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Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:16 pm (Last edited: Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:20 pm)
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I live in California where I feel a multitude of earthquakes every year. |
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Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:24 pm (Last edited: Mon Aug 10, 2020 11:24 pm)
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This article recommends using the side stand: TwistedThrottle > What is a motorcycle centerstand & sidestand for? |
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I don't have earthquakes but I do put my bike on a ferry across the Bay of Biscay. Side stand, in gear with a ratchet strap put over the seat by a stevedore. Same on the train through the Channel Tunnel. Here you stay in the carriage with the bike and they tell you to park on the side stand and chock the wheel against the walkway kerb. The bikes sway about a lot but I have never seen one fall over. |
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I had my bikes on the center stands during the 1989 Bay Area earthquake. None of my motorcycles fell over, although some stuff fell off of a shelf on my garage wall and landed on my BMW's fuel tank that was parked against the wall. However, my dealer told me that they ended up doing a lot of fairing repairs on bikes that fell off of their center stands. The word was that it all depended upon which direction the motorcycle was pointing when it got hit by the quake. My guess is that the most secure way to park your motorcycle if you are concerned about such things is to have it on the side stand and place it in first gear.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Both are three-point contact. If the bike falls over while parked in either way you probably have bigger problems. I would not be worried about that. If still worried, you could always put some padding down and lay the bike on its side.
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Zitat von jdr im Beitrag #3 40-yrs of doing it wrong, but I don't have a website, do I. I've never been real comfortable with the stability of any of my BMW's on the side stand.
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For transport on a trailer BMW recommend not using the side or centre stand. Just keep it upright and strap it down. |
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If I lived in an earthquake zone I think I’d fix a ground anchor either side of my “normal” parking place and park on the side stand with a ratchet strap between the anchors and across the seat. Peace of mind - at least for smaller tremors, beyond that I doubt the bike is the biggest concern. |
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It’s the straps, not the stand that will make the difference. If the ground opens up to release your mounting points you will have bigger issues to worry about. |
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Straps should go around forks and passenger pegs. |
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Zitat von Oscarguitar im Beitrag #13 I might do that on a trailer with 4 straps being available, and preferably a trailer with a clamp for a front wheel so you do not need to use the side stand and can have the bike vertical on a ferry, you get 1 strap so over the seat and strapped to a deck hoop either side is adequate, even for a rough Biscay trip |
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #14Zitat von Oscarguitar im Beitrag #13 But, if the strap compresses the bike's suspension, any significant amount, the bike will become more vertical; shifting the CG to the edge of the 3pt triangle. Once the GC touches the edge of the triangle created by the 3pt stance, the friction between the deck strap and your seat is the only thing keeping the bike from falling to the right side.
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