Parking in a grass field

[PilotC150]

I'm going up to the 10k Lakes Festival (rock/jam band music festival) tomorrow and I want to take the Kat. Parking is just in a big grass field, though. Does anybody have any experience with that to make sure the side stand doesn't dig into the dirt and have the bike fall over?

I thought about just taking a peice of wood to put the stand on, will that solve the problem?

Any ideas?

[STULER]

dont do it. if at all possible use the centerstand if you HAVE To park on grass. the sidestands on katanas are known to be pretty faulty

[rexazz2]

the wood will work as long as it is big/thick enough and the ground is reasonably solid
I would recommend a piece of plywood ,what ever you can fit into a back pack
I sometimes have used a soda can on ashpalt and they are like tissue paper

[scottysags]

I parked the kat in a soft dirt/grassy parking lot for a full day while playing paintball. My buddy had a cardboard box in his jeep, so I tore off a flap, doubled it over and put the side stand too it and it stayed up all day.

Can't see a pic of the side stand down, but you can get a look at what I was parking on. It is at the 27 second mark.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYY67p3bOSc"]YouTube - Comic Showdown scenario @ Black River Paintball (Teams)[/ame]

[Ridin Dirty]

Not a big deal, use a crushed beer can. piece of wood, etc... Ive done it many times even in sand.

[Sasquatch]

I just use a kickstand puck..its a hard piece of plastic, about 4" square

[Spud]

I use a flat cover plate for an electrical junction box. Costs about $1 at any Lowe's, Home Depot etc. It's a lot thinner and handier than a piece of plywood. Just leave it in your jacket pocket, or tank bag and you can use it equally effectively on hot asphalt parking lots.

[etskatana]

i use a platic thing that is made for it and it never dug any where from gravel parking.... never tried on grass tho but i think it would work

[ferrucci86]

i would find a nice hard spot on the ground and put something under it. plywood.

[scottynoface]

Yup, just use a kickstand puck and you'll be fine. I keep a crushed coke can under my seat cowl for those occasions.

[Kreylyn]

I have one of these for just a situation...

http://www.motorcyclecoaster.com/

and just picked up one of these in black at CROT in Deals Gap (The Dragon) couple of days ago.

http://www.homeofthedragon.com/kickstand.html

Krey

[JokerZwild]

i just bring a soda with me, drink it when I get there and crush it verticaly. Slip it under the sidestand and go have fun. its really no biggie.

[JIB]

Come out my way and I'll give you a plastic puck. I have about 10 of them.

[wfrpalm]

Do the crushed can thing, your're to find one laying around.

[frobotz]

I have a plastic puck that i tied a string to. I just throw it under the sidestand and wrap the string around the bar end. when its time to go , Just pull teh string up adn retrieve the puck, Dont use the centerstand it will sink too.