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Anyone with a B have a kickstand extension plate or run a pad for parking in dirt or gravel? I ordered one off EBay but it only fits the classic. I have a R18B and it doesn’t fit. I could trim it and make it fit but now I’m just curious. Riding from Texas to Montana and plan on camping the whole way, so parking will be dirt/ gravel. Thanks!
 
I have a Model B, with a stock kickstand; perhaps, pack a flat piece of material that you can easily deploy while parking?

I wouldn't lose any sleep over this dilemma..

Sounds like an amazing trip, post lots of pictures; I'm assuming you'll be packing an additional seat bag, due to the limited storage capacity that the side cases offer?

Below is an image of what I use on my Model B, when going on extended trips:

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I purchased these, tied a string to it. toss it to the ground before putting kickstand down, loop string around handlebar. When I leave, I put kickstand up, pull the string and pad up, roll up string, put pad in saddlebag. bag is easily reached on the TC. Works great. In the heat, the parking lot asphalt at work was getting soft and stand was sinking.

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On one of my older bikes I used to carry a squashed coke can to kick under the sidestand, but having had center stands for decades now I'd forgotten the lessons of the past. I managed to put the sidestand through the tarmac outside the BMW motorrad shop last summer. Fortunately the bike just sat there impaling the road (getting it back out involved a wee bit of throttle work, and then some tamping with my heel to cover my vandalism). Went and got one of these via Ali Babar and the 40 thieves. Nothing fancy but good quality, fitted like a glove, no issues and works a treat.
 

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Have a beer or soda/redbull from an aluminum can. Crush it flat and then place underneath your kickstand. Punch a hole in one end, and tie 4 or so ft of string to it. One end goes on the can, the other end, temporarily tie around your left handlebar. When ready to leave, pull it up by the string, wrap the string around the can, and put it somewhere handy. Necessity is the mother of invention.

I've also used my 22 lr ruger pistol with one round in soft dirt under the can, to punch the hole for the string

Elegant, no, functional, yes.
 
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Back in the day, I would collect a few sticks found near the parking spot and put them under the kickstand. That would get a little dodgy if the ground was REALLY soft and the kickstand would slowly sink into the ground while I walked around finding a few sticks. I'd sometimes have to find them FAST, or move the bike every few minutes until I found enough.

These days, I carry a souvenir plastic plate that's made for the job... purchased at Wheels Through Time museum in Tennessee.

Pretty much ANYTHING that increases surface area will work.
 
On a hot weekend day, the local HD dealer will oftentimes have an employee out in the parking lot handing our round kickstand plates. Cheaper than repairing asphalt divots.
 
Our local Cycle Gear installed permanent steel plates in the motorcycle parking area.

Of course, down here, a hot day is every day between June 1 and August 30... I guess they didn't want to pay a guy for 3 months of running around & handing out the plastic plates.
 
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