Do you have a routine getting on and off your bike?

Do you have a routine getting on and off your bike?

 

when stationary kick stand down and leg over.

when in motion let go of bike as soon as possible and hope to hell you don't smack a cement wall or somthing worse

 

First of all this is some good advice for anyone that doesnt know:

If you are going to put your magnetic tank bag on, check underneath to make sure it hasnt picked up anything sharp and metal. I have had a few close calls. I work around computers and cell phones, god forbd my tank bag picks up a tiny sharp little screw and scratches the f%^k out of my tank!!!!

that said:

Getting on I try and make sure I have traction with my boots. Same with getting off.

Course, I am probobly alot more careful then some.

ask the rest of the :ncp: or anyone that has ridden with me for that matter... LOL I am very careful about making sure my kickstand is all the way down and I make sure my bike is in gear, and after I am off I ussually rock it forward and back a little, making sure that if it is going to be stable where I have parked it. I have dropped a bike before, I am trying to be extra cautious with my viffer .

After that I crack a beer and get on vfrworld.

And yes I do kiss my bike goodnight.

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:biggrin:

I got home late tonight, so i wont make a long post, but as a creature of habit ( which I am ) I do have a routine that is even more boring and detailed but I will spare ya all this time. :wink:

 

Sometimes when I'm getting off I like to slip my foot off of the center stand and drop the bike to the opposite side.

 

Standard routine.

put kickstand up
push bike outside to start.
put kickstand down.
put jacket on.
grab helmet & gloves.
throw leg over bike.
put helmet on.
put gloves on.
take gloves off & go through pockets for key.
find key & start bike.
put one glove on.
drop other glove.
get off bike & pick up glove.
put glove on & get back on bike.
put kickstand up & remember earplugs - I use player - music...you know.
put kickstand back down & take off gloves & helmet.
find earplugs - turn bike off ...it's running hot now....
put in earplugs, put on helmet.
put on glove.
you guessed it.....pick up other glove.
get back on bike.
start bike, raise kickstand, ride like hell, cause I'm late.

like clockwork....most every time.

 

Nice one left coast.....I am in the same boat.... they make us late so that we ride them faster... there should be some kind of boot camp for people like us
Why the hell do I put on my gloves before I put the key in???? LOL, almost everytime.

 

Man who thinks about this, Doh! Hmm I jump on and go. LOL well I use to anyway. Only watch out advice I can give is if you have the seat cowl on, or any rear seat bag, make sure you kick that leg higher than one would think yea, boot scuff if you don't. Those that are height challenged may have to mount up off the center stand. (sidestand) and or do the quick one step up over the seat. I am curious though how many put a foot on the peg to mount up? Ive seen that done with gals on other models, I always give an oh shit look when they do as the side load to the peg may make it give way or topple the machine. Yo, Norcal whats your take on this.

 

Yikes... I dont trust my kickstand like that.

 

Getting on (assuming bike is still warm from last activity):
-Stand to the left side of the bike, insert key, reach across and pull front brake in, mount bike, release front brake lever.
-Put sidestand up, visually check sidestand is up (I usually do this), turn key to ON position, pull in clutch lever and thumb the starter.

Getting off:
-Once stopped, put bike in 1st gear, thumb the engine kill switch, turn key to OFF position.
-Put sidestand down, tap sidestand forward with left toe to make sure it's in place, visually check sidestand is down, lean bike gingerly onto sidestand.
-Pull in front brake lever, dismount bike, release front brake lever, turn bars to full lock left, push key downward and turn counter-clockwise to LOCK position (unless at work, where my bike is parked right outside my window).

 

At home getting on:
Inside:
Boots, jacket, helmet.
Outside: Computer in topbox, key in bike, gloves on, leg over, sidestand up, start bike.

Play with the psycho drivers

At work getting off:
Outside:
sidestand down, leg over, lift helmet front (BMW System V), ring bell at roller door, leg over, sidestand up, wait for peon to hit button inside, ride up ramp into secured warehouse.
Inside: bike turned off with switch, not key, back into my ever-diminishing constantly relocating bike space, sidestand down, leg over, gloves off, helmet off, jacket off, computer out of topbox, boots exchanged for work shoes, into my cubicle to deal with the crazy computer drivers at work.

Rinse and Repeat, but in reverse order heading home.

 

I do a triple lindey add a forward twist and while sticking the dismount insert the key and hit the starter......while in mid air all gear gets put on....

 

Do not try this at home folks, the triple lindey should ony be attempted by professionals!! LMAO :thumbsup:

 

I have a ritual that involves invoking the animal spirits of speed and agility.
Once the indwelling has been achieved, and the bike has become alive, I am one with the natural universe and can then trace the heavens and dance with the stars in their courses.


This is done by turning the key.

 

I too call upon the spirit of Wayne Rainey and invoke his general badassedness to assist me in my quest to avoid blue haired old ladies in Buicks.

I then fart before the ceremonial doning of the leather pants.

 

+1.
Plasma.

 

There's one thing I do without fail when dismounting. I make sure the side stand is all the way extended. Otherwise it can fold and the bike goes over on its side. I've been doing this for a long time now. Ever since I dropped my bike this way like a dumbass.

 

I fart IN the leathers...therfore marking them as mine........

 

I also release gas with my leathers on, especially on cold days to keep me warm. Come to think of it, I fart a lot and most anywhere. My motto is "good air in, bad air out." My wife doesn't buy that, though. So when I'm around her, I just work up a horrendous SBD and blame it on the dog. She's not fooled, but she can't prove it was me (except when the dog rats me out and runs out of the room howling).

 

ound:ound:ound:ound:ound:ound:ound:


I have an easy out in my relationship........ one dutch oven and its over.........