kickstand

Parked cycle support

A kickstand is a hinged metal bar attached to a bicycle or motorcycle that swings down to hold the vehicle upright when parked.

Without one, you have to lean the bike against something.

To kickstand is to deploy one: She kickstanded her bike and ran inside.

motorcycle

prop

Support or stage item

  • bikeTwo-wheeled pedaled vehicle
  • chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
  • cruiserVehicle for extended patrol

touring · sportbike · Harley · Ducati · Kawasaki · Yamaha · Suzuki · Triumph · BMW · motorbike

bicycle

prop

Support or stage item

handlebars · chain · frame · tire · wheel · cycling · crankset · fork · seatpost · rack

support

prop

Support or stage item

  • braceDevice providing structural stability
  • strutProud, showy gait
  • mountClimb up or steed

base · leg · arm · bracket · plate · foot · rubber tip · spring · hinge · pivot

stability

balance

Steadiness or amount owed

  • uprightVertical or morally sound
  • leanLacking fat; incline
  • tiltAngular deviation from level

angle · footing · levelness · ground · surface · pavement · gravel · grass · slope · incline

Categories
Opposites
support/stability mechanism

kickstandleaning

Tendency toward something

ground · toppled · unsupported · training wheels

vehicle security function

kickstandlock

Mechanism requiring a key

bike lock · chain lock · U-lock · cable lock · wheel lock

stability/support method

kickstandbike rack

Storage frame for cycles

ground · lock · unsupported · freestanding

Family

kickstands

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G