jtanner
Member
When I park my bike and leave it on the side stand, I always turn my handlebars to the left (wheel pointing left). On occasion I'll leave the wheel pointing straight ahead. But I NEVER turn it to the right. And to be honest, I cringe when I see other bikes parked with the wheel pointing out to the right. Why? I really don't know.
I'm trying to understand my mindset on this. Clearly I'm just used to doing it my way and when I see someone else doing it the other way I just think it's wrong (for no apparent good reason). But..... is it? I Googled it awhile back and someone brought up that having the wheel pointing in the same direction as your side stand helps to lock the bike in place and prevent the stand from folding if the bike is bumped from behind. I've never tested that theory, and I'm not sure how much sense it makes.
Thoughts?
I'm trying to understand my mindset on this. Clearly I'm just used to doing it my way and when I see someone else doing it the other way I just think it's wrong (for no apparent good reason). But..... is it? I Googled it awhile back and someone brought up that having the wheel pointing in the same direction as your side stand helps to lock the bike in place and prevent the stand from folding if the bike is bumped from behind. I've never tested that theory, and I'm not sure how much sense it makes.
Thoughts?