parking brake.

[alantf]

You may recall that I live in the mountains, & the last time I had to park on the hill the bike ran off the stand, even though it was in first gear. I noticed a post , a while back, about using a strip of velcro round the grip & brake lever, so the other day I raided my wife's sewing box, & found a piece of velcro - MAGIC! I can park securely, anywhere, now. I can't remember who's post it was, but a big thank you.

[adrianinflorida]

Another good thing that works, is to cut a slit about half the width of the velcro, feed the other end through, making a loop, and you can keep it mounted to the brake handle, or around the grip, by wrapping it around, sticking it to itself.

Something like the picture below, only you wont have a wide end with the slit in it.

[Sarris]

The GeeZee already has a parking brake. It's called First Gear.


:lol: :poke2:

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Sarris

The GeeZee already has a parking brake. It's called First Gear.

"You may recall that I live in the mountains, & the last time I had to park on the hill the bike ran off the stand, even though it was in first gear."

Might want to get your glasses checked, old man! :shocked: :biggrin:

[Sarris]

So, you also faced it the wrong way, huh??

The kettle is black, old man.

:poke2:

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by adrianinflorida

Another good thing that works, is to cut a slit about half the width of the velcro, feed the other end through, making a loop, and you can keep it mounted to the brake handle, or around the grip, by wrapping it around, sticking it to itself.

Something like the picture below, only you wont have a wide end with the slit in it.

Those strips pictured are the exact item we have used on the GZ and Vstrom. We just wind them around a mirror stalk when not in use.

[johnjh2o]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

"You may recall that I live in the mountains, & the last time I had to park on the hill the bike ran off the stand, even though it was in first gear."

Might want to get your glasses checked, old man! :shocked: :biggrin:

Some people just can't admit when there wrong.
John

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Sarris

So, you also faced it the wrong way, huh??

Jeeeezzzz.......no, the original post that started this thread said it rolled off the stand EVEN THOUGH IT WAS IN FIRST GEAR. That's where the quoted text came from.

And, no, I never had a bike roll off a stand........although I did park one nose-down many, MANY years ago.....just ONCE.

[Sarris]

We call those VVL's. Very Valuable Lessons. It is what you take away from a Whoop-shit.
LOL LOL LOL

Sarris

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Sarris

So, you also faced it the wrong way, huh??

Problem is - I thought that it was o.k. to park facing downhill. I thought, in my innocence, that first had enough pep to stop the bike moving when on the stand.

Solution is - piece of velcro. Now I don't have to mess about, turning the bike round to face uphill.

If you saw some of the narrow cobbled streets that I've got to ride down (to get to the main highways) you'd understand that turning the bike round to park is a no no.