Whay are side stands always on the left?

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just a figure of speech Sandie a throw away comment                                                                                                                                                                                   
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  Where did you get that E from? The one on the end of my name lol                                                                                                                                                                             
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sorry                                                                                                                                                                              
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On the subject of side stands i reckon your always better getting off the bike before you put it down. I still have fond memories from the late seventies of being out on a run, us all pulling into the side of the road and me hearing a scream and a crash from behind me. Looked round and there was the vice-prez of a still active back patch club and his pillion, still astride their bonnie, but all lying on their sides on the pavement. Turned out, he'd pulled over, gone to cooly flick down the side stand and start to get off the bike, not noticing the side stand pass neatly down between the bars of a drainage grid. Embarrassed
And yes, I dam near fell off my bike laughing! LOL                                                                                                                                                                              
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As a shortie, I find its way safer for me to put the stand down first before I get off the bike.   it makes the bike more stable and safe whilst I attempt to paracute off it.    Mind I do always check the stand is safe before I lean the bike over Smile          
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  PML @ Centurion's post. LOL                                                                                                                                                                             
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why? dunno......just is....Hug                                                                                                                                                                             
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Because most people find it easier to get on a horse or push bike from the left and this will have been carried over to motorbikes.                                                                                                                                                                              
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Steve - catch up!! LOL                                                                                                                                                                             
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But I've been away... so yes I'll be miles behind Tongue                                                                                                                                                                              
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cuz when you  park  your  bike  next to  the  kerb , if it was on the  right   then you would have to  get of the  machine to  the  right , and run a high risk  of  getting hit  by  traffic .                                                                                                                                                                              
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Buzz - catch up LOL Steve Tongue                                                                                                                                                                             
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sorry  . i started to  read  from page 1  but  got  bored   Ouch                                                                                                                                                                             
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same as me buzz LOL bt i agree with what you say spot on i think that is Wink                                                                                                                                                                             
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cheers suzi  , also  to  add to  that  point ..  your motorcycle is  a road going vehicle with  road tax  . its not  permitted to  be  on the  path . so  if you  break  down  and need to  push  it  , it must be pushed on the  road . so  staying on the  left hand side of the  bike  is  important , and the  stand is conviently  placed  on the  left hand side  so  you dont have to  climb over the  bike to  put it  on its stand ..   well  thats  what  we teach   at  cpandrmotorcycletraining.co.uk  Big smile                                                                                                                                                                              
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cool even more sense buzz  Wink bt does that mean that all spanish bikes have sidestands on th right hand side....... or have we been through all this alreayd on previous pages hahahaha
                                                                                                                                                                             
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unless your on a bike with the stand on the right                                                                                                                                                                             
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well  when riding in europe, it could  cause a prob  for us , but  if  your  aware of the  potential  danger . you  can  hopefully dismount  in the  safest  way  !!!                                                                                                                                                                              
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  In Spain I wouldn't recommend dismounting at all, have you seen how they drive over there? lol                                                                                                                                                                              
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well,duh...simple and real answer is so volvo owners know which side to aim for...........................xsimplesHug                                                                                                                                                                             


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