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Originally Posted by mrlmd1
For you "newbies" as well as the "oldies" - just wondered how many of you carry a "hockey puck" type thing in your toolbox under the seat or in your sadddlebags to keep the sidestand,/kickstand from digging in to soft gravel, sand, or even hot asphalt.
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Hi, yeah I know it's from about 4 years ago, but it's still good advice! I went for my lunch break yesterday, about 7pm and it was about 95 degrees F, which is about 35C, and this is what I came out to:
It was actually worse than it looks in the picture. I couldn't see the foot at all as I walked up, just the stem disappearing into the ground. O_o Of course, this was on a 500lb bike, but still... I'll definitely be adding some sort of wall plate to my saddlebag.