1299 Side Stand

Yeah, get off the bike and put the stand down . You get used to it, but was annoying at first when coming from another bike.

 

Yeah I catch your drift. I have those boots and they just slide off because the heel is plastic and curved. Like you say, it might have to be a mod of sorts or someone has some tips that are actually useful, but not aware of anything specific for it.

 

You get used to it, becomes second nature after a while...

Pull up to a halt, leaving the bike in gear as always!

Move your left heel backwards to lift the footpeg slightly

With the bottom of your left heel, catch the top of the foot of sidestand and swing it down

Just practice it for a bit and it no longer becomes a problem....catch it with your heel

 

You get used to it!
I use my toe

 

I used the ‘toe technique’. Once you’ve done it for a while, it becomes like anything else

 

Use your toe.

 

Learn to use your foot. Don't drill and tap a bolt in.

 

I remember the days of the suicide stand on my old 748. 1299 can be a bit tricky with my Alpinestars Supertech R's but its just trial and error. At least when the stand is down properly it doesnt flip back up.

 

I use my hand to flip it out.

 

I use my hand to flip it out.

 

Usually takes me a couple of goes too

Dont worry, I wont let the door smack me on the arse on my way out.

 

As said above, use your toe, not your heel. Becomes a non issue in a short while, did with me. Tried using my hands at first, stiletto thigh boots didn't work, don't have any probs now.

 

Tried the toe method today.

Worked a treat. Cheers for the tip.

 

I'm toe technique as well, reaching behind the peg to flick it down. However, I have recently bought supertech r's and have had two very near moments where I thought the stand was down but had flicked up so it does seem trickier for some reason. I'm now making the habit of leaving the bike on when putting the stand down so I can also see the side stand down warning on the dash

 

What's it look like once it's flipped up?