I saw an old veteran that was part of the D-Day invasion he must have been in his 80's riding a Goldwing using a landing gear system. Worked real well for him. Once it was up to speed he could throw that thing around better then a lot of the younger riders. Not sure what version he used. I did find this online:
http://www.trikealternative.com/

 

Why not switch to a trike?

 

Thanks that's a great video.

 

Not that bad yet just little iffy every 2k miles on average.

 

Novel idea, but expensive I'm sure.....

 

The indy I deal with for parts installs them on bikes. I think he said they are about $3k. The system engages when you slow to a certain speed and disengages I think he said at around 9 or 10 mph. Don't quote me on those specifics. I saw him testing one on the lot for a customer and it looked like it does the job. The pitch was it helps keeping the bike up without putting your feet down, and in your case the Mrs. would not have to use all of her strength to hold it up at a light. It looked pretty solid and once the gear was up it is under the bags so it did not look obtrusive. Good luck it might be very helpful for the Mrs.

 

I would go with a trike long before I would consider adding landing gear to my Ultra but that is just my personal preference.

 

I reread the question. It didn't ask for jerks to evaluate aging or disability. It asked if anyone had EXPERIENCE with the system. The smartalec response was form someone with experience being opinionated.

 

Yeah, I remember 50 years ago when I was 20 I wouldn't even consider being a wus by having a starter, springs in the rear, signal lights , but now wouldn't have anything but... and.. fuel injection..electronic ignition..wow!

 

I tried a friends trike (servicar) and couldn't ride it - counter steering kept turning me the wrong direction. Landing gear sounds like a good way to keep on two wheels, and 3 grand is way less than the price of a trike!