Wine helps with my usual passenger but that is not conducive to her getting on the bike. My question is about the different ways a passenger may mount the motorcycle.
As the driver, I follow a certain routine. I have the passenger load from the left side with the bike on the side stand. I stand on the right with my hand on the front brake. The passenger will ordinarily step on the driver peg and swing her leg over the seat and sit in the driver's position. Then she is able to comfortably slide backwards to the passenger seat. This method is comfortable for her. I can still step through and sit. Disclaimer- I can flat foot in the seated position. I'm not yet having difficulty rolling the bike upright with a passenger.
I insist the passenger load from the kick stand side if this method is being used. This is for safety. Bike on its side stand cannot be rocked into the "tipping zone" if passenger stands on the corresponding foot peg. I'm on the other side to prevent the bike from tipping my way when the passenger shifts weight to sit. My ability to inhibit the bike's forward or backward movement is the hand brake. And I rarely have the bike running in neutral gear while the process occurs. It also easier for her swinging boot to miss the saddlebag.
I wonder how others reading this load their passengers and why it works for both driver and passenger. I do have stories where other methods did not work...
As the driver, I follow a certain routine. I have the passenger load from the left side with the bike on the side stand. I stand on the right with my hand on the front brake. The passenger will ordinarily step on the driver peg and swing her leg over the seat and sit in the driver's position. Then she is able to comfortably slide backwards to the passenger seat. This method is comfortable for her. I can still step through and sit. Disclaimer- I can flat foot in the seated position. I'm not yet having difficulty rolling the bike upright with a passenger.
I insist the passenger load from the kick stand side if this method is being used. This is for safety. Bike on its side stand cannot be rocked into the "tipping zone" if passenger stands on the corresponding foot peg. I'm on the other side to prevent the bike from tipping my way when the passenger shifts weight to sit. My ability to inhibit the bike's forward or backward movement is the hand brake. And I rarely have the bike running in neutral gear while the process occurs. It also easier for her swinging boot to miss the saddlebag.
I wonder how others reading this load their passengers and why it works for both driver and passenger. I do have stories where other methods did not work...