Does anyone have any recommendations as far as kickstands go? Mine just digs into asphalt. I have a pad but sometimes i forget it and come back to borderline tipping.

 

Ribbon on your keys to remind you.

 

Ha .. I was thinking more along the lines of replacing it lol

 

I keep a small piece of 16 gauge steel under my back seat just for that purpose. In a pinch u can use a squashed budwiser can after you get off the bike (only kidding) Never drink and ride, but a can will work fine.

 

Somebody else wrote this on a CBR forum. "You only need something around 1 1/2"x2" - make it oval so it doesn't catch when the stand is up. (watch the edge for cutting boots/legs when you kick it up and down.)"
Could work! I would use Stainless, or aluminum and use sticky tape first, then weld it if it works well. I live in San Diego, don't have to worry about that too often. I keep a Kickstand puck under the seat. $4 at Cycle Gear

 

We just got our driveway paved a few months ago. And now it looks like Swiss cheese from my kickstand. Finally got one of those kickstand pucks and it works very well. Also, a bike shop around my area leaves 2x4 lumber or maybe smaller. Anyway they cut them into little squares and leave em all over there parking lot. Pretty good idea for them and us. No one wants to walk out and see there bike laying down on the ground with a big crater in the asphalt from the stand.

 

Should I rename my bike superman? The ground can get over 130* here in the summer and I've never once had my kickstand sink in the asphalt. I've had my bike 5+yrs now so it should have happened at some point as it seems everyone has the problem. Anyways, I don't think a new kickstand is the answer, I don't know of any aftermarket ones made. You could always take the stocker to a metal shop and have them weld on a bigger base pad.

 

The little picks at Cycle Gear are a great idea, or the little pucks like this also work.

 

It has nothing to do with the bike. Its the asphalt. Usually sinks if its fresh pavement cause it takes months to settle and actually harden. I think.

 

Asphalt is made with different mixtures in different places based on whether they salt the roads and what kind of freeze/thaw cycles there are. The soft asphalt is usually found in warmer areas as they have a mix that doesnt need to withstand salt and repeated yearly freezes. Most places here (Michigan) wouldn't have the problem for a lighter bike like ours. But my Dad lives in TX and has to carry a puck for his CB450