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Longer kickstand

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Tamara

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I want to put a slightly longer kickstand on my 450. Is there anything I need to know to make this painless?
 
Maybe one from a larger GS will fit and give you the added length,Brian:eek:
 
Tamara said:
I want to put a slightly longer kickstand on my 450. Is there anything I need to know to make this painless?
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Tamara,

Is it possible add and fit a piece of rubber tire to the bottom kickstand to give you a bit more height. Another option would be to pick up a used one or yours and alter it by welding on a something.

cg
 
harley10 said:
Maybe one from a larger GS will fit and give you the added length,Brian:eek:
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I was thinking that. My friend's 1100 is in my garage right now and his kickstand is almost 2" longer than mine. I have to take a closer look and see if they both attach the same way.
 
Charlie G said:
Tamara,

Is it possible add and fit a piece of rubber tire to the bottom kickstand to give you a bit more height. Another option would be to pick up a used one or yours and alter it by welding on a something.

cg
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Charlie,

A chunk of rubber, shaped and attached to the foot might do the trick. I've been carrying a little block of wood to compensate and sliding it under the kickstand when I park. With the old shocks, I didn't have a problem with standing it up from the side stand. The new shocks give a little additional height and my short legs don't have enough leverage to stand it up.
 
I have a few hanging around measure to see how long of one you need,Brian:-$
 
You should look to see if the sidestand pivot is worn, sometimes it's the frame part, but usually it's the part on the sidestand itself. If this gets loose the bike leans over a lot farther, and they rarely if ever get cleaned or greased, most all of them have some degree of wear.
Put the bike on the centerstand, extend the sidestand. If you can move the sidestand up and down very far it's worn.
 
bwringer attached something that looks somewhat like a hockey puck on his VStrom. Not the most artistic solution, but it does work. I need one also.
 
Word of caution, you don't want the bike sitting on a side stand too up right. You need that angle, so it isn't easily pushed over. Had a friend do that to his bike, it was to straight up and didn't take much to topple over.
 
tkent02 said:
You should look to see if the sidestand pivot is worn, sometimes it's the frame part, but usually it's the part on the sidestand itself. If this gets loose the bike leans over a lot farther, and they rarely if ever get cleaned or greased, most all of them have some degree of wear.
Put the bike on the centerstand, extend the sidestand. If you can move the sidestand up and down very far it's worn.
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I'll have hubby put it up on the center stand for me and take a look.
 
koolaid_kid said:
bwringer attached something that looks somewhat like a hockey puck on his VStrom. Not the most artistic solution, but it does work. I need one also.
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I'd need a step ladder to get on a VStrom :). My current temporary solution is a piece of string tied around a little block until I find a more permanent one.
 
mrbill5491 said:
Word of caution, you don't want the bike sitting on a side stand too up right. You need that angle, so it isn't easily pushed over. Had a friend do that to his bike, it was to straight up and didn't take much to topple over.
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Mine is at quite an angle on the side stand. I've been using a little 1/2" thick block to lessen the angle so I can get it upright when it's parked.
 
Tamara said:
I'd need a step ladder to get on a VStrom :).
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That is funny. I was just giving an example. I need to do something about mine as well, but the hockey puck is just a bit too jerry-rigged for my taste.
 
koolaid_kid said:
That is funny. I was just giving an example. I need to do something about mine as well, but the hockey puck is just a bit too jerry-rigged for my taste.
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The hockey puck doesn't work for me either :). I have a friend who'd love a VStrom so we were looking at them the other day.
 
tkent02 said:
You should look to see if the sidestand pivot is worn, sometimes it's the frame part, but usually it's the part on the sidestand itself. If this gets loose the bike leans over a lot farther, and they rarely if ever get cleaned or greased, most all of them have some degree of wear.
Put the bike on the centerstand, extend the sidestand. If you can move the sidestand up and down very far it's worn.
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Good answer. I just checked mine and it has way too much play. Removed it and examined the inside of the ears. It looks like this one The surface above the bolt (farthest from the stand itself) is worn, the closer to the edge the more worn it is. I tried squeezing it together in a vice, no dice. Unfortunately, it is NLA. Lots of them on eBay, but no assurance they won't be worn as well.
On the plus side, they put the same stand on lots of models, so I can probably filter through them, or find someone on KZRider that will guarantee theirs.
I wonder if that could be welded up and then ground down to be a flat surface again?
 
I had the same issue. I opted to go for the weld a something on the one ive got route. Made a steel heel out of some scrap and it works perfectly. Provides the correct angle to keep it from tipping the other way and ease the load when standint it up. If you do go this way be sure to set the welder really hot you your welds adhere to the cast kickstand.
 
Tim Tom said:
I had the same issue. I opted to go for the weld a something on the one ive got route. Made a steel heel out of some scrap and it works perfectly. Provides the correct angle to keep it from tipping the other way and ease the load when standing it up. If you do go this way be sure to set the welder really hot you your welds adhere to the cast kickstand.
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bwringer has a welder he is just itching to use. What is a "steel heel"? Would you mind posting a picture of it?
Mine is so bad that the only thing I use the sidestand for is dismounting. Once dismounted, I put it on the centerstand. 100% of the time. A real PITA.
Thanks, Tim Tom.
 
Tim Tom said:
I had the same issue. I opted to go for the weld a something on the one ive got route. Made a steel heel out of some scrap and it works perfectly. Provides the correct angle to keep it from tipping the other way and ease the load when standint it up. If you do go this way be sure to set the welder really hot you your welds adhere to the cast kickstand.
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If mine is too worn, I may go the welding route. I've looked at some of the ones on ebay and they look pretty rough.
 
It looks like a hockey puck 'cos that's what it is... :D




Did you know that most hockey pucks these days are made in the Czech Republic?



The process of making hockey pucks is rather fascinating.
 
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There's a guy on the V-Strom forum who welded an old sprocket to his kickstand in a similar way.

If you're not into hockey pucks, any chunk of steel welded or bolted to the kickstand would work to make the "foot" of the kickstand a little taller, and it's a lot safer than cutting the kickstand in the middle and welding in an extension -- if the weld or bolt breaks, you still have a kickstand.

Before you get too far, make sure your kickstand bolt is in good shape -- I've seen a couple of bikes leaning way too far over simply because the bolt was about to fall out. Also make sure the kickstand and its frame bracket aren't bent or cracked.
 
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