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This was brought up a thread, I thought it made an interesting topic.
When you stop in traffic, do you leave it in first, or place in Neutral?
Do you also leave it in first while parked?
I'm in first most of the time for all the above.
I always shift to neutral to park, because I almost always use the center stand, and on my '95 11GS, it takes everything I have to pull her up, so I'd hate to distract myself with also needing to pull in the clutch.
Stop lights, stop signs, etc. Always in gear, monitoring mirrors and ready to bolt I left work one evening and was sitting behind a car at the light on a four lane road with wide median strip. I was watching a pickup approaching from the rear, FAST. I knew it was gonna get ugly I gassed it and pulled well into the median strip and up past three cars about the same time he locked his brakes. Missed me and plowed the car that was in front of me. I watch the rear and leave an escape route best as I can. I park in neutral on the centerstand unless I am in my garage.
Yes at a stop sign or controlled intersection--the practice saved my ass one time.
I was number one at a stop light and the lady approaching from behind started to skid in the rain. I took one quick look and realized she was going to take me out, so I let out the clutch and worked my way through the cross traffic. She ended up skidding through my position at the light and out into the intersection
Yes, when parking. I've watched many a BMW take a nap as they slowly roll of their side stands in neutral.