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[FLHTCUSE7]

That is one reason, there are other

Exactly.

Jerry

[Jon Seddon]

Thanks for all the responses, looks like I'll give it a go.

Jon

[phato1]

Ah, but there is the problem if her right knee is bad and she can't bend it.

Has she given it a try form the right side? That way she wouldn't have to bend the right knee quite as much, although either way it must be difficult for her. Bad joints stink.
 I feel her pain - literally - since I have a reconstructed knee myself that doesn't quite give me the full range of motion. Coincidentally, it's my right knee which is why I mount/dismount the bike from the right side so I don't have to bend that leg as much when getting on/off the bike.

[Jon Seddon]

Has she given it a try form the right side? That way she wouldn't have to bend the right knee quite as much, although either way it must be difficult for her. Bad joints stink.
 I feel her pain - literally - since I have a reconstructed knee myself that doesn't quite give me the full range of motion. Coincidentally, it's my right knee which is why I mount/dismount the bike from the right side so I don't have to bend that leg as much when getting on/off the bike.

Both knees, 9 ops in 8 years - 1 ligament rebuild from skiing accident, rest cartilage and joint grinding. Main problems are pain, weakness, twisting, jolting ....... All the things you use your knees for. I think she feels a sudden jolt could make either knee collapse. That's why she's anxious about the Rocker C, if only it was half the weight.

Jon

[hep0950]

We have an Ultra and my wife gets on first. She not only has bad knees, she has a bad back also. It can get tricky sometimes getting the kickstand up. but if necessary I'll try to kick it back while moving forward a little. She will get off before I do. The kickstand will ho with no problem. We are both over 200 lbs. I may add that I am 5'9" also. I also will get on and off on from the right side of the bike. Just seems easier for some reason.

[tweeter13]

What about getting the thing OFF the jiffy stand after the passenger is on?

Seems to me that the slightest incline/decline to the parking surface would present a problem, but that might just be because I'm on the short side of 5'9".

With the bike OFF the stand, my wife (after getting a verbal ok from me) puts her left foot on the left passenger board and simply grabs my shoulder to steady herself, steps up and over the seat - not the tourpack - has worked fine for us.

Wow we have the same bike and our riders get on the same way.    If I was to get off the bike first I am pretty sure I would put a boot right into her.   


As a reminder that verbal ok is very important

Todd