know it is just my brain but why change 40 years of brain training? Thanks for the video.
Your point about short riders is true. I have a tall bike and I find I have to put both of my feet on the pegs and then lean way out to get it off the stand. I don't always feel confident putting my outside foot on the ground since I don't know if I can get my foot all the way to the ground if I'm on uneven terrain. Maybe I should try getting on from the non-stand side to help with that, I am so used to my technique from my shorter bike. Thanks for the tip! If my bike is loaded up with camping gear I tend to just do the rolling version of this mount and I've never had a problem with it.
It seems like every adventure channel I watch (ItchyBoots, OnHerBike, etc.) they always prefer to stick their leg over like you demonstrated in the beginning, I always thought that was an unbalanced accident waiting to happen.
Have you watched my short rider tips video yet? Combine some if those techniques with this and you will solve much of your reach challenges
Thanks Bret.. hilarious as usual
This is interesting!! Sometimes I had a bit of struggle even on NC750X (183 cm (6feet)). My next bike is going to be taller, good to know there are technique like this. Though, clearly will require quite a bit of practice first. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for sharing your experience!!! Nice vid
Would love to see Brets method used with a top box mounted.
Good tips, I'll give them a try, thanks, Brett.
Missing your Videos. Where are you?? Regards Susi Germany
Sooooo helpful----you're the greatest Bret!!!
I have tried both sides. Still like the kickstand side. Either works well with my Wing. My 400 adventure bike has soft suspension and sinks a lot when I weight it. Opposite side gets pretty shaky and I don't like it. I'm 73 years old and don't have great balance. Kickstand doesn't sink into the ground. It has a 3" square plate welded on. My buddy was having trouble mounting his Tiger. I told him to step on the peg first. No more problem even with a tail bag.
I almost always have to mount on the high side on my Pan America. Especially when loaded for a trip. The side stand is just garbage on the bike coupled with the adjustable ride height function it looks like it will tip over on the side stand.
My favorite method is the one from 9:30 - really light and without wasting energy. And the rubbers on the footrests.... The first part of the modification. They are downright dangerous when wet.
Great method!! Thanks for sharing.
Very helpful and very good explaination!
Over many years I must have “loaded the side stand” more than ten thousand times without incident. Am I just lucky? That said, I do appreciate the weight transfer/balance that knee-to-tank provides. Bottom line - another thing I’ve taken for granted, and a new skill I now have to learn ‘n practice. Great video!
It depends on your bike and the ground you are on. Many bikes are very sturdy
I've seen a number of people sidestand pivot their motorcycle and never seen anyone complain the kickstand broke. If it can hold the entire weight of the bike, I'm sure it can hold a person
@@pocketlint82 It can for sure hold the whole bike. But probably not the whole bike, luggage and you on top. At least there is a chance it won´t be able to... Why trying to find out?
I have been riding for decades but decided to watch this video so I can make fun of it. After watching it, dammed if I am 100% behind what you said. Great Job!!!
I just had never thought of it that way unitl taking the time to think through it. Of course, the heavier the bike the more important it is.
That is fantastic 🤣🤣🤣
After getting a tall bike (DRZ 400) I was told by the seller and other videos about mounting on the right side including the safety factor of being away from traffic. My right knee isn't the best and I had to pick my body weight up the 18 inches (the right foot peg heigh) can be painful. I was approaching the bike at an an angle. Per your instructions by planting your knee into the gas tank seems to create a lot less stress on my knee and the counterbalancing of your weight over the bike seems to happen without having to make a consious effort. All the other videos teaching this mounting method need to go back and include the knee to tank aspect. Thanks
Great entertaining video.
When the sidestand side is higher then the right side, you do need to put pressure on the handlebar I found out as the bike will tilt easier to the right side, i.e. your side.
Peg mounting is great in some situations but mainly when you're sure you've got good ground and a mostly level stable bike (not something to rely on to always be an option). I'm tall enough (barely) to directly swing my leg over even my 701 with side bags so the only issue (with any of my adv bikes) is when a top bag/case is mounted. For those situations I use the peg if I trust the ground and posture of the bike (half the time maybe - these are adv bikes and are often on the soft stuff) and bunny hop in the rest of the time.
