kickstand question

[Johnny K]

Hey guys, my sig is my bike. When my bike is on the side stand, it leans a good amount almost as if it looks like it might fall over, but is really sturdy when it is down. Just seems like a lot of weight and pressure is on that kickstand and was wondering if there was a kickstand that I could buy that maybe had more of a vertical so that my bike wouldn't look like it was going to fall over. I do not have a center stand because of the v&h 4-1 exhaust. Thanks again.

 

[Guest]

How much play is in the kick stand?

 

[Johnny K]

there is no play on the bracket. bolts are tight.

 

[Guest]

I've seen where the stand goes into the bracket gets wallowed out, it has too much play and it leans the bike.
Stay away from fresh tar!

 

[Johnny K]

Lol. Thanks for the tip, but is there a different kickstand from a different year bike that I could buy that would maybe solve the issue? Even on compacted tar, it leans a good amount.

 

[rustybronco]

My '850gz leans a lot more than my '850gt. I'll compare the measurements on both and get back to you.

 

[chuck hahn]

you can always take it off and have a piece welded in at the top to extend the stand a bit and make it stand up straighter. Weld a piece in at the top where it wont be seen with the stand down.

 

[Agemax]

make one, or get one made, or as mentioned, just get yours extended. it is so easy and you can get it perfect to your required needs

 

[spyug]

Getting it extended is likely the easiest fix as the guys mention.

I have seen several methods of accomplishing this and I myself did one for my XS Tracker. What I did for that was get a piece of steel tube of a dimension suitable to slip up the stand once the "foot had been chopped off. I flattened the bottom part of the tube to form a new foot and bent it out about 75 degs. I inserted the old solid piece into the tube and welded it at the top. Not the best looking thing but it worked well.

Another approach is to weld a thicker pad to the foot of the stand. Some guys take a chunk of steel maybe 2 or 3 inches thick and weld it to the existing foot. You can grind it to shape.

Finding a longer stock leg might be more difficult in my mind as they all seem to be constructed differently.

Fab one up sir and join the "bodger" club

Cheers,
Spyug

 

[tkent02]

Something is worn, something is bent, or something is off the wrong bike.

Why not find out which it is?

Posting a few pictures would be a good place to start.

 

[chuck hahn]

I have heard that suzuki never threw away anything and used what they had up before the new parts went into production.. For example i have the 77 and the 78 750s. They both have the exact same side stand. the blue 77 doesnt lean as far over as the 78 red one does..could this be a factor also..maybe..maybe not .

 

[Johnny K]

sorry I can't post pics because it is in my shed sleeping til it gets warm out. I just wanted to see if anyone knew off hand if there was a kickstand from a different bike that would be straighter than mine is. As far as I know, it is not bent.

 

[Steve]

sorry I can't post pics because it is in my shed sleeping til it gets warm out. ...

Cany you visit it without waking it up? :-k

Measure the rear shocks. If someone put longer shocks on, it would lean over farther.

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[rphillips]

From what I've seen, most GS's stand up too straight, straighter than Honda, Kaw, etc. I've seen many times, my local dealer lean a GS over on the sidestand, pull the handlebars to get the front wheel off the ground, put his foot into the center of the sidestand & bounce on it, to slightly bend it up, a little bit made a lot of difference & you couldn't even see it had been bent at all. I wouldn't think it would be any problem to lean the bike to the right & useing a pipewrench for leverage, slightly bend it down. Same process my dealer used only backwards. Just my opinion!!!

 

[Rkt-Rch]

Just got done repairing mine. I had a friend awhile back bump and knock over my bike with his truck... Bent the @%$@! out of the side stand.. Had to do alittle fab work to get back into shape. Cut/grind/sand/WELD and now she work pretty good. It does seem to be up alittle straighter now... I might have added a 1/4-1/2 more and the top have of the piece I replaced is not hollow...Solid high quility steel... But anyway she looks good.

 

[Rkt-Rch]

Before picture

 

[850 Combat]

Something is worn, something is bent, or something is off the wrong bike.

Why not find out which it is?

Posting a few pictures would be a good place to start.

The 1100G I gave my brother has the same issue. I could find nothing wrong. I did replace the bolt and inspected the components. There is no play in the pivot.

It doesn't hurt anything.

 

[Johnny K]

Hey Steve, right now my bike is on 2 center stands. One on each end of the frame to get the wheels off the ground for the winter because I do not have a center stand. Last year I did put on new MDI shocks that just replaced my old ones. They are just a replacement and not adding any height to which I can remember or tell. I'll have to take updated pics as my sig pic was before all the work I did to my bike in the past couple of years.