It's a practised art..
Very akin to the fuelling up routine that my wife & I honed to perfection whilst touring in the M3W. Luggage stacked on rack, fuel filler cap underneath. Bladders bursting, rain falling gently, tank almost empty, we pulled onto the forecourt and out of nowhere the crowd starts..
Lean out in turn, allowing seat belt unbuckling, passenger out first, wheel off & driver out. Split pins out of front rack fixings, rubber sucker loosened at the other end and a joint lifting of the rack exposes the filler. Fuel up, toilets used and coats on again before reversing the routine.
Got it down to less than four hours after a while..
The exit and entry routine with a hood up trad needs to be practiced in private, as it's never going to be easy especially with a more umm, mature midriff and height.
it's all fun, though. If it makes you smile, you 'get' it..
Will look into dislocating the hip, Mark..!
