The Invisible Kickstand

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  1. rudderpedals

    rudderpedals Well-Known Member

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    #1 rudderpedals, Sep 12, 2017
    Last edited: Sep 13, 2017
    I remember an associate was talking about when he rode his Street Glide home, he forgot to set the kickstand and down goes the bike. It happened to me twice while working at a motorcycle dealership. You almost have to have a checklist posted "kickstand down". It won't happened again. Lesson learned the hard way.
     
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  2. Mischa Vladivostok

    Mischa Vladivostok Well-Known Member

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    Once. I've since worked hard at forgetting it ever happened.
     
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  3. pasher

    pasher Well-Known Member

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    That's never happened to me, but I bet it will now you've mentioned it ;)
     
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  4. rudderpedals

    rudderpedals Well-Known Member

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    Sorry! :(
     
  5. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Not quite happened to me but something similar, kick started the bike drove off got to my first set of lights where I had to stop started to lean the bike to the right, went to put my right foot down but it wouldn't go, the kickstart had ridden up the inside of my flares. I ended up lying on my side with people laughing at me!!
     
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  6. Cookie1960

    Cookie1960 New Member

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    Hmmm, nope.

    Never happened, never gonna.
     
  7. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    I think that might be called "asking for it" :p:p:p:p:p
     
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  8. Cookie1960

    Cookie1960 New Member

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    40 years into it?
    That's doubtful.
     
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