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GAVSKIN
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 Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: DONT USE IT! SIDE STAND WARNING!! |
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DONT USE THE SIDE STAND ON THE GTS IT HAS A DANGER OF SPRINGING UP AND THE SCOOTER FALLING OVER!
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ferrarigr
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:18 am Post subject: |
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When i got mine yesterday the dealer told me this
very clearly..
She mention about it and she said to avoid using it...
SO BEWARE ALL...
Thanx the mod for making this one sticky...
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Innocenti
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 10:50 am Post subject: |
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wow gav your a MOD !!!!!!!!!!!! 
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GAVSKIN
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me a mod never!! 
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Maver
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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take the side stand off and sell it to an american, they love them and don't think they get them as standard in the states.......
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ferrarigr
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| Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Maver wrote: | | take the side stand off and sell it to an american, they love them and don't think they get them as standard in the states....... |
Nice one.....
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Innocenti
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 ill give mine to gav as he is a mod i might get it chromed first
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scooterrific
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| ferrarigr wrote: | When i got mine yesterday the dealer told me this
very clearly..
She mention about it and she said to avoid using it...
SO BEWARE ALL... |
My dealer told me this, too. And the only time it gets used is when i take it to the dealer for servicing. 
I'm just going to remove the damn thing. |
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GAVSKIN
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| Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2007 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Innocenti wrote: | ill give mine to gav as he is a mod i might get it chromed first
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cheeky git!
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richie rich
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| Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:31 am Post subject: |
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was going to buy one,
didn't buy one ,
won't by one.......thanks for the info.....
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marky
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| Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| why dont piaggio change them now they know how rubbish these side stands are? |
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Maver
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| marky wrote: | | why dont piaggio change them now they know how rubbish these side stands are? |
as far as i'm aware european law dictates that a motorcyle side stand must either have an electric interlock to prevent the engine running with the side stand in the down position OR the side stand must retract when the weight comes off it, these 2 options prevent the vehicle being ridden with the side stand in the down position.
the side stand is perfectly ok and usable on the GTs as long as you can guarantee that some idiot isn't gong to "have a look at the nice scooter" and in doing so take the weight, retract the stand and dump it on the floor and walk off, also we do seem to have been having extremely high winds lately and these things made up my mind that using the side stand was too risky and i removed it to take away the temptation of using it.
i don't think it's a design fault on piaggio's part, i just don't think it should've been fitted in the first place
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mogeewogee
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:35 am Post subject: no side stand |
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yes that's right , we americans don't get the side stand. but we do get some pretty little reflectors on the fenders!! God Bless america.
My wife has a nifty one on her Yamaha Vino 125, kills the engine when you kick it down. |
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jetex
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| Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Obviously I'm an experienced motorcycle and scooter rider. One day I had to move a parked motorcycle that was blocking an entrance door. I put it back on it's side stand, checked it, then walked away from it. CRASH - down went motorcycle, and smashed the plastic fairings, indicator etc. That cost my company a lot of money. Needless to say, I don't like sidestands, and won't use 'em unless there's no alternative. |
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MikeHolland
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| Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:42 am Post subject: |
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I often use the side stand when parking at home, but wouldn't use it in any public place for fear of the scooter getting bumped.
My GT sidestand would spring back easily when the scooter was raised off it, but my GTS one sometimes sticks in the out position and has to be bumped back by foot.
Mike
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