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<blockquote data-quote="Redfish Hunter" data-source="post: 1407365" data-attributes="member: 28773"><p>The very first "waterhead" R1200GS I ever saw was ridden by a gentleman about 5'5" tall. In response to my respectfully phrased questions he told me, "I never try to flat foot. I never sit on it and try to back it up. I stand next to it and move it wherever I want it to go. I can move it better and faster like that than you can sitting on it. I am NOT going to let my lack of height prevent me from enjoying a motorcycle that I want to ride."</p><p></p><p>After that I never worried about "flat footing" any motorcycle. Pop always mounts his FJR and now his CRF250Rally as though he were getting on a horse. Left foot on the left footpeg like a stirrup and swing the right leg over. He says that if a component is too weak to support that then he wants to know it while the bike is sitting still.</p><p></p><p>Fred, I did not know you had an Africa Twin. I am in Awe of you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redfish Hunter, post: 1407365, member: 28773"] The very first "waterhead" R1200GS I ever saw was ridden by a gentleman about 5'5" tall. In response to my respectfully phrased questions he told me, "I never try to flat foot. I never sit on it and try to back it up. I stand next to it and move it wherever I want it to go. I can move it better and faster like that than you can sitting on it. I am NOT going to let my lack of height prevent me from enjoying a motorcycle that I want to ride." After that I never worried about "flat footing" any motorcycle. Pop always mounts his FJR and now his CRF250Rally as though he were getting on a horse. Left foot on the left footpeg like a stirrup and swing the right leg over. He says that if a component is too weak to support that then he wants to know it while the bike is sitting still. Fred, I did not know you had an Africa Twin. I am in Awe of you. [/QUOTE]
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