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Old 09-20-2007 | 09:02 AM
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I do now, after cheap Chinese stand snapped, dropping bike on its side! I figure the weight might have shifted a fraction and over stressed the stand. Now if I could just remember to put it in neutral BEFORE I start it up...
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 09:04 AM
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Usually in neutral unless I'm parked on uneven ground/hill. I hate forgetting I'm in gear and try to start the bike.



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Old 09-20-2007 | 09:35 AM
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I always park in gear.
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 09:41 AM
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ORIGINAL: JosephGarcia

on my first day bringing mine to my school, i got outside after and found some punk sitting on it and rolling it backwards becuase i left it in neutral, i almost beat the crap out of him, but i remembered when i did that to a harley i saw once as well.

now i leave it in gear, no one at my school rides or knows how to change gears, so if they get on they cant roll it away.
wtf @ people sitting on a stranger's bike!? That's a near fatal combination of arrogance and stupidity.
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 10:00 AM
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Neutral unless on uneven ground
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 10:02 AM
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ORIGINAL: NightBob

Always in gear.

As someone else already has asked, why neutral? Why do those of you who leave it in neutral do so?
For me, it depends on the terrain. In answer to your question: Why not? Why do those of you who leave it in gear do so?

As far as not having a parking brake goes, why would it need one? It's got a friggin' anchor hangin' off the left side called a jiffy stand.


 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 10:16 AM
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ORIGINAL: doggiedave

How many of you park your bikes in gear, particularly on slanted parking lots or gravel ?
Neutral. If it's that bad a hill I'll move.

When the kickstand is locked you can slide the bike across the ground as long as it does not raise up enough to release the lock. This I have seen happen. Fat Bob, acutally rotated on the kickstand as the bumper hit the tire.

That guy did get the crap beat out of him. He was trying to light a cig while backing up.
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 10:24 AM
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Always in gear........I shut the bike off in first gear...........garage and everywhere else
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 10:39 AM
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ORIGINAL: Jrsess

Always in gear ,except in my garage! Ride Safe Jrsess
Same here always in gear, unless she's in "her" spot in the garage.

SB
 
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Old 09-20-2007 | 11:02 AM
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In neutral because that's what I've always done. [sm=confused06.gif]I guessit comes from how itwas taught in my first MSF class back in '93, reinforced in '03 and '04 (MSF/Rider's Edge.) If it's inclined enough that it looks like that it might slide on the jiffy, I'll park it in gear.
 


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