Windjammer
Well-known member
There are 3 kinds of kickstands in this world:
1. The Harley/old Britbike design. Large footprint, less likely to sink in hot asphalt. Leans bike over plenty to prevent tipover.
2. Old Jap design. Very small footprint, but still leaned bike over plenty to prevent tipover. Small footprint ensured it would sink in hot tar, then the bike would tip over, gas would leak out and the whole fucking mess would explode.
3. New Jap design. Slightly bigger footprint, but bike stands almost straight up on level pavement to prevent putting any real weight on the still too small footprint. Won't sink in hot tar and explode (see above) unless you grind the stop tab down to make it work like design #2. This design is prone to tipovers, especially if the user is accustomed to designs #1 and #2 and has no concept of gravity.
For the record, my unmodified FJR stand has kept the bike upright so far. My old Connie was one to tip over a lot (design #2 that one was), at least until I welded more material onto the base so it wouldn't sink into everything but concrete. Mine didn't explode.....
1. The Harley/old Britbike design. Large footprint, less likely to sink in hot asphalt. Leans bike over plenty to prevent tipover.
2. Old Jap design. Very small footprint, but still leaned bike over plenty to prevent tipover. Small footprint ensured it would sink in hot tar, then the bike would tip over, gas would leak out and the whole fucking mess would explode.
3. New Jap design. Slightly bigger footprint, but bike stands almost straight up on level pavement to prevent putting any real weight on the still too small footprint. Won't sink in hot tar and explode (see above) unless you grind the stop tab down to make it work like design #2. This design is prone to tipovers, especially if the user is accustomed to designs #1 and #2 and has no concept of gravity.
For the record, my unmodified FJR stand has kept the bike upright so far. My old Connie was one to tip over a lot (design #2 that one was), at least until I welded more material onto the base so it wouldn't sink into everything but concrete. Mine didn't explode.....