Tale of a small mishap

[martybabe]

Good advice that, cheers Another thing no-one tells you that you really need to know.

Aye there are many many things that don't get taught. Had a bike dealer go berserk once after a test ride on a Triumph rocket, Parked it up on a tiny slope (in gear) and he came running over shouting it would roll off the stand. Matey, says I, if you can push that bloody thing off the side stand I'll buy the bastard.

After pushing against 2.3 litres of engine braking for a short while (whilst covering the brake in a panic stylie) he finally conceded that a fork lift truck wouldn't shift it and enquired what I had done to it 20 something years in the bike trade and he'd never heard of such a thing so don't feel too bad.

Always parked my bikes in gear after my beloved FJ1200 decided to lie down and have a sleep in the garage. Consider this a valuable but expensive lesson, remember it and ride on my mate, a lot of us have been there.

[TomJ]

in a similar vein I stopped at the top of the Kaimais for a look around. Going back to my bike I started it. Being in gear and not holding the clutch it jumped forward. I managed to stop it falling over (only 250 GPX) but not before my brand new helmet and sunnies hit the deck to receive plenty of scratches!

noobes huh - glad it worked out ok for you too

[oneofsix]

in a similar vein I stopped at the top of the Kaimais for a look around. Going back to my bike I started it. Being in gear and not holding the clutch it jumped forward. I managed to stop it falling over (only 250 GPX) but not before my brand new helmet and sunnies hit the deck to receive plenty of scratches!

noobes huh - glad it worked out ok for you too

I curse the micro switch on the kick stand but your example is one reason it is there. Does mean I can't single hand start the bike whilst it is on the kickstand, hence why i most often curse it.

[SPman]

Bugger me - even I've done that. GSXR1000 at the top of a hill on the road to Mangawhai - stopped to watch peeps pulling bike back onto road after someone had sent it down t'bank. Forget to put it into gear (slope was slightly more than I thought) and - bingo - over she goes! Snapped off the f**kin gear lever end!!!! I think Maha and Mum were there as well. Had to contrive cunning peice of string to change gear for ride back home to Auck. Which didn't work very well - do you know how hard it is to get yr toes under a gear lever with no end!!

[wingnutt]

bit of reading here.... bear with me.

So I was riding along SH16 today when the sun disappeared and the wind picked up. Pulled over to take off my sunnys and stick on my facemask.
Though as soon as I get off and release the brake, because I was on a slight downhill..the bike rolls off the side stand and falls over.


I haul it up and look it over, only a few scratches on the clutch. But then looking up, I see a policecar has pulled in front of me!

The policeman walks over and askes if i'm alright. Then very nicely holds my helmet while I get the bike through the small ditch onto level ground.
He walks back to the car while I stick my lid back on, and somehow..my bike falls over AGAIN

He then comes back over, somewhat amused, and points out (demonstration included) on how the center stand is much more stable then it's one sided counterpart. He then tells me he has been riding for several decades (I believe it was)
Half a minute later, sunnys off, mask on, bike upright, I take off, suitably embarrassed and a little wiser.


So thanks to the biker policeman for looking out for a klutzy n00b. Cheers mate!

its great that the cop stopped to help, however and I stand corrected, I think the side stand is usualy more stable than the centre stand.

the reason is the side stand allows for a 3 point hold, (stand, front and rear wheel is on the ground,) the centre stand has two points on the ground.

it really depends where you are stopped, facing down hill on a side stand will of course fold up the stand, so you need to take a look before you deploy either stand.

good luck,

[nathanwhite]

... I stand corrected, I think the side stand is usualy more stable than the centre stand.

the reason is the side stand allows for a 3 point hold, (stand, front and rear wheel is on the ground,) the centre stand has two points on the ground.

it really depends where you are stopped, facing down hill on a side stand will of course fold up the stand, so you need to take a look before you deploy either stand.

hmmm. Good point that, Last night I tried to push my bike over on the center stand (or rather unbalance it, I really don't want it to hit the ground again.) and I believe it is more stable when nothing else is happening to the bike. If anyone, say, fell onto it, down it would go.

..also the centre stand is also a three point hold, just two of the points are kinda close together