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Was it in-gear? At the mega moto store it’s great fun watching people start in neutral and hit first to pull away only to stall having forgotten the kickstand.
Even my instructor did it last week at one point.
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No, in neutral with the stand down and wouldn't start. Kicked the stand up and it would. Don't know if they come like that or it's been modded?
The old 916/748s used to have the stand on a spring, which meant the popped up when you stood the bike upright - a safety feature - fine until you left the bike outside with a cover on it and the wind lifted it, the stand came up and the bike fell on its side. EVERYONE removed the spring.
Markyboy
Until just now, no.
It was weird, after 25 plus years of riding sports bikes to be on a Hypermotard, but it was a lot of fun. I stopped and couldn't restart it, until I figured out it won't start with the side-stand down. Switch gear was a bit odd too. But one of these would be great around London, it would just take some getting used to the upright riding position.