Which way do you let it flop?

[London Mole]

I park my bike with its right cylinder head resting on a reinforced AC Schnitrzer carbon fibre skateboard.

More stable, closer to the ground and far easier to move at slow speed.

Also, if I'm in a real hurry, I just don't pick is back up and start straight away.

The angle's a bit steep but I can slide underneath artic lorries' trailers.

 

[Brian ROSEN]

Some daft replies!

It doesn't make much difference of course if the ground is level and firm; BUT it is always important to take into account the camber and slope when parking; (My previous 1150GS would run off the stand if the slope was very slightly downhill.) If you park on a steep camber it can not be easy sometimes when (if) you clamber aboard to get the bike upright. Only yesterday I had to resort to pushing it off the (unavoisable) camber before mounting and lifting the side-stand;

 

[Balders1450]

"So what are the pros and cons"

Pro-a professional in sport, a pro golfer or or a gaggle of golfers

Con- persuade someone to do or believe something, typically by use of deception.

 

[mateyboy]

If there's a correlation between left and right handlebar position and gentlemans dressing side, does the average centrestand user wake up with an erection 1st thing in the morning?

 

[STUBBS]

sidetand then straight onto the centre stand never given any thought which way to point it

 

[Wapping]

...... never given any thought which way to point it

..... and please don't start

 

[Wapping]

Spent a day in France, so snapped some pic's of the bike on it's side stand and one of it on it's centre stand.

Happy to share:

 

[autogs]

On the left, then you use the steering lock.

steering lock works on left or right

 

[ovenpaa]

When I ran the 1150 Adventure it always went on the main stand but with the side stand left sticking out so when I pushed it off the stand I could lean it onto the side stand without fumbling around.

First thing I did with the 1200 was bin the side stand and I park it straight, never bother with the steering lock either.

 

[GSmonkey]

steering lock works on left or right

Well I never knew that......every days a school day

 

[autogs]

glad to be of assistance

 

[PJ1200]

glad to be of assistance

University came in handy then

 

[fwgde]

I think the reason for the recommendation in the manual, to turn the steering left, when parking on the sidestand is of geometrical nature.
If the bike is leaned left on the sidestand, turning the handlebar to the left will result in the front wheel touching the ground SLIGHTLY further to the right. This is due to the castor angle. The triangle front wheel-sidestand-rear wheel therefore is a little more stable then if the front is turned to the right.

Regards
Frank

 

[autogs]

University came in handy then

cheeky feckker,i take you to the seat of british edumacation and all you do is mock

 

[PJ1200]

cheeky feckker,i take you to the seat of british edumacation and all you do is mock

Not stopped laughing yet. You must be fluent in Chinese as well then