I think you already know what you would be most confident with. I have been riding my Ducati for the past 20 years and have never been able to flat foot in when riding solo. I have recently bought a new Street Triple R (LRH) and the extra confidence in low speed manoeuvres/when stationary is unbelievable. You need to test ride both versions but are you really going to getting your knee down on every corner?
I haven’t actually looked, but I’m not aware of anything that has been published that says using the foot peg to get on and off the bike is not good? Do you have something that confirms it is no good for the bike ? For us vertically challenged riders not using the peg would exclude lots of bikes for us.
I´m using the foot peg always when I get on my TIGER 1200. I´m tall enough but it is much easier to do so! You just have to be careful that the bike is not out of balance and the surface is suitable!
Same for me when I had my Multistrada. I did take care not to 'bounce' on the footpeg but it was easier.
Fellas ....... feel free to stand on the footpeg when getting on and/or off your bike, and no, it almost certainly isn't carved in tablets of stone that 'thou shalt not'! That's fine by me. But, I would, with all due respect, ask you to just take a look at the point at which your sidestand attaches to the bike. It will almost certainly have a single pivot point, usually with a (relatively) small diameter 'spindle' bolt and nut as a retainer ... like this :- The stand ears will be an interference fit around a lug on the frame or frame sub-assembly. The weight of the whole bike when on the sidestand is, as far as I can see, supported SOLELY by the lower ear being rested against the lug. Now, add your full body weight to the weight of the bike and imagine the sum total of both being supported by just that lower sidestand pivot point ear. We are, of course, all totally free to do as we wish and I wouldn't want to suggest that you should or must do something that you don't want to do. On the other hand (or stand? ) I wouldn't want you or your bike to suffer a stand or frame bend or break - I've personally been there and done that and hope not to do it again. Just my opinion. And experience. BTW, I have a VERY short inside leg measurement and have learned to dismount a T3 Tiger 900 without standing on the peg. It ain't graceful and it sure ain't pretty, but it is practical. Sort of.
I understand what you are saying @Adie P . I would be interested in any external articles or evidence from members where they have seen or heard of the side stand failing as a result of using the foot peg to get on and off the bike. This is a genuine ask as I’m more than a bit concerned if it is true.
A google search, an old thread but a familiar refrain? https://www.bmwlt.com/threads/sidestand-broke.60542/
Interesting story mate. Although it does look like it is a B*W RT problem on a 11 year old bike. I’m hoping it does not occur on triumphs, and will keep an eye on my bike. I think I will also speak to the service manager at my dealers for his view. I will report back the dealers view.
I’m going to carry on using the L/H foot peg to get on and off. Just as I have on all my bikes since 1976. It stops me kicking the panniers. Not had one break yet. I’m not saying they can’t break but I haven’t had one break yet. I can only speak as I have found.
Most of the posts so far appear to assume that the prop stand is fixed to the frame of the machine. This is not always the case. On my Ducati there are no lower frame members and the stand is bolted to the engine/gearbox cases. Are you really going to risk punching a hole in the side of your crankcase because you can’t be faffed to exert yourself?
Crack on! But "absence of evidence" and all that. I've never had a sidestand break, either, but I HAVE had a sidestand mounting fracture at the welded joint with the lower frame rail AND I've had a sidestand's mounting lugs widen so much that, apart from being sloppy and rattling on the mounting point, it meant that the bike, when on the sidestand, sat so much lower that it was difficult to lift to vertical, especially if loaded. "I can only speak as I have found." Me too. Trust me, I'll be delighted if you NEVER have the problem but I wouldn't be quite so delighted if any rider of any bike had a problem that could have been avoided with a little bit of salutary experience.
1. if it is an ADV or larger bike, those pegs & side stand are designed to take a shit load of weight... The bike & luggage together already weight way more than you are... 2. ride what is comfortable for you. Although you are same height as me with longer legs, you simply don't feel comfortable on the slightly taller bike. I personally want to ride a 34+ seat height bike because I want the ground clearance, but I just can't do it with the ADV bikes...dirt bike I am okay~ish... Some people out there are more comfortable with that than I am. Therefore, I opted the 850 Sport which has the same seat height as the GT. Again, ride what is more comfortable to you. At the end, it is YOU who is riding the bike, not us.
