Hi all, On past bikes I have always mounted and dismounted with my left foot on the ground, swinging my leg over the rear (normal process). On my ST1300 I find it a bit tricky. Maybe its the width of the beast (recent acquisition) but it makes me twist my ageing back (ouch).
I would love to stand on the left foot rest - hopping on and off, but it is something I have never done on my bikes out of respect for the side stand or the soft ground it may be standing on, and somehow the ST's side stand looks like it is already screaming "no more weight please!!"
So I am hoping many ST owners will respond and say "no problem Duporth, I always do that, the side stand is built by Honda...very strong...".
My question is more about the strength of the stand connection to the bike, not so much the soft ground aspects. Thank you.
I would love to stand on the left foot rest - hopping on and off, but it is something I have never done on my bikes out of respect for the side stand or the soft ground it may be standing on, and somehow the ST's side stand looks like it is already screaming "no more weight please!!"
So I am hoping many ST owners will respond and say "no problem Duporth, I always do that, the side stand is built by Honda...very strong...".
My question is more about the strength of the stand connection to the bike, not so much the soft ground aspects. Thank you.