Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Gettin yer leg over....

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by 749er

I think I bend my leg at the knee to help keep the boot of the seat unit

Yes this option is the best, ESPECIALLY if the bike is tall. Try it, you put your knee on the seat and 'pivot' your bent knee on the seat which means your boot is in the air, and a swift over you're on, no scuff marks, and for bikes like the multistrada where it's a tall bike anyway but the pillion seat is higher, most people have to do that to get on those anyway!

Try it.... It's also worked for my shorter female friend who had trouble swinging her leg over the bike was always afraid of kicking it over the 'wrong' way, she's found it a great help.

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Melnie Mouse

Yes this option is the best, ESPECIALLY if the bike is Try it.... It's also worked for my shorter female friend who had trouble swinging her leg over the bike was always afraid of kicking it over the 'wrong' way, she's found it a great help.

That one I can definately appreciate!! It's a bloomin pain being short!!

[Loz]

Melnie Mouse with her legs in the air ... must resist ... ummm ...

Hi Mel! That's a good suggestion! How you doing, sweetie?

[Melnie Mouse]

Hi, oi you, and hey not seen you for a while, how ya doing too? xx

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by servicebiatch

That one I can definately appreciate!! It's a bloomin pain being short!!

i saw a girl at box actually getting on a bmw, she had to move it to the kerb by exit, and then hop on her bike with knee pivoting, but i wondered then, as she rides out, (which is up hill there isn't it?) what if she has to stop to give way to traffic, there are no kerbs there, and i did think perhaps then was a little dangerous...

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Melnie Mouse

i saw a girl at box actually getting on a bmw, she had to move it to the kerb by exit, and then hop on her bike with knee pivoting, but i wondered then, as she rides out, (which is up hill there isn't it?) what if she has to stop to give way to traffic, there are no kerbs there, and i did think perhaps then was a little dangerous...

Cambers are always grief too. When I had my 900 monster, I had 2 inches taken out of the seat so I could touch the floor comfortably. That's why hats off to Valentina! Respect lass

[Loz]

Hey Mel, you have a PM. Don't let me down now, I'm counting on you

Loz
xx

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by Loz

Hey Mel, you have a PM. Don't let me down now, I'm counting on you

Loz
xx

thanks. but er... counting on me for????? Should I know???? You're not getting all smutty again are you????

[Melnie Mouse]

Originally Posted by servicebiatch

Cambers are always grief too. When I had my 900 monster, I had 2 inches taken out of the seat so I could touch the floor comfortably. That's why hats off to Valentina! Respect lass

Yeah I've got a friend who's done that too. She and another friend have also got those Daytona boots which no one can tell they've got inside 3/4 inch step up on heel, which helps.

Luckily with Ducati's most of the seats become narrow at the tank end, so more people can ride them, but not many bikes if they don't do that, give us much option!

[Florence]

Originally Posted by Melnie Mouse

Yeah I've got a friend who's done that too. much option!

Yeah. On the Monster previous to the last one, we put the pre-load down but that just made the damn thing bounce all over the place fun but scarily out of control