All they gotta do is say theyre not responsible, the people who paved it are responsible, the the people who paved it can say theyre not responsible the people who mixed the pavement is responsible, then they can say theyre not responsible the people who choose the materials are, and so on and so on. LOL

 

I never saw no **** like that before. Sorry to see that, at least my scratches are from a crash, not defective asphalt application.

 

It's not necessarily defective, asphalt is crap. Add a little heat or even a bit of oil/gas and it's worse. Even the MSF course teaches you not to park like that.

 

Exactly thats why they make bridges out of concrete. Think about it, you heat up asphalt to lay it. Heat to make= heat to destroy.

 

i know when it gets hot your kickstand can sink in. but ive never seen it do anything like that.

 

My honda has a center stand....errrr wait, that's the other honda.

I took a steel (like 12 guage) plate and welded a tiller tine pin to it. Then I drilled a slightly larger hole in the kick stand base. That way I'm not always forgetting it where ever I used the last one, AND, if I do accidently forget to take it off, the hair pin would keep it in place. It also acts as a leveler. 929's lean over more than average when they're on the kick stand. Picture all this the size of cup coaster.

It doesn't take really any more or less time to use it. Plus in the trunk compartment there is a tab of the subframe for the lockmount for the cowl latch, so I just drilled another hole to keep it from bouncing around in there.

Didn't mean to thread jack. Sorry that your bike took a fall. But you can't hold them responsible. That would be like holding them responsible if a big gust of wind came over a building and tipped your bike over. It's a peril of ownership. Chalk it up to lesson learned.

 

I had this happen to me when I first started riding. My quick and super cheap cure: 4 Inch Square Box Covers. You can pick them up at lowes for around 38-77 cents. And if you leave it behind while your out, that not much money your out. I usually buy 2 a season and they work great. Galvonized steel for the win!

http://images.lowes.com/product/050169/050169997536.jpg a picture for referance.

 

Thanks man. I too will be buying a couple of these. I normally just find an empty soda can and crush it down and use that if parking on a grass field or on a hot parking lot.

 

Thats why I always carry a small block with me....all the weight is in a very small spot...thats what asphalt does.....live and learn

 

2 pieces of 22ga 4"x4" and a ya dont have to worry about this happening again!