Philosophy of Side Stands

[lucian]

I always just assumed that street bikes always had the side stand on the left to put them on the pavement side if you pull over . At least in countries that travel on the right lane. Also the crown on many roads would make the bike tip the wrong way if the stand were on the right side. Seems like alot of side stands lean the bike over a bit more than necessary on level ground. But when you park on a crown, , or with the wheels off the pavement the shorter stand makes sense. Do countries that travel in the left lane have stands on the right side? 

[Roebling3]

I had a nasty surprise w/a 3 series and its side stand. A slow leak in the rear tire (cast wheels frt  & rear), when the air was very close to all out the bike spilled over onto its right side. The culprit was the 90* angled filling stem.  Those things are made dirt cheap; but imagine the convenience. I had to chase inner and outer threads to get a 1/2 way decent fit for the valve and cap. They're going in the trash. BTW: Center stands add weight :)  I'm trying to add lightness.  R3~

[DaveJT]

I had a nasty surprise w/a 3 series and its side stand. A slow leak in the rear tire (cast wheels frt  & rear), when the air was very close to all out the bike spilled over onto its right side. The culprit was the 90* angled filling stem.  Those things are made dirt cheap; but imagine the convenience. I had to chase inner and outer threads to get a 1/2 way decent fit for the valve and cap. They're going in the trash. BTW: Center stands add weight :)  I'm trying to add lightness.  R3~

Lightness is expensive. Just wear your Rollie Free outfit

[Ralph Plant]

Best parts $$ i ever spent on a Guzzi was putting a BROWN side stand on the LMIII. And yes, I have 2 bikes with a right hand stand BULTACO

Did the Brown stand bolt right up or did it have to be modified for your LMIII? I've detested the factory sidestand on my LMI for 42 years now!!

[bigbikerrick]

Ralph Plant, Boxerworks make a browns sidestand specifically to fit your LeMans. They are sweet, I had one on my LM IV and loved it. The oem sidestand is dangerous.
Rick

https://boxerworks.org/pages/bmw-airhead-brown-side-stand

[Ralph Plant]

Thanks for the info, Rick..it's not cheap, but neither is the damage done by dropping the bike! By the looks of it, I should have explored options years ago!

[John Warner]

Interestingly (maybe), the Self-Retracting/Flip-Up Side-stands are actually Illegal in the UK.

My Wife is a Magistrate's Legal Advisor, and a few years back I was looking through her copies of the Stones Justices Manual for something Bike-related.
I came across an entry for Side-stands in the index, and couldn't think what law/regulation would apply to them, so I looked it up.

[pehayes]

87 SPII was perhaps the worst ever.  Near vertical, self-retracting, lower fairings made it impossible to deploy or return.
I managed to acquire a custom stand installation from Astico Moto in England.  Modified slightly myself and now works a treat.
Sidestand is probably worth more than the bike!

Patrick Hayes
Fremont CA






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[Old Jock]

RH Sidestand will tangle with the curb parallel parked in USA (right side drive lane). It will also drop the bike lower when parked as roads are crowned high side left in USA (right side drive lane).
What portion of MG sales are in countries that drive to the left of center?

Probably more than you'd think, although not so popular in the UK they still sell quite a few.

They seem pretty big in Japan. Not sure about Guzzi but Magni's No1 sales area was Japan, so much so they named a model after the country