Tree Doc
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We're talking about a kick-stand here, right? 2 pages and all these photos? :clapping:
Sorry, my bad. It's not Friday, yet! :lol:
Sorry, my bad. It's not Friday, yet! :lol:
We're talking about a kick-stand here, right? 2 pages and all these photos? :clapping:
Sorry, my bad. It's not Friday, yet! :lol:
You can just grind down the side stand stop to get the bike leaned over more after lowering. If you decide to go back to stock suspension height the extra lean angle may actually be welcome, depending on how much you ground off. Otherwise you can easily have a glob of weld put on the ground down stop to restore the angle to normal. Plus, used salvage side stands are pretty cheap on eBay.
John,Only a word of caution. I was going to order the adjustable sidestand until Soupy's advised me the footprint size was taken from a 600RR. Small footprint, heavy bike, made the decision for me. I went with the adjustment I outlined above. Works great!
Quote from Soupy's
Hello john. Our adjustable kickstands were designed after
a stock 600rr kickstand foot. I cannot confirm whether or not it would sink
into warm asphalt. I suppose it's possible if the lean angle was great
enough and the asphalt was hot enough.
Fred, I looked at that option, and see A LOT of reference to grinding the stop....and I know it's a stupid question, but does anyone have a picture showing exactly which spot on the side stand needs to be grinded?
TXFJR, sorry, I forgot to mention that the first step I did was to alter the position of the kickstand was to grind the stop. It was not sufficient to alleviate all my concerns so I moved on the step two, ball pean hammer and torch. Tha was my final and best solution.
John, in addition to the question about whether or not to remove it from the bike, did you use the kind of torch that you can buy at auto parts stores? or the kind that welding/muffler shops use?
John
TXFJR, sorry, I forgot to mention that the first step I did was to alter the position of the kickstand was to grind the stop. It was not sufficient to alleviate all my concerns so I moved on the step two, ball pean hammer and torch. Tha was my final and best solution.
John, in addition to the question about whether or not to remove it from the bike, did you use the kind of torch that you can buy at auto parts stores? or the kind that welding/muffler shops use?
John
I am going to remove the side stand today and attempt your mod. I have a concern about weakening the metal by doing this the wrong way. When you heated yours, (I know it's not easy to define it) how much did you heat it? Was it to the "glowing red" hot? Any hints/tips on the best way to prevent fatigue/undue stress to the side stand?TXFJR, it is very easy to remove the stand, first the springs then the bolt. The torch I used was the MAPP gas torch sold at home depot as well as other hardware stores. Here is a link to the one I used. My link
Heavy duty gloves for the heat and the top of a large vise for the anvil.
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