Adjustable side stand

[angus]

I lowered my fjr about a inch now it sits up pretty straight on the side stand. I want to know if anyone has tried one of the adjustable side stands. I my just shorten mine.

 

[majicmaker]

Some of the members here have shortened them. Cutting off just enough to get the lean just right while aligning the foot to sit flat on the ground. Stand by, someone with chime in soon.

 

[Knifemaker]

Any welding shop can help you out. My neighbor lowered his cruiser, took the bike to a local welding shop and 10 bucks later had the thing shortened and welded up. He went home and painted it and alls well.

 

[Hornet Pilot]

I have one of those adjustable sidestands and love it! Great piece of design and nice quality.

 

[bucky]

The sidestand safely heats and bends very easily as it is forged steel. First, take the curve out of the sidestand which will move the pad further out. Then bend the pad to its new angle to sit flat. No need to remove the thing to do the work since you are only heating the center to lower part of the stand, although some do . Just be careful when aiming the torch as to not melt any body parts with a wayward flame. Use MAPP gas as it heats hotter. Just heat to a nice orange color and apply pressure with a good pair of vice grips and bend. It took me a couple of times to get the lean I wanted and to get the pad sitting flat, maybe 45 minutes total time. Let it cool naturally. Apply black paint and it is just like new.

 

[08FJR4ME]

The sidestand safely heats and bends very easily as it is forged steel. First, take the curve out of the sidestand which will move the pad further out. Then bend the pad to its new angle to sit flat. No need to remove the thing to do the work since you are only heating the center to lower part of the stand, although some do . Just be careful when aiming the torch as to not melt any body parts with a wayward flame. Use MAPP gas as it heats hotter. Just heat to a nice orange color and apply pressure with a good pair of vice grips and bend. It took me a couple of times to get the lean I wanted and to get the pad sitting flat, maybe 45 minutes total time. Let it cool naturally. Apply black paint and it is just like new.

+1 You will need the MAPP gas for the extra heat.

Dave

 

[Fred W]

Another option is to grind away some of the side stand stop tang. This will allow the stand to pivot further forward when deployed which lowers the angle of the bike. It has the added benefit of making it harder to roll forward off the stand if you park pointing down hill.

The real bear after you've lowered the suspension is getting the bike up on the center stand . Best option is to roll the bike's rear wheel up onto a piece of lumber (2x6 or 2x8) before attempting to put it up on the center stand.

 

[odot]

In the end you can always just park next to a tree.

 

[majicmaker]

Odot! Please don't throw a monkey wrench into the works by introducing some common sense. That's just counter productive. Stop That!

 

[bucky]

In the end you can always just park next to a tree.

You will have to excuse this guy. He has been this way ever since he started peeing on electric fences.

 

[Bustanut joker]

A serious design flaw with this POS platform.. Well documented.

I would sell it before it falls over and kills your cat.

 

[odot]

Or that precious little thing called yer ego.

 

[Bearly Flying]

Don't be dissing Odot's tree.

Saved my *** in a hail storm.

 

[Bustanut joker]

Or that precious little thing called yer ego.

The only thing I possess that's smaller than me *****.....

 

[SeattleTy]

Great advice on heating it up and reforming the stand, sounds like an effective method

 

[petey]

Great advice on heating it up and reforming the stand, sounds like an effective method

+1 and easy to bend it back, in case one would want to raise it back up.

 

[Chuck35]

Just don't use it before it cools, I can almost hear the sound of the bike crashing as you are about 3 steps away

 

[odot]

Now that would be a cool youtube flick........

 

[William England]

So to confirm, the sidestand is high quality forged steel, easy to cut, weld, bend and retain strength, right?

So cutting and welding is not a problem with the factory stand, correct?

Getting a bit of conflicting information from the dealer - they report poor results when cutting and welding sidestands...

Will