Kick stand lowering help

Groovy Cucumber · 01-07-2014, 04:37 AM

I lowered my front end about 3" which makes my bike stands practically straight up. The whole conversion is on a pretty big budget so I'm not wanting to buy a new stand. I was thinking i could take a metal filer and take the inside part of the stand that it catches, and I could shave off enough of the metal to where it catches closer to the middle of the stand. Any opinions or suggestions? Thanks

alantf · 01-07-2014, 07:41 AM

Cut and weld? Even if you can't weld, it should be cheap enough at a local repair shop.

Groovy Cucumber · 01-07-2014, 07:48 AM

I could find a guy too. But how much should I tell him to cut it? It's standing practically straight up now. Thanks for the quick reply

**jonathan180iq** · 01-07-2014, 08:18 AM

Take off 1/2" to an inch out of the stand and then reweld. Take a look at some of the guy's other work though. If he's not going a clean job or completing his loop, then move on to someone else. It's a simple little tool but it's going to be holding up a lot of weight and taking a lot of abuse over the years. You could always buy a second factory kick stand off of someone and have one short and one long, just in case you ever go back to stock.

Cathy · 01-07-2014, 11:58 AM

Qasual - Well cut small first like a inch or so and prop the bike, if that is good you weld if not you cut more haha.

Water Warrior 2 · 01-07-2014, 01:49 PM

File down the metal of the side stand stop. Not the side stand itself. Did this on my Vstrom and it worked very well. Beg or borrow a hand held grinder if possible.

blaine · 01-07-2014, 06:19 PM

Easier than welding is to have some one heat the stand with a torch while you hold the bike with the stand down.When the stand is heated you can angle the bike to were you want it.

01-07-2014, 04:37 AM	#1
Groovy Cucumber Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8	Kick stand lowering help I lowered my front end about 3" which makes my bike stands practically straight up. The whole conversion is on a pretty big budget so I'm not wanting to buy a new stand. I was thinking i could take a metal filer and take the inside part of the stand that it catches, and I could shave off enough of the metal to where it catches closer to the middle of the stand. Any opinions or suggestions? Thanks Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-07-2014, 07:41 AM	#2
alantf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tenerife (Spain) Posts: 3,715	Cut and weld? Even if you can't weld, it should be cheap enough at a local repair shop. __________________ By birth an Englishman, by the grace of God a Yorkshireman.
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01-07-2014, 07:48 AM	#3
Groovy Cucumber Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 8	I could find a guy too. But how much should I tell him to cut it? It's standing practically straight up now. Thanks for the quick reply Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-07-2014, 11:58 AM	#5
Cathy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 157	Qasual - Well cut small first like a inch or so and prop the bike, if that is good you weld if not you cut more haha. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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01-07-2014, 06:19 PM	#7
blaine Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: P.E.I. Canada Posts: 3,784	Easier than welding is to have some one heat the stand with a torch while you hold the bike with the stand down.When the stand is heated you can angle the bike to were you want it. __________________ If at first you do succeed, try not to look surprised.
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01-07-2014, 08:18 AM	#4
jonathan180iq Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dalton, GA Posts: 3,996	Take off 1/2" to an inch out of the stand and then reweld. Take a look at some of the guy's other work though. If he's not going a clean job or completing his loop, then move on to someone else. It's a simple little tool but it's going to be holding up a lot of weight and taking a lot of abuse over the years. You could always buy a second factory kick stand off of someone and have one short and one long, just in case you ever go back to stock.
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01-07-2014, 01:49 PM	#6
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	File down the metal of the side stand stop. Not the side stand itself. Did this on my Vstrom and it worked very well. Beg or borrow a hand held grinder if possible.
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