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Originally Posted by Bladerideressex Cant be too long before one of our more junior members asks what a kickstart is! I only know from watchin ...

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Old 13-01-10, 10:57   #31
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Cant be too long before one of our more junior members asks what a kickstart is!
I only know from watchin it on the telly as a lad.

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Hmmmm.....yes - I didn't think I'd need to mention that the bike's switched off, & in 1st gear i.e. its virtual handbrake on. OK - kickstart might be a problem/challenge/opportunity/issue.

I didn't, did I?

Need to, I mean?

....and before anybody says so - yes I know - it MIGHT still move an inch or two.

Being careful isn't difficult.
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Being careful isn't difficult.
It certainly isn't.

Being difficult, for the sake of it, is de rigueur around these parts tho.

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Yeah, well..... life's too short.....!
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Another way to get on is for the pillion to use the riders left footpeg if the pillion footpeg is too high.... getting on without a rider on baord is a bit fraught in my opinion and could end in tears! Especially if the engine is running...
Hmmm... never thought of that!

Good point about the engine, and something I try to get trainees on the basic course to think about... I've seen a couple of bikes launched off the side stand minus rider when they've inadvertantly knocked the bike into gear (not when I was training the riders, I hasten to add!)
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Yeah, well..... life's too short.....!
Indeed, so let them be difficult and don't let it concern ya.

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What she does is what I also suggest for the newbie pillions I take out quite often. Bike on side stand; she gets on in MY place and shuffles back. When she's organised, found her pegs etc, I get on in front. Dead easy. Only anxiety is if bike is leaning over too much - it's quite a load to put through a side-stand. Choose your spot, should be OK; we've done it for years without problems.

Sorry if this is old news, but I'm amazed at rallies & so on to see pillions obviously struggling to get on.

Getting off? "Disassembly is the reverse of assembly", IYSWIM.
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What she does is what I also suggest for the newbie pillions I take out quite often. Bike on side stand; she gets on in MY place and shuffles back. When she's organised, found her pegs etc, I get on in front. Dead easy. Only anxiety is if bike is leaning over too much - it's quite a load to put through a side-stand. Choose your spot, should be OK; we've done it for years without problems.
That's what I do on the Pan, making the assumption that the sidestand of a 280kg bike can tolerate another ('how much do you weigh again, dear?') few kg.

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