S vs SF side stand length
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S vs SF side stand length
My question is quite simple: what's the length of the S vs SF side stand? The reason I ask is because I've lowered my 2010 S 1,5". It sits a little too straight right now and the bike is not safe on uneven ground. I don't want to mess with the stand in case I want to remove the lowering link or sell the bike someday. I wonder if the SF stand would be a good replacement.
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Or this. From here - https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...s-30733/page3/
Originally Posted by EZman671 View Post
Short legs means some height adjustment. Doing OK now with the Kouba 3 links. After each adjustment I was always faced with the kickstand height thing. Used wood pads on the foot and even JB welded a rod into the two pieces of kickstand after cutting it off.
To long and and the bike wants to fall to the right after getting my weight off. To short and it will easily fall left.
Just right is difficult to find and set with a cut and weld method.
So - an M10 coupling nut fits nicely up into the cutoff kickstand. A M10 nut with a M10 hex head bolt bottomed fits nicely in the bottom piece.
A little welding, some Locktite and here it is.
About 55 cents worth of dimes and pennies shoved into the spring at max extension makes it easy to remove and replace.
Note - Some pictures show one lock nut and some show two. I settled on 2 to use as a locking nut. Only the very bottom nut and the upper coupling nut are welded in.
http://ibmps.com/images/kick1.jpg
http://ibmps.com/images/kick2.jpg
http://ibmps.com/images/kick3.jpg
Originally Posted by EZman671 View Post
Short legs means some height adjustment. Doing OK now with the Kouba 3 links. After each adjustment I was always faced with the kickstand height thing. Used wood pads on the foot and even JB welded a rod into the two pieces of kickstand after cutting it off.
To long and and the bike wants to fall to the right after getting my weight off. To short and it will easily fall left.
Just right is difficult to find and set with a cut and weld method.
So - an M10 coupling nut fits nicely up into the cutoff kickstand. A M10 nut with a M10 hex head bolt bottomed fits nicely in the bottom piece.
A little welding, some Locktite and here it is.
About 55 cents worth of dimes and pennies shoved into the spring at max extension makes it easy to remove and replace.
Note - Some pictures show one lock nut and some show two. I settled on 2 to use as a locking nut. Only the very bottom nut and the upper coupling nut are welded in.
http://ibmps.com/images/kick1.jpg
http://ibmps.com/images/kick2.jpg
http://ibmps.com/images/kick3.jpg
Last edited by MaximusPrime; Mar 26, 2014 at 02:18 AM. Reason: trying to get pics to show
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That is exactly what I do not want to do. I live in an apartment and I don't have any experience or equipment to do those kind of things + I'm way better with my head than with my hands, I always mess things up when I try to do things like that myself. Thanks anyway.
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Exactly what I was looking for, I only need the snow to go down so I can get my bike out and measure the stand to compare. Thank you.
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