When I had new carpet done in my house, I kept the old carpet and cut it into runners about 3' wide to use in the garage. Each spring, I just roll up and toss the old runners and lay down a fresh set. Really helps keep the inside carpets clean. Last march, 1 week after buying a '05 Boulevard, while moving my bike to gain access to the garage cabinets behind it, a single loop of thread from the carpet runner caught and pulled back on the kickstand; not enough for it to flip up and hit the stop, but far enough that when I leaned the bike back to the left, it just kept on going. No damage to the bike, but the clutch lever put a nice crease in the hood of my car