Hot Asphalt

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Discussion Starter · Apr 29, 2009

Today when I went to leave work, I noticed that the kickstand had sank down into the asphalt about an inch. Then I looked around and saw a couple other places where I had parked where it happened other times, one real bad one and one just an indention. I was surprised to see the damage it did.

Guess I'll have to start putting a block under the kickstand in hot weather from now on.

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dknollRX7

· #2 · Apr 29, 2009

when I took my MSF class, they gave me a plastic disc that looks like a hockey puck. it's good for hot asphalt or parking in dirt.

hi-tech

· #3 · Apr 29, 2009

yeah you dont want to come out and get piss as you see your bike on the ground

CSBrad

· #4 · Apr 29, 2009

I have a similar hockey puck disk and yeah your bike will def go over... easiest solution I learned... flatten a soda can out and shove it under there

dknollRX7

· #5 · Apr 29, 2009

hi-tech said:
yeah you dont want to come out and get piss as you see your bike on the ground

...just ask R6S_2NR, haha
*THUMP* (that was for you virt!)

Blue Ghost

· #6 · Apr 29, 2009

Got one of these the other day.

http://www.cyclegear.com/spgm.cfm?L1=&L2=&L3=&L4=&item=MRX_MBSS

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metbandit1

· #7 · Apr 29, 2009

dknollRX7 said:
...just ask R6S_2NR, haha
*THUMP* (that was for you virt!)

lmao! poor R6

virtualmatrix258

· #8 · Apr 29, 2009

ahahahaha *THUMP*!!!! It wasnt me it was the ground....again. lol

I have to keep this in mind, that scenario seems like it would suck ass. The coke can trick is a great idea brad.

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Discussion Starter · #9 · May 3, 2009

I found this too.

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crushedcamber

· #10 · May 3, 2009

Ive got a red one that says my dealers name on it they gave it to me free with my bike, ;D
and i use it everytime i park on hot pavement somewhere.

ninjafreak

· #11 · May 4, 2009

This is something i would have never thought of until it was to late....thanks guys for the thread !!

CSBrad

· #12 · May 5, 2009

I was just reminded of this, PERFECT example of what can happen IMO.

Gremlins-Kickstand

virtualmatrix258

· #13 · May 5, 2009

I knew those little bastards were to blame.

metbandit1

· #14 · May 5, 2009

hahah

thankfully our tarmac doesnt get hot enough for our bikes to sink in

CSBrad

· #15 · May 5, 2009

metbandit1 said:
hahah

thankfully our tarmac doesnt get hot enough for our bikes to sink in

I guess that's one of the perks to living somewhere the sun never shines eh?

metbandit1

· #16 · May 5, 2009

it shines...just not as hot as america

and i have a bike in portugal aswell but the tarmac doesnt get so hot that it melts there...maybe yours is just bad quality XD

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