Did CSS at Rockingham on Monday (excellent, definitely Level 2 next spring...). Nearly saw a different sort of sidestand incident. Guy with a 9xx had obviously modded his so it didn't flip up. Started the bike, into gear, rode towards the track, leaned left, both wheels in the air... Fortunately for him the stand then did go up so no harm done. I had thought of modifyng mine, but not so sure now.
I had the same thought - my old bike had a broken side stand switch so u could ride with it down. Not funny when it digs into the road, bending the stand and flicking the bike into the air!
I'll leave mine alone, although its a right pain not being able to leave the bike running atall...
Its not a problem, just get into a routine each time you set off so you dont forget anything, and it will soon become automatic for you to put the stand up before you set off. Ive had modded stands on both my Ducatis now for the past three years and not had a problem.
I bought a side stand bypass switch. It took about 3-4 minutes to instal. No splicing or cutting necessary. I have a 2000 996 though so my stand stays down. However i can now let the bike warm up without me having to stand and wait for acouple of minutes. It ran me $35 on ebay
I'm lukcy- mines a 98 bike so it runs on the s(uic)ide stand & has no electric cut out. I fitted an elongated spring plate off a later type 996 & it stays down too. Best of both worlds IMO
Originally posted by scooter996 I bought a side stand bypass switch. It took about 3-4 minutes to instal. No splicing or cutting necessary. I have a 2000 996 though so my stand stays down. However i can now let the bike warm up without me having to stand and wait for acouple of minutes. It ran me $35 on ebay