View Poll Results: How do YOU get on your Spyder?
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 How to do YOU get on to your Spyder?
How do YOU mount your Spyder?
Always from the LEFT side?
Always from the RIGHT side?
Varies?
No real reason for the poll... just curious... Does superstition cause you to get on your Ryde the same way all the time? Habbit? Dont really care?
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I just thought of this yesterday. I can see if others came from years of two wheeled rides, that habit would make them always mount the spyder from the left. I haven't been on a bike in 30 years. Yet I still mount the spyder from the left. I use to race BMX bikes as a kid and remember always getting on from the left side.( no kick stand, always laid bike down). Is it because I'm right handed? I'm curious that if there are any right sided mounters, if they are left handed.
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I voted always on the left as it just feels right. I've gotten on it a couple of times from the right but it feels awkward.
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Just decided it was time to move onto other things.
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Usually from the left due to the parking brake location.
Also, due to the way I store things in the RS Frunk I always put stuff in the left side.
So I approach from the left, open the frunk, pull out gloves, take off parking brake, hop on from the left.
Why do you ask? Is there someone that gets on via BackFlip or something?
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Since most of us are Ex-two wheeler riders; the kick stand is always on the left. No other reason then that.
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Even for us non-two wheelers, the left seems to be the 'correct' side. Of course, I also ride a bicycle, which has a kickstand on the left too. So could just be conditioning from that.
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From two wheeler days - the bike leans to the left, step on the right peg & swing over. Always mount from the right...
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Just like with a horse. You approach your mount from the left. Otherwise is isn't happy! 
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 Originally Posted by No 2817
Since most of us are Ex-two wheeler riders; the kick stand is always on the left. No other reason then that.
 That and I didn't want to accidentally lean into the hot exhaust getting on from the right side!!
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Grew up with horses, so learned to get on from the left side.
With two-wheelies, always got on from the low side. The left.
Just feels weird to get on Spydee from the right side.
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Originally Posted by Sopher
How do YOU mount your Spyder?
Always from the LEFT side?
Always from the RIGHT side?
Varies?
No real reason for the poll... just curious... Does superstition cause you to get on your Ryde the same way all the time? Habbit? Dont really care?
Always from the left. Why? I don't know. I will go out right now and try the right side to see how it feels.
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Are you kidding? It might kick me if I mounted from the right! 
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Is it Friday yet? ... Oh yeah, I forgot. I'm retired
Past bikes
2010 RS - Sold
2012 RT - Sold
2014 RT - Testing completed
2016 F3-T Audio package - Sold
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Don't have a ryde yet, but, I believe most vehicles are mounted on the left. Beit a horse, bicycle whatever
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Originally Posted by Motavar
Why do you ask? Is there someone that gets on via BackFlip or something?
yup me. but first i do my best Rossi squat impression so my leathers fit for the race.aaaa.jpg
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It depends on whether I'm ryding alone or with my hubby. If alone, I mount from the left. Seems natural.
If ryding two up, the passenger gets on first. And once there is someone sitting there, I can't get my right leg high enough to mount facing the bike. I have to mount from the right side because my left leg is more flexible. I bring my left foot as high up and close to my butt that I can. Then I extend my left leg over, and there I am. I get off if there's two ryding by reversing the process. I've just gravitated to doing this because I don't like brushing my feet against parts of the Spyder. And I cannot flex my right hip quite as well as the left hip.
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Originally Posted by DynamoBT
It depends on whether I'm ryding alone or with my hubby. If alone, I mount from the left. Seems natural.
If ryding two up, the passenger gets on first. And once there is someone sitting there, I can't get my right leg high enough to mount facing the bike. I have to mount from the right side because my left leg is more flexible. I bring my left foot as high up and close to my butt that I can. Then I extend my left leg over, and there I am. I get off if there's two ryding by reversing the process. I've just gravitated to doing this because I don't like brushing my feet against parts of the Spyder. And I cannot flex my right hip quite as well as the left hip.
Nancy often has to mount from the right, too, because her replacement knee is not as limber as the left. You do whatever you have to do. Many police are taught to mount from the right, too. Keeps them away from traffic, and may have other advantages for them, for all I know.
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Always the left!
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Yes on left. Just like when I rode my horse. Wait... I'm riding many horses now... Quiz, how many horses does a Spyder have? Lol...
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Once in a while I'll get on from the right if I park close to something on the left. Mostly mount from the left side though. I would even get on the Harley once in a while from the right side. Call me strange.
I've thought about the two handed mount from the rear like a cowboy mounting a horse. But that could get ugly.
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