Which side do you get on and off from?

[clid61]

Climb on left , clip in first left , clip out right

 

[clid61]

Always get on from the left. Nothing to do with being right-handed, it's a legacy from lots of years motorcycling.
The side stand on motorbikes is on the left, so the machine is leant over to the left on the stand before you mount and pick it up to vertical.
It's awkward to mount a motorbike on the sidestand from the right, and old habits die hard.

I had motorbikes too and never thought of that ! Climb on right foot down kick stand up left foot on and off ! It all makes sense !

 

[TheDoctor]

You know, I haven't the faintest idea?
I'm worried now that if I have to stop and think about how I do it, I won't be able to...

 

[BikeCurious]

I voted right/right but now I think of it I probably do both depending on which side of the I happen to be on but would prefer right/right.

My usual technique is to approach from the right, right hand applying the front brake to stop the bike moving, lean the bike slightly towards me then swing the left leg over. I guess it comes from my fixed gear days where I only had a front brake and has become habit.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

tend to mount from roadside rather than pavement side. which side is roadside depends what country I am in, UK vs Scandi.

tend to unclip right leg but depends on camber.

 

[RedRider]

I don't think I favour one way or the other but the best way to dismount is to swing the leg over while still moving then stand on one pedal as you glide to a stop. It's graceful and reminiscent of alighting a moving train in the good old days before the health and safety nazis caged us in a fairly succesful bid to prevent serious platform mishap.
Sometimes I swing my leg over the bars to get off, this prevents saddlebag baguette breakage.

 

[Vickivix]

I'm right handed, I stand on the left of the bike swinging my right leg over. I always start pedalling with my left foot, and my right foot is the one that comes off the pedal when I stop (I don't ride clipped in).

I wouldn't feel at all stable trying to start off with my right foot.

 

[Gravity Aided]

When commuting or riding in traffic, I get on from the right, as it is safer over here to do that. Otherwise, I get on from the left, horsemanship training, I suppose.

 

[classic33]

From the front on the recumbent, for now.
But that option isn't available.

 

[Seevio]

How come there isn't an option for vaulting on from the rear after a running start?

 

[Gravity Aided]

Sounds very painful, indeed.

 

[classic33]

Sounds very painful, indeed.

High Rider/Penny Farthing/Ordinary!!

 

[slowmotion]

Sounds very painful, indeed.

Some people built their careers on the risky move.
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[summerdays]

I get on and off from both sides, and I don't mind with foot I start with either, just which ever is convenient at the time.

But I haven't done a flying dismount or mount in years, I'm not I still could.

 

[Bazzer]

Naturally left handed, but right footed.
Normally get on my bike left side and start with right leg and unclip left foot. But can use either side for mounting/starting/clipping in/unclipping if I need/want to.