kickstand Question

keith23 · 04-15-2009, 08:23 PM

Hey Guys

On my old Suzuki the kickstand has a circular base about 4 inches round so sinking in blacktop in the summer was not an issue.
What do you use on your Nomads? Do you carry something with you in the saddlebags to put under the stand? Just thinking ahead for the Summer

**coacha** · 04-15-2009, 08:26 PM

I got a free kick stand puck at Leesburg last year and carry it in my saddle bag. I've seen guys used smashed cans and pieces of wood.

**glwilson** · 04-15-2009, 08:29 PM

Get too nice of a piece for your kickstand-base and it'll be gone some day when you return. That's what happened to my buddy's.

No one wants a piece of wood is what I have found out -- so try that.

zoom45 · 04-15-2009, 08:38 PM

Mine has never sunk in the asphalt and it gets very hot here in Mississippi. I thought it was because ours has a farely wide foot or I was just lucky.
Zoom45

goldstar225 · 04-15-2009, 08:45 PM

I have a 3"X3" piece of 1/4" plywood that I toss in the bag.

audiogooroo · 04-15-2009, 09:02 PM

I have a round plastic kickstand puck that Wolfman gave me at last year's Western Rally. Before that I just went to the hardware store and picked up a galvanized 2-gang electrical box cover. Stays in my left saddlebag net with my paperwork and only cost about 19 cents.

keith23 · 04-15-2009, 09:17 PM

[galvanized 2-gang electrical box cover]

Great idea.. next time I'm at Home Depot I might even splurge and pick up 2 so I'll have a spare and the price is right.

dandolfn · 04-15-2009, 09:21 PM

I bought a plastic cutting board at a yard sale for ten cents.

Cut it in half and made two kickstand bases out of it.

I keep them in the document sleeve in my hard bag. If anyone sees me and mentions it, you can have the second one.

:-)

bkmaxvrb · 04-15-2009, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by keith23

[galvanized 2-gang electrical box cover]

Great idea.. next time I'm at Home Depot I might even splurge and pick up 2 so I'll have a spare and the price is right.

Yup, I did the same thing. Costs next to nothing, works great and no one wants to steal it and, if they did, so what? I'm out $.20, big deal :)

pirate · 04-15-2009, 09:54 PM

I went with the deluxe "flattened Bush's Baked Beans can" that I keep in my handlebar bag. Definitely not fancy, but it does the job!

cactusjack · 04-15-2009, 11:43 PM

The asphalt gets up to 180 degrees here in AZ and that big old Nomad of mine has never sunk. If parking on dirt, I try to find a rock for the sidestand, though.

**Cajunrider** · 04-15-2009, 11:55 PM

I have a 4" x 4" square piece of 1/4" aluminum plate I cut for that reason. I keep it in my trunk.

ells · 04-16-2009, 06:45 AM

On a camping trip I parked in a gravel lot and it rained during the night. Started to sink in but caught it before it went over. Now I carry a puck that someone gave me.

dank · 04-16-2009, 07:09 AM

I use the lid off of a pint paint can. Started using it with my Concours, which had a kickstand that could punch a hole in concrete on a moderately warm day. I've actually never had the Nomad kickstand sink into any pavement. Nice to have it when I park on dirt.

caddman11 · 04-16-2009, 07:12 AM

I carry about a 3 1/2 square piece of ceramic floor tiles that I paid $.39 for. Looks good and I'm not out much if someone steals it.

04-15-2009, 08:23 PM	#1
keith23 Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 33	kickstand Question Hey Guys On my old Suzuki the kickstand has a circular base about 4 inches round so sinking in blacktop in the summer was not an issue. What do you use on your Nomads? Do you carry something with you in the saddlebags to put under the stand? Just thinking ahead for the Summer Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-15-2009, 08:26 PM	#2
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	kickstand Question I got a free kick stand puck at Leesburg last year and carry it in my saddle bag. I've seen guys used smashed cans and pieces of wood. __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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04-15-2009, 08:29 PM	#3
glwilson Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 8,575	kickstand Question Get too nice of a piece for your kickstand-base and it'll be gone some day when you return. That's what happened to my buddy's. No one wants a piece of wood is what I have found out -- so try that. __________________ "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." "You can have your own opinion, but not your own facts." *Former VBA NCR Assist Regional Leader* Formerly: 2004 1500FI Bronze Nomad: 2009 & 2014 HD Ultra Current Rides: 2017 HD Ultra Limited & 2011 Can Am Spyder RTS-SE Attended: VBA National Rallies 2009, 2011, 2015; VBA/NCR Regional Rally 2010, 12, 14, 16 and several rides throughout with regional members. VBA Member #652 HOG Member #3935417
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04-15-2009, 08:38 PM	#4
zoom45 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Terry, Mississippi Posts: 1,434	kickstand Question Mine has never sunk in the asphalt and it gets very hot here in Mississippi. I thought it was because ours has a farely wide foot or I was just lucky. Zoom45 __________________ Bobby Risher Terry, MS Kawanow member # 124 South Central Group 2000 Nomad 1500 (carbed) 128,000 miles
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goldstar225 Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Cabot, Arkansas Posts: 211	kickstand Question I have a 3"X3" piece of 1/4" plywood that I toss in the bag. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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04-15-2009, 09:02 PM	#6
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	kickstand Question I have a round plastic kickstand puck that Wolfman gave me at last year's Western Rally. Before that I just went to the hardware store and picked up a galvanized 2-gang electrical box cover. Stays in my left saddlebag net with my paperwork and only cost about 19 cents. __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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04-15-2009, 09:17 PM	#7
keith23 Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 33	kickstand Question [galvanized 2-gang electrical box cover] Great idea.. next time I'm at Home Depot I might even splurge and pick up 2 so I'll have a spare and the price is right.
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04-15-2009, 09:21 PM	#8
dandolfn Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 374	kickstand Question I bought a plastic cutting board at a yard sale for ten cents. Cut it in half and made two kickstand bases out of it. I keep them in the document sleeve in my hard bag. If anyone sees me and mentions it, you can have the second one. :-) __________________ If you don't grow up by age 60, you don't have to...
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04-15-2009, 09:54 PM	#10
pirate Sr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,865	kickstand Question I went with the deluxe "flattened Bush's Baked Beans can" that I keep in my handlebar bag. Definitely not fancy, but it does the job!
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04-15-2009, 11:43 PM	#11
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	kickstand Question The asphalt gets up to 180 degrees here in AZ and that big old Nomad of mine has never sunk. If parking on dirt, I try to find a rock for the sidestand, though. __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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04-15-2009, 11:55 PM	#12
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	kickstand Question I have a 4" x 4" square piece of 1/4" aluminum plate I cut for that reason. I keep it in my trunk. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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04-16-2009, 06:45 AM	#13
ells Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Boulder County, Colorado Posts: 2,014	kickstand Question On a camping trip I parked in a gravel lot and it rained during the night. Started to sink in but caught it before it went over. Now I carry a puck that someone gave me.
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04-16-2009, 07:09 AM	#14
dank Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,595	kickstand Question I use the lid off of a pint paint can. Started using it with my Concours, which had a kickstand that could punch a hole in concrete on a moderately warm day. I've actually never had the Nomad kickstand sink into any pavement. Nice to have it when I park on dirt. __________________ Dan K Member #100 2009 ST1300: Performance exceeding even Victory riders' boasts.
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04-16-2009, 07:12 AM	#15
caddman11 Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 890	kickstand Question I carry about a 3 1/2 square piece of ceramic floor tiles that I paid $.39 for. Looks good and I'm not out much if someone steals it.
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