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

[Jools]

Yep, it's one of those rip the pi$$ out of Jools if you want threads, cos I have trouble getting my leg over...well, on the bike that is...well, now I think about it...enough, back to the plot.

I know that leathers restrict your movement a bit, but when I get on the bike it's always a bit of a struggle swinging my leg clean across the saddle. After every rideout, on either one of my bikes, there are those tell tale scuff marks across the back of the seat unit where my boot or my leg has just clipped it. I don't suppose it helps that the seat height on both my bikes is about equal to my inside leg measurement but I've also noticed it on lots of other peoples bikes...I'm not alone...you know who you are...

Funny thing is, I've been doing karate training for years, and although I'm no Jackie Chan I can still kick either leg above my head height...so why do I have so much trouble getting on the effin bike without leaving black boot marks

Alright so I couldn't kick that high with leathers on, but it's not because I'm old, decrepit and inflexible...just old and decrepit. Perhaps it's the side I dress and the weight of my massi.....

Whatever, I know it sounds daft but has anybody got a foolproof method of getting on the bike cleanly without a ladder or one of those things they used to get knights onto a horse.

BTW...I'm fine when I'm actually on the bike......allegedly




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