How many knew that the steering locks on both the left and the right?

[jajpko]

I would agree that standing on the Left peg to mount the bike will mess up the side stand. It is not the stand that gets bent , but the "U" at the top where the bolt goes thru. Over the last 20 years I have had many vintage bikes , with very strong stands, that have the "U" spread apart because of excess weight of standing on the peg. This is one of the first things I have to fix when I restore the bike.

I just gotta ask. How much do you weigh? I have been mounting a bike like this for a long time and I have never bent anything..

 

[fender5803]

Thanks had no idea and might need it in the future. I missed it as well in the manual. So much for reading it carefully ...
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[Tremor38]

Thanks for the input, but I don't have any other choice to mount the bike when I have gear on it. I am too short. I am leaving tomorrow for a 440 mile trip to Duck Creek Utah. I have a OEM top case with a duffle bag strapped to the passenger seat. There's no way I can swing my leg over the duffle bag without standing on the left peg. If part of the side stand eventually bends, so be it. IMO it won't.

Who says you have to swing your leg? Just grap your right pant leg and hoist your leg up and over the seat. ::26:: I understand where your coming from though as that gets old and a bit more difficult with riding pants on. How about a running jump over the top box and duffle? Stick the landing and it's all gravy 8)