Where the hell do you guys park?
All im trying to point out is that if you really think about it.. It's pretty rude to park there...
If you are worried about someone hitting your bike then drive your car there.
I would imagine for all the non bike riders out there that it is pretty irriatating for most...
If you are worried about someone hitting your bike then drive your car there.
I would imagine for all the non bike riders out there that it is pretty irriatating for most...
Road Master
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Ha ha that is a really good point. Most people would rather have the parking space you left open.
i park in on the side walk, in the yellow marked off area's next to the handycapt spots... or in the far back end of the lot... i just dont like my bike far away cause they steal them... i want it close enought to at least give me a clean shot!
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2008
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From: Southern Oregon
I sold my sister in law my old BMW car, was in perfect condition. This was only about 2 year ago. She live in SF and now the car look like a piece of junk. Both bumpers have so many dings, they would have to be replaced, and same with the sides of the car. So many other people just open their door into other vehicles.
I don't think knocking down a motorcycle is a big issue anywhere, I'm sure it was a very isolated accident that the original poster mentions. But I would bet SF has more than it's share of these kinds of issues.
I'll also add, in my 33 years of riding, never had another vehicle knock over my bike or had any damage from parking it. Like someone else said, you can't worry about the little stuff.
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Omaha, NE
Most of the times I will park in a regular parking stall but leave the bike kind of not all the way in the spot so everyone can see it. But if there is a place I'm visiting that allows me to park on the sidewalk I will usually park there instead.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Western New York
I've been parking in the regular parking spots but I don't pull all the way in. I try to keep the back of the bike even with the cars on either side of me. That way anyone looking for a spot will know mine isn't empty.
I do the same when I parallel park with the curb. I don't put my back wheel to the curb but rather keep the bike parallel to the curb but maybe 5 or 6 feet from the curb. I don't want to tempt someone into thinking they can squeeze in between me and another car by parking perpendicular to the curb.
I do the same when I parallel park with the curb. I don't put my back wheel to the curb but rather keep the bike parallel to the curb but maybe 5 or 6 feet from the curb. I don't want to tempt someone into thinking they can squeeze in between me and another car by parking perpendicular to the curb.
Road Master
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Like HD dyna said if i have to stop in a big lot i park right up front next to the light pole in the no parking area with the diagonal lines. Another hint is if you do have to park between two cars in a parking spot dont park all the way in the spot park the bike toward the front of the spot so a car doesn't swing in the spot thinking nothings there and hit your bike. Or you park way back in the lot where no one else is parking so everyone sees the bike.
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Road Warrior
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I've been parking in the regular parking spots but I don't pull all the way in. I try to keep the back of the bike even with the cars on either side of me. That way anyone looking for a spot will know mine isn't empty.
I do the same when I parallel park with the curb. I don't put my back wheel to the curb but rather keep the bike parallel to the curb but maybe 5 or 6 feet from the curb. I don't want to tempt someone into thinking they can squeeze in between me and another car by parking perpendicular to the curb.
I do the same when I parallel park with the curb. I don't put my back wheel to the curb but rather keep the bike parallel to the curb but maybe 5 or 6 feet from the curb. I don't want to tempt someone into thinking they can squeeze in between me and another car by parking perpendicular to the curb.
I never park in the diagonal lined areas (especially those near handicapped parking spots, those are for use of the handicapped persons and again you can be ticketed or towed). I park in regular spots and not all the way in whenever possible. I've been lucky. Only one of my bikes (a BMW R65) was knocked over; lost a turn signal and had a scuff. I saw it happen, MF pulled into the spot and pushed it down, I was coming out of the store. I was civil, but I was HOT.