Parking lot stand

[tribalbc]

Has anyone figured out a simple stand for the dreaded off camber icy parking lot?
I have probably done more damage to my bike from it falling over parked on icy parking lots than anything else. Being that I live in coastal BC the staging area is often a skating rink. Add to that I ride a lot of out of the way spots where staging is limited and far from flat.
I've been thinking there must be a way to make some kind of stand to keep the bike from falling over when getting your **** together.
Has anyone come up with any good ideas?
Best I can come up with is maybe building a little box wider than the frame rails to slide under like a stand. Haven't tried it yet, seems like a bulky solution...

 

[M5-]

Telescopic ski pole jammed in there like an outrigger? Maybe?

M5

 

[tribalbc]

Telescopic ski pole jammed in there like an outrigger? Maybe?

M5

Could work for some conditions..
But my real issue is with skating rink like ice. Don't think a ski pole would get much penetration. But I like the idea of using some kind of pole like you would with a stick in the summer. Maybe something with some kind of claw welded on the end.....

 

[Sheetmetalfab]

Has anyone figured out a simple stand for the dreaded off camber icy parking lot?
I have probably done more damage to my bike from it falling over parked on icy parking lots than anything else. Being that I live in coastal BC the staging area is often a skating rink. Add to that I ride a lot of out of the way spots where staging is limited and far from flat.
I've been thinking there must be a way to make some kind of stand to keep the bike from falling over when getting your **** together.
Has anyone come up with any good ideas?
Best I can come up with is maybe building a little box wider than the frame rails to slide under like a stand. Haven't tried it yet, seems like a bulky solution...

One guy has a swingarm crane in his truck.

Hoists the bike out and leaves it connected till he rides away.

 

[Excalibur]

Try turning the Bars/Ski all the way the direction it wants to tip. Works well for Us.

 

[aka Mr Floyd]

If you don't want to buy a swingarm crane for your truck...

Make a little crutch. Sharpened steel point. Length so you could wedge it under your peg or in one of the windows in the side of the track kit.

We don't get ice like that in California, so I'm just making this up as I go along. Let us know what works for you!

 

[tribalbc]

Try turning the Bars/Ski all the way the direction it wants to tip. Works well for Us.

Doesn't always work

 

[tribalbc]

If you don't want to buy a swingarm crane for your truck...

Make a little crutch. Sharpened steel point. Length so you could wedge it under your peg or in one of the windows in the side of the track kit.

We don't get ice like that in California, so I'm just making this up as I go along. Let us know what works for you!

Yeah if I was keeping it by my truck then I would just use a tie down like in the summer. The issue is mostly parking the bike before I get the wheel kit on. Unloading it stays up decent with the wheel kit, I can get ready take wheels off and go.
I'm thinking a bit of flat stock on the bottom of pole with some spikes/ studs at the bottom of it. A single point is still iffy.

 

[aka Mr Floyd]

For ice, pressure on a single sharp point is less likely to slide sometimes as it gets a better bite. Think ice tongs, ice axe, etc. That's all I was thinking there.

 

[wwillf01]

Just use an old race gas can or regular dirt bike stand then throw it in the back of your truck?


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[Hawkster]

Put a kick stand on it , not only for peace of bind walking away from but when the temps are nasty you can pivot it on the stand and warm the machine while loosening the skid .

That part you don't need a parking lot just something under the stand .

Watch , someone will come out with it or an accessory

 

[tribalbc]

Put a kick stand on it , not only for peace of bind walking away from but when the temps are nasty you can pivot it on the stand and warm the machine while loosening the skid .

That part you don't need a parking lot just something under the stand .

Watch , someone will come out with it or an accessory View attachment 368610

I didn't think a kickstand would work but you just proved me wrong. I even think I have one kicking around that came on my kx500.
I am surprised nobody has come out with something. Too bad since it's for snowbikes it will be a million dollars.

 

[Norma Stitz]

How about a pair of wood wedges for the sides of the ski or track?

 

[tribalbc]

How about a pair of wood wedges for the sides of the ski or track?

Wedges on the ski could be the cheapest simplest answer. It's really just the high center skeg of the ski that causes the problem.

 

[bighuckpunk]

I lay mine down on it's side if I think it'll end up that way. Fuel injection is needed for this technique.

 

[Norma Stitz]

I lay mine down on it's side if I think it'll end up that way. Fuel injection is needed for this technique.

I envy your strength

 

[jrlastofthebreed]

I use this wooden stands in the truck so the ramp will slide in and out easier and clear the track. I also use them when the bikes are in the shop so you can get on and off them without tipping over. Never used in a parking lot but im sure they would work. Just some 2x4's screwed to a board.