Parking on asphalt; sidestand making holes

[pyrocam]

does anyone else have problems when parking their bike on ashphalt. or is this just my driveway




This is from my sidestand sitting on it for about 4 hours on a hot day. I have tried to bash the lump it made down to make the hole smaller as well, didnt really help much.

[ukusa]

chuck a piece of wood under it on hot days. Also handy on soft grass to stop that sinking feeling.

[CRF119]

My mates R1 sinks about a inch on a hot day the drive way at his work has so many holes in it. You could just get it modified to have a slightly larger footing on it

[boman]

Seen that quite a few times with Ducati's. Like Ukusa said keep a piece of wood handy.

[vifferman]

I carry a piece of flat metal in my bag for parking on softish surfaces.
Interestingly (or perhaps not), when the other guy at work and I parked outside our building, his CBR1000RR's stand sunk into the asphalt, whereas mine didn't, despite my bike being much heavier than his. The feet of both stands were about the same size, and if anything, my bike leaned at a slightly steeper angle. Weird...
Summat to do with leverage, geometry or whatever, that wasn't immediately apparent from a cursory examination.

[AllanB]

When you get home drink a beer, crush the can and put it under the side stand.

I'll be here all evening giving out good advice.

[Scotty595]

Had the same issue when went out for a ride yesterday... pulled over just after Kaiaua for about 5 minutes... come back and both the bike stand had sunk about 3cm into the ground, I was pretty surprised...

[sunhuntin]

i had the same happen at one of my old jobs. nice fresh parking lot, and i left holes all over the show, lol. i carry a square of wood for parking on grass, gravel or anywhere where i feel the stand might fail for whatever reason.

[fatzx10r]

please replace divots

[pyrocam]

Anyone know how to fix holes in ashphalt?

[R6_kid:Me]

Anyone know how to fix holes in ashphalt?

Generally with an application of more hot mix asphalt.

If you really want to do it, there are road works happening on Te Atatu Road (motorway end) at the moment. Pretty sure you can scoop up some of the excess from the side of the road, heat it up, and then push it into the hole.

[p.dath]

I carry a piece of flat metal in my bag for parking on softish surfaces.
Interestingly (or perhaps not), when the other guy at work and I parked outside our building, his CBR1000RR's stand sunk into the asphalt, whereas mine didn't, despite my bike being much heavier than his. The feet of both stands were about the same size, and if anything, my bike leaned at a slightly steeper angle. Weird...
Summat to do with leverage, geometry or whatever, that wasn't immediately apparent from a cursory examination.

Was one of the riders much heavier than the other ... ?

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

My VTR sunk in to the ashphalt and actually came off its stand and craked the fairing, smashed indicators, broke foot peg and bent gear shifter... and we were about to go to a rally...

[Sharry]

Mine has done that outside motomail and outside a freinds house. i now use a crushed can that works on ashphalt and grass. If i had that issue on my driveway I would get a plastic side stand support thingy.

[The Pastor]

Anyone know how to fix holes in ashphalt?

kinda surpised you didnt talk to me cam

but yeah if your side stand it shit, carry a bit of flat wood / object to place under side stand.

you can fix the hole by applying a small ammout of cemment / fine grade concrete to the hole if you're worried abour your land lord - i'd just place a suitable sized stone in the hole tho.