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Title: side stand
Post by: david lee on February 19, 2019, 12:47:31 PM
has anyone overcome this wood situation by modifying the stand.my fx is worse.i use a brick thanks
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Hossamania on February 19, 2019, 02:13:43 PM
What are you trying to accomplish? That bike looks like it's standing pretty upright. Does it lean too far over without the wood?
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: david lee on February 19, 2019, 02:20:50 PM
thats an example.my fx is worse i use a brick.without it it looks like it will fall over.ive been told they have seen worse than mine.my hd mech says thats how they are thanks
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Ohio HD on February 19, 2019, 03:28:47 PM
Did you check the side stand mounting to be tight? The nut on top of the stand is tight? The stand where it swivels isn't worn down? It doesn't tame much to make them lean.
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: david lee on February 19, 2019, 04:07:12 PM
all tight and not worn.thanks
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Ohio HD on February 19, 2019, 04:22:43 PM
https://www.jpcycles.com/product/240-2116/drag-specialties-1-over-chrome-kickstand

Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Tollbooth on February 19, 2019, 05:12:45 PM
Place spacers at top of bracket. Between stand bracket and frame.  1/8 in makes a big change. I used large washers for test.
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Burnout on February 19, 2019, 06:05:29 PM
There are wedges marketed for exactly this purpose.

VTwin 31-0215

2 friggin pages of different lengths and shapes of arms
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: Ohio HD on February 19, 2019, 06:18:03 PM
The wedges are to lower the bike. You can flip them, but they need to be modified. An arm for a 1" over front end sets them up.
Title: Re: side stand
Post by: dusty1 on February 20, 2019, 06:13:17 PM
Just below the nut & washer on kick stand is a odd shaped piece of steel with a square hole in it. This square hole mates with a square part of kickstand just below threads. When these square edges wear down, kickstand will not be 90 degrees of bike,it will be farther forward. Eventually bike can fall over with kickstand being fully forward. Unfortunately kickstands components are made out of recycled beer cans and Yugo's.