Sitting on bike both feet on pegs with kickstand down.

[Beehive Bedlam]

I've been told by another motorcyclist this eventually bends the stand rendering it useless true or false?

Note I have done this every day on my Varadero since I bought it twelve months ago this week it hasn't bent yet albeit I'm not obese like the motorcyclist who warned me of the apparent consequences.

[spikenipple]

Every time you do this, a kitten dies.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

[P.addy]

I broke a stand doing less. I have done worse and nothing snapped.

Risky business.

[chickenstrip]

Why do you need to sit on it like that everyday?

I'm not normally rude, inciteful, antagonistic or owt like that. In fact, I'm usually quite a mild person. But FFS OP, get a life!
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[ADSrox0r]

You're meant to ride it not sit and smoke a fucking pipe and sip sherry on it.

[andys675]

the stand is to hold the bike upright when not in use

my kawasaki 80 broke the stand lug off the frame before it was 12 months old as I didn't know any better and I had to pay to get it welded back on (this was 1985)
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[Commuter_Tim]

I do find it somewhat amusing that even when BodyGuard asks a legitimate question now he still just gets roundly abused (with the exception of paddy)

Oh BCF, you do amuse.
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The above post is most likely nonsensical.

I ride a Bandit 600... badly.

[Rogerborg]

[gbrand42]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[P.addy]

Well, I used to kickstart my TTR on its stand. Hard to do it when it was so tall, so standing on the pegs was fine.

I leant on the KTM while it was on its sidestand and it disintegrated.

Unsure what happened.. but equally so I don't think I'll be abusing many more stands.

[delsol]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Rogerborg]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

[clancy]

I do this every day, can't kickstart my klx unless I'm stood on both pegs

Only an issue if your stands shit I guess?
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[Commuter_Tim]

So how long before the "I need to weld my stand" threa... oh wait, that might actually be appropriate
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The above post is most likely nonsensical.

I ride a Bandit 600... badly.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Depends on the bike, and the angle the stand sits at. Some bikes will probably be fine. Others might snap the mount from the frame, resulting in damage that an insurance company would write the bike off for.

All the best

Keith
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[Rogerborg]

[Beehive Bedlam]

Well my Varadero weighs significantly more than I do dry seeing as I've been doing it since forever I'm going to carry on always got the centre stand if it becomes fubar.

I will direct the motorcyclist who appeared out of no where as I was enjoying a roll up at burton wood services 4am Tuesday morning sat on my bike with both feet on pegs to this thread for clarity if our paths ever cross again.

[mentalboy]

[Beehive Bedlam]

[mentalboy]

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