Mounting a Trike

[triker101]

I ride a Trike due to limited leg/hip movement. I mount from by grabbing my left pant leg and swinging it over the seat, then slide onto the Trike. I have to push myself up onto the passenger seat in order to swing myself off. I would love to use a back rest, but this mount/dismount technique just will not allow it.

 

[bikerbillone]

Good tip. I can get my leg high enough, grabbing the left bar give it the old heave ho. However, having had both hips replaced, not sure how long that will work. So maybe down the road I'll have to do the pant leg trick. Really don't want to start dragging the right foot over the seat.....

 

[triker101]

I have to use this technique because the "aqua-shields" won't let me get closer. If I try to use the pegs...I'm too close!! Can't win, but what ever I gotta do...I'll try to get on and ride.

 

[bustedwing]

After watching this video, when I think of it, I do get onto my trike this same way and find it is much easier to lift my right leg over that way. But my trike has very large passenger floorboards which make the step much easier.

 

[1800 06 Champion Trike]

My wife puts her left foot on the left passenger foot board.
Sits on the passenger seat and swings her right leg over the seat to the right foot board.
I then lift my right leg over the seat, sit down and put right foot on right foot peg, put left foot on left foot peg.
Start engine and ride :Trike1:

 

[jmk865]

I've been standing on the left floorboard, grab the handlebars, stand straight up and swing the right leg over the seat. The wife does the same except she holds onto me when swinging her right leg over. Worked well so far. I figure as we age; might have to put a block and tackle on the garage ceiling beam and pull myself on.....later on might have to put a motor on the block and tackle though.....lol

 

[John Luciano]

Viewed 41,000 times... A lot of the Harley dealers are using it as a demo so I was told.

 

[pcombe]

...I tried to mount one once..... and burnt my nards on the exhaust!pepper

My mounting technique is not so much to see,but i have one heck of a dismount when i burn my nards,Looks kinda like special olympics!

 

[cooltech]

We put our left foot down, and swing our right foot up, put our butt in place, and start the cycle up..........(add your own lyrics now..)

cooltech

 

[bongobobny]

...You do the hokey smokey and you spin your brain around, that's what it's all about...

 

[QuapaBrave]

Now why didn't I think of that?

 

[rhino 2]

Mounting my Trike? Well it all depends on how close i park next to the wall in my garage.....

 

[Surdo]

I jump and then slide onto the seat and lift right knee to my chin and lift leg over the tank then reach down and put both feet onto the floorboards. try that one. ( Im a paraplegic)

 

[cooltech]

...You do the hokey smokey and you spin your brain around, that's what it's all about...

Just saw your response! Nice.
cooltech

 

[FreeBird]

For another video, from Lehman ~

http://www.lehmantrikes.com/img/cms_...fety_video.swf

You'll view it at about 1/3 of the way into the video. She makes it look easy . . . . . .

At the end of the video she said it was better to hit any obstruction on the road with the front tire, not the rear. Anybody know why?

 

[cooltech]

At the end of the video she said it was better to hit any obstruction on the road with the front tire, not the rear. Anybody know why?

Rear wheel contact only could launch the object and cause injury and lose of control of the bike. Training courses recomend slow 'till your at the object and gently accelerate over it with the front wheel. Same with the rear wheels now but keep in mind length size of the object may be a concern.
Ride carefully.
cooltech

 

[jaxbobg]

Just looked at this old thread and tried the method in the video link that Nana posted. What a difference it makes.

Due to limited mobility, I sometimes have trouble with mount and dismount on my trike. Especially after a long day of riding I can barely get off the trike. Forget about getting back in the saddle after refueling or a quick rest stop.

Thank you, thank you! :clapping:

 

[Steve on 3]

I tried to do the pants grab and jerk thing but was wearing an old pair of pants and ripped them right off me just like a Chippendales dancer. Luckily the wife had bail money and I am now free at last, free at last. Of course I got banned from the Wal Mart. Not sure if it was each one or just the one in Columbia SC.

Seriously, I use John's method , especially when fatigued. It has kept boots off the tank or side covers or the wifes shins which really sends her into orbit when I do that.

Steve

 

[whitefatboy]

mounting ?

maybe the way the knights of old with a harness and host

 

[David357]

Mounting A Trike

I thought this 2 year old thread was worthy of a bump due to its instructional value.ThumbUp

 

[rhino 2]

Well Sunday is a slow day anyway.......

 

[TG Bob]

I'm glad you re-booted this thread. I got our trike a year ago and have been struggling all year figuring a way to get on and off of it. I'm not very athletic and cannot lift my leg enough to step over the seat so I have been lifting my leg by the trouser cuff to get it over the seat. Some other methods had me kicking the fenders or scuffing the seat or worse getting a cramp in my leg. This method works great and is so simple and now I look like I know what I am doing. Thanks.

 

[ol' school]

Just watched the video. If I had that sort of movement at my hips, I would not be riding a trike. I am riding a trike because I do not have the mobility to lift my leg over a bike seat. I get on my trike by stepping on the rider's footpeg then physically lifting my right leg over the seat.

Ditto... that how I get on our trike too.

 

[rhino 2]

In 2 of the 50 states, If you mount a Trike you are considered married....

 

[Rollin Thunder]

Morning all. Since I bought a trike back in 2014 for some reason it came natural to step on the rider floor board with my left leg and put my left leg over it. I'm pretty sure this isn't going to help you. BUT it might make it easier for some. I'm 5"10 or was at one time . But that works for me. .......Rick

 

[gerald martin]

mounting a trike

They do make a mid step for the Harley trikes. I saw it on this forum

 

[Trail Blazer]

Sounds Kinky to me....

hello Tom, you'll coming to Kerrville this Oct. ???

 

[Trailridr]

I now see I've been doing all wrong.