Do you park in gear or neutral?

underwaterdog

Do you park in gear or neutral?

Does parking in gear put any strain on the engine/gearbox?

cantdecide

Neutral unless there's a chance of the bike rolling forward or being bumped forward off the stand.

The Don

What he said ^^

Wonda-Boy

In gear all the time....no ifs, buts, or maybe's.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I've never given it any thought but I park the bike in neutral and the car in gear lol.

I doubt it makes a difference really.

Wonda-Boy

The only time it will make a difference is if you are unlucky enough to get shunted by a car if you not around....could be the difference in a large repair bill and no repair bill, depending on the bike you have (faired etc).

Please Kill Me

If I'm on level ground, in neutral. If I'm on an incline/slope of any kind, she goes into gear.

AgileMyth

Neutral. If theres a chance of it rolling, park elsewhere.

Soundman

Nearly always in neutral except when outside work as it is a private street and the surface can be a little slippy at times.

Wonda-Boy

So the general feeling I am getting is that people park their bikes (and gear it) purely on the merits of the surface they have stopped on.

soccerbreaker

If there is no chance of moving my bike, I'll park with neutral.
If my bike may move for slope, I usually park it with a gear.

Tigger

Always in gear
Can I ask why people don't

arybvtcw0eolkf

Tigger wrote: »

Always in gear
Can I ask why people don't

At a guess I'd say I got into the habit because we'd to park on the center stand in the sheds in work, its harder to roll the bike onto and off the center stand if its stopped in gear.

Other than that I've no idea and in over 25 years riding motorbikes I have never had one roll because it was parked in neutral.

Tigger

Mathias Little Backbone wrote: »

At a guess I'd say I got into the habit because we'd to park on the center stand in the sheds in work, its harder to roll the bike onto and off the center stand if its stopped in gear.

Other than that I've no idea and in over 25 years riding motorbikes I have never had one roll because it was parked in neutral.

Makes sense but is there any reason not to

Odysseus

Tigger wrote: »

Makes sense but is there any reason not to

Funny that, I seen this thread tiday and had been thinking the opposite since.

Why would you?:)

Cienciano

I'm neutral man too.
Never parked it in gear in my life

sean61

I park in neutral because I usually start the bike and let it warm up while I'm putting on my helmet, removing locks, etc. It can be a bit fiddly trying to find neutral when I'm not sitting on the bike.

gbob

Always in gear. Once had a bike roll forward off the sidestand when I left it idling to lock the shed, nearly cried when I heard the crunch.

Peanut2011

Always in gear! Once it is parked and stopped I know it will not roll.

Cienciano

Don't park facing down a hill and it won't roll

Wossack

sean61 wrote: »

I park in neutral because I usually start the bike and let it warm up while I'm putting on my helmet, removing locks, etc. It can be a bit fiddly trying to find neutral when I'm not sitting on the bike.

same as this

Wonda-Boy

Dont ride a bike at all and you wont have the hassle of either 1st or neutral. :pac::pac:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Cienciano wrote: »

Don't park facing down a hill and it won't roll

Thats the part I don't get, its not that hard to park on level ground or ground where the weight distribution is going to be at the back of the bike.

Peanut2011

Cienciano wrote: »

Don't park facing down a hill and it won't roll

It is more so anyone passing by won't "accidentally" push it rolling.

Soundman

Since posting in this thread, I have started parking in gear all the time now when I am out and about. The power of suggestion, eh? Haha

Cienciano

Soundman wrote: »

Since posting in this thread, I have started parking in gear all the time now when I am out and about. The power of suggestion, eh? Haha

We all wear women's pants too:cool:

arybvtcw0eolkf

Peanut2011 wrote: »

It is more so anyone passing by won't "accidentally" push it rolling.

That happens?.

Wonda-Boy

Mathias Little Backbone wrote: »

That happens?.

Hell yeah, out on a spin once and some parents wanted to put their not so little lad on a bike. When taking him off the bike was pushed forward coz they were a pair of numpties....Did not hit the deck put was mighty close.

And as for jealous fooks pushing bikes over it happens more then you think :rolleyes:

Wossack

its being in gear aint gonna stop someone malicious pushing it over though

legrand

speaking of numpties - have to fess up to being a major one once...
Parked me bike with steering lock on - was in a rush to make a lodgement at a bank, jumped on bike - forgot steering lock was on (bike was pointing in direction I needed to turn), started, kicked 1st gear, open her up and went flying on my ear. Bike over on its side with throttle wide open, engine screaming and with an audience of probably hundreds (was in busy street) had pick myself up, kill engine etc... you get the picture

arybvtcw0eolkf

legrand wrote: »

speaking of numpties - have to fess up to being a major one once...
Parked me bike with steering lock on - was in a rush to make a lodgement at a bank, jumped on bike - forgot steering lock was on (bike was pointing in direction I needed to turn), started, kicked 1st gear, open her up and went flying on my ear. Bike over on its side with throttle wide open, engine screaming and with an audience of probably hundreds (was in busy street) had pick myself up, kill engine etc... you get the picture

I done that once, in Howth and in front of a load of biker mates :mad: