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Title: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: markmartin on March 26, 2012, 08:50:31 PM
http://parkingpuck.com/ (http://parkingpuck.com/)

Check out the products and services link.  Looks like an FJ to me!
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: Pat Conlon on March 26, 2012, 10:05:24 PM
I've seen those, pretty cool. I like Jon Cain's solution. It's adjustable and reversible.
It's bolted to the sidestand and I don't have to reach down or more commonly, forget it at home.
(http://fjowners.com/gallery/2/49_26_06_11_7_39_02.jpeg)
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: FJmonkey on March 26, 2012, 10:12:16 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on March 26, 2012, 10:05:24 PM
I've seen those, pretty cool. I like Jon Cain's solution. It's adjustable and reversible.
It's bolted to the sidestand and I don't have to reach down or more commonly, forget it at home.
(http://fjowners.com/gallery/2/49_26_06_11_7_39_02.jpeg)
+1 Pat...
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: carey on March 26, 2012, 10:30:14 PM
Pat,

Don't you ever wash that bike?  There'sdirt on the bottom of your exhaust.   :biggrin:

Carey
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: 1tinindian on March 26, 2012, 11:07:08 PM
Pat, I can't wait for you to check out my Jon Cain side stand.
Maybe I should save it for the Colorado Rally for the unveil.

Leon
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: rktmanfj on March 27, 2012, 06:57:44 AM
Quote from: 1tinindian on March 26, 2012, 11:07:08 PM
Pat, I can't wait for you to check out my Jon Cain side stand.
Maybe I should save it for the Colorado Rally for the unveil.

Leon

PM me a pic then, will ya?   :pardon:
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: bigbore2 on March 28, 2012, 03:07:52 PM
I see one advantage to the parking puck.  If you have ever had a bike fall over because of the hot asphault and the side stand penetrating the surface of the asphault, the parking puck increases the surface area of the sidestand contact and would prevent this. But you still have to bend over.
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: Pat Conlon on March 28, 2012, 03:42:19 PM
Quote from: bigbore2 on March 28, 2012, 03:07:52 PM
I see one advantage to the parking puck.  If you have ever had a bike fall over because of the hot asphault and the side stand penetrating the surface of the asphault, the parking puck increases the surface area of the sidestand contact and would prevent this. But you still have to bend over.

Yep, this is very true. The larger puck footprint will be safer......but you still have to bend over......so is it really safer?

Bending over at a FJ rally where Klavdy is in attendance, is not what I call "safe" I'm just saying.....
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: rktmanfj on March 28, 2012, 03:47:17 PM
Quote from: Pat Conlon on March 28, 2012, 03:42:19 PM
Yep, this is very true. The larger puck footprint will be safer......but you still have to bend over......so is it really safer?

Bending over at a FJ rally where Klavdy is in attendance, is not what I call "safe" I'm just saying.....


Voice of experience?        :empathy3:
Title: Re: Parking puck to cure your short stand
Post by: mst3kguy on March 28, 2012, 10:08:19 PM
Quote from: bigbore2 on March 28, 2012, 03:07:52 PM
I see one advantage to the parking puck.  If you have ever had a bike fall over because of the hot asphault and the side stand penetrating the surface of the asphault, the parking puck increases the surface area of the sidestand contact and would prevent this. But you still have to bend over.

i have my fj (and fjr) raised up with different dogbones, and thus it leans quite a bit.  i use a block of wood with a hole drilled thru it, with a long piece of leather tied in a loop.  no bending.  i laughed when i watched the video.  there's no way in God's green earth i'm a gonna be able to bend over and pick up that puck on my fj.  just my thoughts.