I disagree, this is a perfect technique in soft ground.
thanks for the tips ...as a tall person I'm having my difficulties...
It's Funny because i do the exact same thing for getting the bike off the side stand , because im short and on many situations its diffcult to do it on the traditional way because i can´t reach the ground.I just figured out by necessity. I can say as a short rider , this is the beste way to get on and off on a bike.
Exactly!
Thanks for this. I've been sloppy about this.
Bret you this looks so easy, but is not. I was doing the Cowboy mount from the opposite side of the kickstand and at the beginning I felt the bike coming tours me, the I adjusted the body going more across the tank and no problem. Them I tried to step harder on the footpeg to imitate the bike lining to much to the kickstand side and down it went. jajajaja no big deal just practicing your techniques. Your videos have teach me a lot of techniques. I hope one day be able to go to one of your training classes. I have a KTM 1190 r, that machine is tall
Wondering what the solid black windscreen is all about
Is there anyway to notice if the kickstand was being overloaded? I use the pegs because of the bags, but I'm not sure if I was doing it right (and after watching this I will be more cautious). Partialy I was using my body to raise it from the kickstand, but the getting on I either intuitively did as I should or I'm very lucky and my kickstand is a trooper.
I always thought this would unbalance the bike, how wrong I was. I recently had a tip over as there was no solid ground. I got trapped under the bike and had wait for someone to come along to lift the bike off my foot. Damage to foot will be off the bike for six months . To make matters worse I fell off my crutches and damaged my shoulder , tore ligaments at the rotator cuff, operation to repair. I think I would have survived better by your mounting method. 70 + rider.planning a trip for next year
Everything I teach is about strategy... Don't break your bike or yourself 😁👍
I hope everything heals up quickly. At 70+ nothing seams to heal fast 😬
How do you do this with a tall driver backrest blocking your knee ? I am not flexible enough to lift my foot through over my seat. BMW R1200RT.
Fantastic tips Bret, thanks for these!
PS - for a moment, when I saw you standing on the back of the motorcycle, I thought you were about to do a backflip off that thing. :D
Wouldn't have surprised me at all. That man has some serious moves. I bet his killing it on the dance floor.
After seeing the passenger mount and dismount section:
You should definitely creat a gymnastics horse routine for motorcycles 😂
your link to your website has an extra letter at the end causing it to not work. You got my sub thanks for the clear instruction
This might work on a heavy 1250GS but if I try to mount my Honda NC750X that way, it tips over. No matter how far I lean over and puch my knee into the seat.
Tkacs is at it again
Wasn't that you showing how to turn around on a tight track using a kickstand? :D
The method you presented here works with the big cows. Try (and show) this with something lighter...
Please teach how to mount WITH THE TOP CASE ON and with luggage on the passenger seat.
That's brilliant. Thank you so much!
How about a shorter person getting a heavy bike off the side stand? I’ll do a search of your videos. Great technique and I love your helper!
thanks, does this actually also work on a lighter bike like Honda's crf300 rally or Voge 300 rally? Is bike weight any influence?
Absolutely, as long as you pay attention to the details
I am curious as to why you have a patch of the Flag of Nepal on your jacket.
That is the Jacket I wear when I guide motorcycle tours through Nepal. I am working on a new Nepal tour for the end of 2024.
I really like your videos. Please keep creating interesting content :)
Thank you! Will do!
When are you coming to the Netherlands?
This helped me so much thank you 🙏
You´re the best. Tk. for your videos. ✌
Filming IN the rain?!? You are truly an ADV rider because nothing gets in your way.
That's some serious moto 4 play...the getoff routine is so hot
I've been watching your videos for years and I have to say they are great. Very informative. I've recently gone on a few rides with a passenger and need to upgrade the toothpick passenger pegs. I'm having trouble finding any information on wide passenger pegs. Any suggestions would be great. 2021 KTM 890 Adventure R Rally