Okay...let's try this again. Motorcyclists, leave it in gear or neutral when parked?

[Ronstang]

Of course I park it in gear. Motorcycles don't have parking brakes so it only makes sense. I simply kick it into first after I kill the engine.

Living in Texas I always carry a small 4"x4" piece of thin plywood under the seat also in case I am somewhere where I can only park on asphalt.

 

[Meghan54]

Center stand....I use mine all the time.

 

[MixMasterTang]

The only time I ever leave mine in Neutral is when it's in the garage, which I only do because it's easier to move it around and get it out when I'm going to ride (one less thing to do/think about I guess). But anywhere besides the garage it is ALWAYS in gear when parked. Same goes for the car (but it stays in gear even when in the garage).

 

[Greenman]

Every parked vehicle should be in gear.

 

[crosshairs]

My kickstand has a detent in it that will not allow it to retract if its fully down with the bike resting on it.....so even if I were to push my bike with the kickstand down, it would not retract and let the bike fall over.....
however, I usually leave it in gear, but I have been known to leave it in neutral l also.

 

[FiLeZz]

I use a pit stand.

 

[Fenixgoon]

i put mine in neutral and turn it to the left to keep as much weight on the sidestand as possible. never had a problem...

 

[olds]

I always park mine in neutral but I also make sure that if I park it on an incline that the bike is leaning to the left and rear so that the weight is mainly on the rear wheel and on the kickstand. I haven't had to deal with this problem since I parked my bike on a parking lot that was flat. If I were to regularly park it on a hill then I would most likely resort to keeping it in first just in case.

This

 

[Zenmervolt]

Neutral. On Harleys the kickstand locks down once there's any weight on it. The bike can't roll forward when it's on the kickstand even if it's in neutral. Never parked on a slope so steep that the bike would slide even with the kickstand.

ZV

 

[twinrider1]

Had to think about it. Neutral...always been neutral. I always start the bike and let it warm up while I gear up.

And yea, like Roguerower wrote...park it so it's trying to roll back and to the left....back and to the left....back and to the left.
The only incline I regularly encounter would be the arc of a street. Park angled so the rear tire wants to roll towards the curb.

I wouldn't park anywhere that being in gear or not is the determining factor of my bike staying upright or falling over.

 

[Zargon]

Yes, so that there is no chance of it rolling forward and falling over. It is just a habit I've gotten into, I think it's a good one. I think leaving the bike in neutral is not a good habit. That's just my opinion.

I park in gear on inclines, even slight ones, unless is pretty slight, and I can back her in at a slight angle so its pusing onto the side stand.

do you park it in gear in your garage too?

FWIW MSF hammers you to park in N on flat surfaces, atleast they did when I took the course.

IU generally back into parking spots, so the bike is already in N, and I let the bike warm up a little before riding(you should be doing this, esp with a pricey Duc!, so I have to be in N then anyways)

my opinion is that your opinion is silly 😛

do you use the fork lock? if not, should I go make a poll and call you silly over something so arbitrary? 😉

 

[JulesMaximus]

Had to think about it. Neutral...always been neutral. I always start the bike and let it warm up while I gear up.

And yea, like Roguerower wrote...park it so it's trying to roll back and to the left....back and to the left....back and to the left.
The only incline I regularly encounter would be the arc of a street. Park angled so the rear tire wants to roll towards the curb.

I wouldn't park anywhere that being in gear or not is the determining factor of my bike staying upright or falling over.

So do I. I just put it into neutral before I start it.

I usually park on flat surfaces too but I leave it in gear anyway. It's not a determining factor, it's just how I park it.

 

[Zargon]

the need to park in gear is very rare in the part of IL I live in