I can relate to the getting a leg over issue!  My 30" inseam is about 2" to short to easily mount a lot of the taller adventure type bikes.  At first I wasn't very comfortable getting on my Hyperstrada but after the first month or so it got easier-just had to make sure I'd done all my morning stretches!  I've also used the foot on the peg method and as identified it requires checking the kickstand bolts regularly.  I've never really trusted sidestands(don't ask) and have mostly owned ones with centre stands so usually leave the bike on that.  The centre stand makes the bike very stable making it mountable via the peg, the karate kick, or the traditional swing a leg over! I ride with a couple of guys 70+ years who for some reason don't like panniers and pack all their gear in waterproof duffle/tail bags.  One rides a Super Tenere and the other a Pikes Peak-they're both really good at the karate kick method!  I have this image in my mind that one day day the kick is going to miss and they're going to push the whole works on its side, hasn't happened yet though. Its all about staying limber! Colin