Every June I ride for a week through the Adirondacks and New England with a group of friends. Basically we are your typical outlaw biker gang, mounted on Gold Wings, BMW's and my Silver ST-1300. You get the picture I am sure.
Last year, my first on the St-1300, I dropped the bike while parked with the kickstand down which earned me quite a rep. This year I did the same thing.
Just wondering is it me, or something peculiar to the design of the kickstand?
Last year we stopped at a construction site, on pavement and downhhill, but not all that downhill. I set the bike on the sidestand, stood up, and the bike rolled forward, up and off the kickstand and on its side. I did the appropriate thing, which was to curse like a drunken sailor, and then have my friends help me stand her back up.
I took full responsibility for setting the bike on the stand downhill. No damage to the bike since I had the tip over bars. Just a scratch on the bar. Good investment.
I changed my technique so that in those situations where I have to park downhill I turn off the motor, make sure the bike is in 1st gear, make sure it will not roll, then set the stand.
This year we had just rolled out of a friends parking lot, which required some pushing and assistance because of where we park. I stopped downhill on an almost totally, but not perfectly flat area to finish putting on my gear. There was only a very slight downhill slope.
Motor running so no put in first gear, set sidestand to finish gearing up, bike makes that sickening lean that you can not recover from. Again, tip over bars prevent even a scratch.
But I am wondering if this is all me, or if there is something of the design of this kickstand that allows the bike to go forward and the kickstand to fold back so easily. I have not experienced this with other bikes.
Comments please!!!
Last year, my first on the St-1300, I dropped the bike while parked with the kickstand down which earned me quite a rep. This year I did the same thing.
Just wondering is it me, or something peculiar to the design of the kickstand?
Last year we stopped at a construction site, on pavement and downhhill, but not all that downhill. I set the bike on the sidestand, stood up, and the bike rolled forward, up and off the kickstand and on its side. I did the appropriate thing, which was to curse like a drunken sailor, and then have my friends help me stand her back up.
I took full responsibility for setting the bike on the stand downhill. No damage to the bike since I had the tip over bars. Just a scratch on the bar. Good investment.
I changed my technique so that in those situations where I have to park downhill I turn off the motor, make sure the bike is in 1st gear, make sure it will not roll, then set the stand.
This year we had just rolled out of a friends parking lot, which required some pushing and assistance because of where we park. I stopped downhill on an almost totally, but not perfectly flat area to finish putting on my gear. There was only a very slight downhill slope.
Motor running so no put in first gear, set sidestand to finish gearing up, bike makes that sickening lean that you can not recover from. Again, tip over bars prevent even a scratch.
But I am wondering if this is all me, or if there is something of the design of this kickstand that allows the bike to go forward and the kickstand to fold back so easily. I have not experienced this with other bikes.
Comments please!!!