Premium Member botticelli Posted July 17, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2017 In knee down riding, and in left handers, your kickstand will scrape, and I hate it. It really unsettles the bike at the worst possible time. Anyone have a fix short of ditching it? I'm thinking the AP shock link and a 180/60 tire can hurt my ground clearance issues! Whos been there done that and can shed some light? ~Pete '16 FZ07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossrider Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Slow down? Ha! Sorry, couldn't a pass it up. ? You are on the right track tho, the link and a taller tire will give you quite a bit more room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member botticelli Posted July 17, 2017 Author Premium Member Share Posted July 17, 2017 Ha, i guess that is one way, but not today!!! Gald to hear it actually helps! Slow down? Ha! Sorry, couldn't a pass it up. ? You are on the right track tho, the link and a taller tire will give you quite a bit more room. '16 FZ07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyu Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I've just kept scraping it until it's warn that side of the stand down. Sure, now my stand is thinner, and the part that's scraped away is getting rusty, but it scrapes much less now, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted July 18, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 18, 2017 Perhaps, you need to consider how you set-up your bike for the street and the track and do so; then, ride appropriately at the correct venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyu Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Perhaps, you need to consider how you set-up your bike for the street and the track and do so; then, ride appropriately at the correct venues. Isn't that what he's asking for help with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmacas87 Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thinking out loud. Maybe buy one off of ebay, grind the nub off and perhaps some of the foot. Also, where the kickstand is while up, you can grind the mount a little so that the kickstand sits up higher. It will make it slightly harder I'm guessing to deploy when you need to get off the bike. Where does it actually scrape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faffi Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I wonder how far you need to lean over to get the stand down? I have no chicken strips on the rear tyre and just a thin stripe either side on the front, but other than my toes nothing scrapes. I know I am a wuzz and can lean further, but I chicken out. Or, as I like to tell it, ride with the consideration I am on public roads that doesn't offer the same, nor the consistent, grip of a race track Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member avanti Posted July 18, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted July 18, 2017 xyu, if so, one simply removes the side-stand for racing and puts it back on when done. One uses a race-stand at the track. Knee dragging on the street is another issue... imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1limited Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Go Side ways its a tracker not a road racer, get a super bike if you want clearance “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes.” --Thomas Jefferson quoting Cesare Beccaria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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