General motorcycle parking...
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RE: General motorcycle parking...
Sounds like a haunting or a devil bike!!! Yikes[
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ORIGINAL: 81VIPER
I'll no longer park my motorcycle in gear. Even with the key out, kill switch off, my bike auto started and took off and rolled on its side. Wasn't a HD however.
I'll no longer park my motorcycle in gear. Even with the key out, kill switch off, my bike auto started and took off and rolled on its side. Wasn't a HD however.
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RE: General motorcycle parking...
I hate parking in normal car spots but yea i back in if its smart and i can pull out in gear up hill.
Lol i ran into this the other day when i pulled my bike into the small snow shoveled part of my drive way faceing downhill like a noob.
Finished washing it and then sat there scratching my head as to how i was gonna get it back in the garage since it was surounded by snow and ice.
I ended up holding the front brake and standing in front of the bike with my left foot under the front tire. Then i kicked it into nuetral with my right foot and started pushing. The real tricky part about this was getting my hand off the brake and onto the grip so i could push it up hill backwards into the garage. funniest part about the whole thing was i literally turned it aroudn in the garage before pulling out[&:]yes im smaaaaart...
Lol i ran into this the other day when i pulled my bike into the small snow shoveled part of my drive way faceing downhill like a noob.
Finished washing it and then sat there scratching my head as to how i was gonna get it back in the garage since it was surounded by snow and ice.
I ended up holding the front brake and standing in front of the bike with my left foot under the front tire. Then i kicked it into nuetral with my right foot and started pushing. The real tricky part about this was getting my hand off the brake and onto the grip so i could push it up hill backwards into the garage. funniest part about the whole thing was i literally turned it aroudn in the garage before pulling out[&:]yes im smaaaaart...
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RE: General motorcycle parking...
I ALWAYS park the bike on the correct incline. I back into a space that is declined and I head into a space that is inclined. That way I do not ever have to back the bike uphill to get out. If it is level ground, I back in so I can just head right out.
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From: Burbank, CA
RE: General motorcycle parking...
ORIGINAL: Lutty
I ALWAYS park the bike on the correct incline. I back into a space that is declined and I head into a space that is inclined. That way I do not ever have to back the bike uphill to get out. If it is level ground, I back in so I can just head right out.
I ALWAYS park the bike on the correct incline. I back into a space that is declined and I head into a space that is inclined. That way I do not ever have to back the bike uphill to get out. If it is level ground, I back in so I can just head right out.
tho i do screw the pooch sometimes and mess up. Nothing like trying to backup an 800lb bike uphill!