the sensor on the kickstand is deactivated when you take the stand off. just do it and you'll see what i mean. i just zip-tie it to the bolt holes too. i find it to be a pain in the ass without a pit bitch to have to hold the bike and locate the rear stand though. well its not too bad as long as nobody moved it from where you left it or its out of reach for some reason.
the kickstand wont lever you off though, a few of us have scraped it to hell and back along with the pegs.
usually you dont need to saftey wire anything unless you're in the A group around here. but its not hard to do with a drill press. the drain bolt is actually real soft and a new bit will melt through it. actually the plastic fill cap was harder to drill than the drain bolt.
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