I'm PISSED !!

[Windjammer]

There are 3 kinds of kickstands in this world:

1. The Harley/old Britbike design. Large footprint, less likely to sink in hot asphalt. Leans bike over plenty to prevent tipover.

2. Old Jap design. Very small footprint, but still leaned bike over plenty to prevent tipover. Small footprint ensured it would sink in hot tar, then the bike would tip over, gas would leak out and the whole ******* mess would explode.

3. New Jap design. Slightly bigger footprint, but bike stands almost straight up on level pavement to prevent putting any real weight on the still too small footprint. Won't sink in hot tar and explode (see above) unless you grind the stop tab down to make it work like design #2. This design is prone to tipovers, especially if the user is accustomed to designs #1 and #2 and has no concept of gravity.

For the record, my unmodified FJR stand has kept the bike upright so far. My old Connie was one to tip over a lot (design #2 that one was), at least until I welded more material onto the base so it wouldn't sink into everything but concrete. Mine didn't explode.....

 

[MikeYork5]

Gotta luv it - never had a problem with mine - just make sure it's down

 

[o_town_racer]

Yes, this happened to me as well. I had stopped for gas, put down the stand, got off the bike, and she started coming down. I quickly grabbed the handle bars and threw my butt against the frame and was able to put the bike upright and back onto the stand without any damage to the bike.....but as far as I went....my left wrist was severly sprained and it took weeks for me to get back to normal.

Now I am VERY careful getting off the bike. I leave the bike in gear, put the stand down, move my foot behind the stand, kick it forward one more time just to be sure, then get off the bike. I believe what happened at the gas station was that my foot brushed against the stand as I was getting off the bike and moved it back slightly. Not enough for it to go down immediately, but since it was in neutral, it went down as it rolled a bit forward.

The spring seems pretty limp that keeps the stand in place. I NEVER had this issue with my old SV650. Live and learn. At least it didn't cost me scratched up body work....just a twisted left wrist.

 

[Patriot]

yes, yes, I'm one lucky sumuva beech considering what was pointed out to me at SFO

I parked the bike and sat out the riding in the rain on Sat. Was too lazy to get out the cover and pulled the bike up on the walkway right outside my room under the over hand. Yes, it was pointing to the right and leaned toward the room and the handlebar was 12" from the big window. I was told the kickstand was vertical and ready to collapse as a fellow peep walked by and noticed the bike was lacking it's normal angle.

Yikes.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

Two years old and not the only thread about this. Geez.......

 

[madmike2]

Two years old and not the only thread about this. Geez.......

I was thinking.......

[SIZE=36pt]Holy[/SIZE]
Thread

Resurrection!

:dribble: :dribble: :dribble:

 

[Bounce]

I read Jan of 2007 to Jan of 2010 at THREE years.

 

[ShinyPartsUp]

I read Jan of 2007 to Jan of 2010 at THREE years.

I rounded down

:glare:

 

[Nightshift]

I'll just say that the kickstand design and the saddlebag locking design on the FJR are poor and at best,lacking common sense by the engineers.

 

[Bounce]

Interesting that so many people seem to operate them without problems yet those who don't check twice (before cutting once) blame the tool.

 

[old&slow]

Holy **** Batman ,,,, It's alive ,,,, from July of 2006 ..!!?? :dribble: :blink: :dribble:

never liked the angle on the kickstand of my '08' from day one ,,,

took a file to it ,, got a little more angle ,, feel better now,,, :yahoo:

Wow ,, glad I got that off my chest,,,

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

I'll just say that the kickstand design and the saddlebag locking design on the FJR are poor and at best,lacking common sense by the engineers.

An engineer friend told me that the 'common sense' engineers (very few) often write "Shim to fit" into the specs...

 

[RZ350]

I will say ONE good thing about the sidestand and I being totally serious. (BTW, never had a problem with the bike tipping over - I don't understand that problem)

A lot of bikes have the spring(s) mounted on the other side of the stand (underneath the stand towards the centerline of the bike) which pulls the stand to the right UNTIL you lean the bike over to park it. As soon as it contacts the ground, the base pad grinds along the ground to the left an inch or two until the clearance in the hinge joint is used up. It gives me a bit of an uneasy feeling until it finally finds its settling point. This action actually will wear through the base pad as the bike grows old because an large portion of bike weight is on it while it is sliding. I've had at least one stand in the past that I remember needing to weld a new pad to.

Now look at the way the FJR is designed. The placement of the spring keeps the stand pulled as far to the left as possible no matter how much the hinge is worn. When you lean and park - no grinding on the pavement. :clapping:

At least they got something right But don't get me started about the size of that base :angry2: - I had to do something about that.

 

[NMRoadRunner]

I don't get it :blink: You put the kick stand ALL the way down and lean your bike over, MAKING SURE! it is in place. No Problem. WTF? How hard is it? Apparently it seems VERY hard for some of you. Maybe you should try another hobby/mode of transportation, I'd be a little worried riding with you I think! :assassin: :assassin: :assassin:

 

[SacramentoMike]

My other motorcycle is an F-150. Damn, I got out the other day and tripped over the fire hydrant that was right there in my way. Stupid damn truck!! :angry:

 

[beemerdons]

Two years old and not the only thread about this. Geez.......

https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//index.php?s...t=0&start=0 Ah come on now, ShinyPartsUp! No good reason we can't get at least 4 years from this "sick puppy"!

 

[FRJ Jc]

I'm considering myself extremely lucky to have bought an FJR if all we have to worry about is the imperfect side stand... YES!!!!

 

[happyPuppy]

I wonder if he is still pissed? My biggest fear is soft asphalt. The wider foot is a good idea that is being sold on the board , or the old beer can method.

 

[johnny80s]

Mine didn't even come with a sidestand. I just lay it down nice when I'm done.

You guys need to quit bitchin.

 

[doctorJ]

I'm considering myself extremely lucky to have bought an FJR if all we have to worry about is the imperfect side stand... YES!!!!

But you have an FRJ so your kickstand should be just fine, uh or ifne, (just kidding witchya, saw the other posts about it).

doctorj