Better to put bike on stand when not in use during the week?

Only time I use the stands are when:
1) Storing the bike
2) Maintenance (oil change, lubing the chain, etc...)
 
Princess's Man said:
I generally only ride on the weekends, and was wondering if it were better to put my bike up on a stand when not in use (i.e., during the week). Maybe this would be overkill? :confused:
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I throw mine on the rear stand just so it makes more room in the garage when parked. You won't get flat spots on your tires in 5 days. ie - It's overkill.

But no reason not to do it either.
 
I use mine almost every day on the rearstand this is just a personal preference. It is up to the user.
 
dricked said:
Some people seem to think so, in 11 years I'm yet to get one.
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Some people also don't check tire pressure. I've seen these flat spots first hand BUT I don't know how long the bikes had sat still AND they were much older designs.
So who knows? It may not be a risk these days.
 
parrah said:
leaving the bike over winter without a stand creates flatspots?
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Todays modern tires don't get flat spots if the tire pressures are maintained.
Now with your parents tires ...'in the day'...thats another story.
Theres no point in putting a bike on the stand except for maintenance but theres no harm in doing so either.
 
mmmnaked said:
First world problems.
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Haha, so true.

It's marginally better to do so, yes, for a variety of reasons other than tires flat-spotting. If you can spare the 2 minutes it takes to do so, why not do it?
 
viper84737 said:
Haha, so true.

It's marginally better to do so, yes, for a variety of reasons other than tires flat-spotting. If you can spare the 2 minutes it takes to do so, why not do it?
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What are the variety of reasons?
 
Most of them are miscellaneous at best:

For starters, it keeps the bike more upright, so the distribution of fluids inside is more evenly spaced.
It will also stabilize the bike better, as it will be less prone to being knocked over, for whatever reasons
It makes the chain easier to lube, should you require it at the time
It keeps the vehicle "that much higher" off the ground, making it slightly better protected against critters, possibly
etc etc etc -- stuff like that
 
viper84737 said:
Most of them are miscellaneous at best:

For starters, it keeps the bike more upright, so the distribution of fluids inside is more evenly spaced.
It will also stabilize the bike better, as it will be less prone to being knocked over, for whatever reasons
It makes the chain easier to lube, should you require it at the time
It keeps the vehicle "that much higher" off the ground, making it slightly better protected against critters, possibly
etc etc etc -- stuff like that
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You do realize the question was just to keep it on the stand between weekends and not all winter, right?
I can't agree with the distribution of fluids bit, it's not running so what's the point?
Also not being prone to being knocked over, it's straight up and down so I would say it's MORE prone to being knocked over, in EITHER direction.
Lubing the chain? It takes 2 seconds to throw it on the rear stand for this purpose. I have yet to encounter an emergency chain lube session that I would need to shave 2 seconds off my time.
I'll give you critters.

Agree to disagree? :)
 
I do realize it was to store it during the week, yes, and not all winter long. Five out of seven days is a good ratio of time, however. And no, to correct you, motorbikes are far, far harder to knock over when they're on stands than when they're resting on their own kickstands.

Like I said, they were miscellaneous reasons, not immediately-life-threatening, universe-altering reasons.
 
viper84737 said:
And no, to correct you, motorbikes are far, far harder to knock over when they're on stands than when they're resting on their own kickstands.

Like I said, they were miscellaneous reasons, not immediately-life-threatening, universe-altering reasons.
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Thank you for correcting me.
 
I'm not sure there is much of a difference in stability between using a rear wheel stand vs leaving the bike on a side stand. The rear stand has a wide foot print supporting the rear end with the front tire supporting the front. On the side stand the center of gravity is lower and there is a wide triangle of support (front wheel, rear wheel and the side stand)

However, the side stand is much more stable than a center stand. A bike on the center stand has a high center of gravity and the triangular support points are not as stable as the side stand. The center stand has two point close together under the bike and the third point is the front wheel. Center stands are great for maintenance but I would never park my bike next to a bike set on its Center stand. A strong wind or someone accidentally bumping into the bike could knock it over. Also if you are using a car ferry use your side stand and not the center stand.
 
I should clarify, I had made the assumption the question was asked about a stand setup like my own -- a front and rear stand, the generic kind you can find on kijiji for $50-$80. I can conclusively say the stand is much more stable as I can practise leaning off of the bike in both directions as if I were racing on a track, alllll the way over, and the bike maintains its CoG very happily. The increase in CoG altitude is far offset by the increase in stability from the stand width.
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