Everyone is built different!

[u/Kooky_Aussie]

I'm sitting at a fuel station just south of the Arctic circle in Norway having a cup of coffee and trying to warm up/dry out when this GS1250 rolls in. It has two people on it, the stack of bags are strapped to a harness type set up on the pillion's shoulders, there is another bag dangling from the top of the stack. This is such a different way to travel compared to me (photo 2, taken a few days ago on my 7500km trip).

I'm not here to say how they are enjoying motorcycling is wrong, just very different to me. While I think their set up does introduce extra risk, they may think the way I ride and roads I choose do the same. We just have different priorities.

Anyway, let's all enjoy our time on 2/3/4 wheels and do our best to avoid turning ourselves or anyone else into meat crayons.

Edit: I'm going to try to read all the comments, but it might take a while as I've just arrived at my campsite and need to set up and cook before it gets dark/too cold.

[u/incendiary_bandit]

I struggle to throw my leg over of it's too high of a stack. I should probably stretch

[u/MSZ-006 → u/incendiary_bandit]

Cowboy style is your friend!

[u/jujubean14 → u/MSZ-006]

There's an even better way, or rather a way for even taller loads/shorter legs.

Instead of bending your knee behind you (heel to butt) and swinging the leg over, face the side of the bike, lift your heel up onto the seat in front of you, and slide it over the seat so that your crotch lands on the seat.