| Author | Message | ||
     Oregonuly |
Hello all, I have a 2009 XB12XT. Even with a fairly low stock seat height, I can't get back on it since I had back surgery. I am about 1" shorter now and a 29" inseam. Soooooo.... I am thinking of having the seat shaved to lower it a bit, but, do any of you Uly owners push off on a peg and get on the bike? I used to do this with my SV650 Vstrom. But, the ULY kickstand starts to retract when I hop on the peg, it must be a gentle hop at that. Is there a locking kickstand that works for this bike? I really want to keep her but it getting to be a chore just to mount. | ||
| Ourdee |
I grab my ankle and lift my leg over it. | ||
| Andymnelson |
I do all the time when I have my Uly backpack on the seat. Works great. | ||
| Oregonuly |
How do you keep the kickstand from retracting in mid jump to the seat? I almost dumped it a couple times...Thanks for the reply. | ||
| Earwig |
This may sound like a lot of work or just sound stupid but practice stretching, core and leg exercises. I have been into martial arts my whole life. Lifting my leg high and using core strength and balance makes it easy to do things that many others find difficult. If you are interested I can recommend some stretches and exercises that will help. | ||
| Ulynut |
When you put the kickstand down, you need to push it all the way forward with your foot before putting the full weight of the bike on it. | ||
| Andymnelson |
what Ulynut said ^^^ mine has no problem with the kickstand staying forward if it's already all the way forward. I'm picky about the kickstand tho- if I ever park on ANY incline at all, I'm aimed uphill. Whenever I put the kickstand down, it goes down, then I rock the bike back a hair to make sure the kickstand is all the way forward. If the kickstand is forward all the way, the standing on the peg is just going to set it into place more solidly. | ||
| Argentcorvid |
Are you leaving it in neutral when you park? If you leave it in 1st, then the bike won't roll at all. | ||
| Nillaice |
you guys are all just blowing smoke. don't listen to them, Tom. just sell me your Uly. you should have eaten your veggies like momma sed ... but seriously, i've seen a dude that was 5 foot nothing mount and dismount, ride stop-and-go traffic, his uly and pull it off. but he had a tendency of rolling thru stop signs at a snails pace. it can be done but an STT can be fitted with bags too, ya know. | ||
| Froggy |
I've never had any issues climbing up and over on the kickstand either. | ||
| Andymnelson |
No, I leave it in 1st. I do the above procedure before dismounting. Pulling the clutch in while in first does in fact allow the bike to roll  | ||
| Oregonuly |
Thanks all, I will try all the suggestions but, I am tippy toe when I am on it now since back surgery and not feeling too stable as I was when flat footed. I think its time to sell it and get something lower. I love the ULY though... | ||
| Blake |
I mount it horseback style when the tail pack is on. Never any problem. Try hold the front brake when you mount up or when you park it in first gear be sure to roll it as far forward as possible to take up any driveline play before deploying the kickstand. Either the front brake or the drivetrain should solve your problem. Oh, never park facing downhill if you can help it. | ||
| Wjcunning |
Use red electrical tape to put an "x" on the seat, then climb onto the garage roof and Geronimo down. That's what I do. Beer helps my aim. | ||
| Reepicheep |
I just find the nearest lawn fertilizer spreader full of fertilizer, walk over, kick it on it's side (50 pounds ought to do it) then get on the bike. Hi Alex! | ||
| Greg_e |
I'm surprised no one recommended a suspension change to something like the lightning low suspension, isn't this an (expensive) option for the Uly? | ||
| Oregonuly |
What exactly is that suspension change? Is it shock only? | ||
| Fltwistygirl |
"Lifting my leg high and using core strength and balance makes it easy to do things that many others find difficult." +1. For me, mounting the X, especially while wearing my riding pants and avoiding the triple tail bag, requires a high leg kick technique. The kick is more pronounced when I am wearing lower soled boots, such as my OXTARS. I'm not nearly in as good of shape as I was a million years ago when I took karate classes, but this resembles a side thrust kick. Sometimes I'll avoid the kickin' technique if the opportunity presents itself. At some fuel pumps, or if I am parked next to a curb, I'll hop on the curb, sidestand side only, and climb right on. | ||
| Nillaice |
Oregon, the suspension changes should be done all together- fork springs (if not the entire fork assemblies), shock and kickstand too (for the proper lean angle) basically you'd be making your X an XT Twistygirl, do you notice any difference between the X and the XT when mounting/dismounting? | ||
| Fltwistygirl |
"do you notice any difference between the X and the XT when mounting/dismounting?" A tremendous difference. The XT is a piece of cake in comparison to the big X. It feels like a little toy in comparison. I really need to throw my leg up in the air to mount the X. Riding pants make it more challenging to get it as high as it needs to be, but the pay off of wearing them, besides the obvious better off in a crash factor, is avoiding the always-dreaded Uly Leg. Even with a comfort kit and re-flash, those Ulies are muay caliente in the Orlando summertime traffic. |
