Didn't try to take off but once I had the jiffy stand down and was getting off the bike and hit the start button by accident. The bike lurched forward several times but the jiffy stand held in place. It is surprising how strong the jiffy stand lock is. I would not want to test it too far but it did hold in this instance.
since 07, the bikes have had a neutral gear safety switch that would not allow the starter to engage if the bike was in gear and the clutch was not pulled in.
If the METRIC bike copy cats, copied anything the firsst thing they should have copied is Harleys kick stand. No switches to screw up, you can park it down hill and if you take off with it the angle is great enough that it just snaps up into place.