BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Morning all I've got a slight problem the drive at my partners house is tarmac, it turns out that if you place a RT on the centre stand it digs two rather large holes into the tar. This also goes for the side stand all I can think of is putting the bike on the side stand and placing one of them plastic stand supports under it.
Has anyone got any other ideas I could do please? (Apart from dump her or get her to move )

?Paving slab on the drive. When you're not using it lean it against the wall.

Using centre stand -use a piece of board . On the side stand an empty coke can (other manufacturers will also suffice) under the stand works , just check out the bike parks that are grassed to see its common.

Them plastic side stand puks they use to protect the showroom floor tiles in bmw dealers work a treat on tarmac. They're free too

I had the same problem at my last house, driveway had been relaid and bike sunk in. Turns out that they’d put the wrong top layer on and it was too weak. Replaced it with the correct grade but I still put a steel plate under the centre stand just in case.

Like the side stand plastic thing , I’ve actually got one in a bag all the time in case of parking on gravel/grass.
For the main stand I like the board idea will keep an eye open for a piece of board when in a DIY shop.

Don't forget that the thicker the board the harder it will be to get on the mainstand.

No problem, get two boards one for the centre stand and a higher one for the rear wheel.