ticktocker
New Member
Does anybody else have a 700/750 with panniers and a top box? How do you get on yours, I'm hoping I'm not the only person who takes the equestrian approach?
I'm not as flexible as I once was, so I tend to mount the nearside peg, throw my leg over like its a stirrup, and vice versa to dismount.
I worried initially about the sidestand taking my colossal 80kg, but I figured it's only the initial mount/end of dismount that has my weight on that side, the rest of the time it is standing the bike off the stand in general (grab the brake if you mount it like this...).
Besides, I remember in CBT having to turn the bike around using the stand as a pivot - if the 20 year old CG125's could take it, I sure as hell hope my NC can!
I'm not as flexible as I once was, so I tend to mount the nearside peg, throw my leg over like its a stirrup, and vice versa to dismount.
I worried initially about the sidestand taking my colossal 80kg, but I figured it's only the initial mount/end of dismount that has my weight on that side, the rest of the time it is standing the bike off the stand in general (grab the brake if you mount it like this...).
Besides, I remember in CBT having to turn the bike around using the stand as a pivot - if the 20 year old CG125's could take it, I sure as hell hope my NC can!