Originally Posted by Molgan

I have a little tip for you about the getting on and off part, the "mount like a horse" thing. When you want to get on the bike, put one foot on the left peg and stand on it while you swing the leg over with the bike still standing on the side stand, reverse when getting off. You can see what I mean if you watch the video in my signature until the part when I climb off the bike at the end of the clip.

I do this all the time to avoid the awkward leg swing.