Motorcyclists, do you leave your bike in gear when parked?

[Fenixgoon]

Neutral or first. Depends on how hard I want to try to find neutral (I'm still new at this )

Also, I generally use my centerstand, not the kickstand. More stable

 

[JulesMaximus]

European Harley models have a kill switch unless the side stand is up, the domestic models don't.

Not sure I understand that...is there a situation in which you'd want your bike in gear, the clutch out and the side stand down? I'm guessing it is a regulation for European bikes and only common sense here...well, maybe not in the case of Harley Davidson. They probably would have had to pay some furigner a royalty (probably the Japanese or zee Germans) to use that switch on their US bikes.

 

[Turin39789]

on the centerstand

 

[Zenmervolt]

European Harley models have a kill switch unless the side stand is up, the domestic models don't.

They used up their technology budget for domestic models when the built the locking kickstand.

ZV

 

[angry hampster]

If I'm on an incline I do. Most of the time I just back up to a curb, so no.

 

[jaha2000]

Wish i could vote twice.
I always leave the dirtbike in gear!

 

[DVad3r]

No it's just a safety feature for not riding away with the kick stand down, some people forget.

Not sure I understand that...is there a situation in which you'd want your bike in gear, the clutch out and the side stand down? I'm guessing it is a regulation for European bikes and only common sense here...well, maybe not in the case of Harley Davidson. They probably would have had to pay some furigner a royalty (probably the Japanese or zee Germans) to use that switch on their US bikes.

 

[jlee]

Nope, always kicked it to netural and shut down. Never slid/dropped due to it either.

^^^

 

[alfa147x]

Dang guys, I really want a motorcycle! Something like the one from Band of Brothers
something kinda like this:
http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/U/6/-/-/BobberProfile.jpg

 

[JulesMaximus]

Dang guys, I really want a motorcycle! Something like the one from Band of Brothers
something kinda like this:
http://z.about.com/d/motorcycles/1/0/U/6/-/-/BobberProfile.jpg

Dude, that bike nor anything like it was used in era of Band of Brothers.