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Brent Herridge

Brent Herridge

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I know there are tons of threads about this, including mine..........but my relatively new extended kickstand suddenly got MUCH easier to move. Upon examination, the spring is OK and all fasteners are tight, but it just seems like it has more slop then it used to. Not really sure exactly what changed, but there it seems much greater when you push/pull it when next to the bike. E.g., forwards/backwards if you're perpendicular to the length of the bike. It also goes too far forward, but they all kinda do that.

I've seen some shims folks built, but I was thinking this could fix it and wondered if anyone has tried these:

1. In/Out slop - wouldn't washers fill the space between the stand and bracket and clean this up ?

2. Weld a bead - make a ridge on the front edge of the bracket so the stand would quit going past vertical and going too far forward. I guess a little forward is OK to lock it in and avoid slippage and falls, but its just too much. If #1 (in/out) slop is fixed, maybe this is minimized as well ???

Any other ideas ?
 
SKOGDOG

SKOGDOG

One of the old ones.
Here is Reddick Racing’s clever solution—he just cut a thin steel strip and made a shim to insert and reports a good result. I forgot stock what he used to make the shim, but any hardware store would provide options.

These are the worst kickstands in the world!

This is how I have to park my bike to feel comfortable , front wheel in the chock , 2 boards and slight tension from a strap. The wheel chock alone will hold the bike straight up and down but I wouldn't trust it so I go overboard. I have tried the fixes on this site on the kickstand but even...
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badyellowvette

badyellowvette

Active Member
I had the same problem but just didn't like that it was wore out and bought an Arlen Ness adjustable kickstand. I still don't trust this one.20181105_144834.jpg
 
Brent Herridge

Brent Herridge

Active Member
I swapped the new stand to the old bracket and it's about the same. They wobble so much because of the way the hole is cut through the stand. It's designed this way for whatever reason.

The shim or washers around the spacer that's inside the stand is all that would work.
 
Jersey Big Mike

Jersey Big Mike

100K mile club
I've killed a number of BDM kickstands over the years and 2 K-9's

The extended Kickstand is a great improvement.

I had the adjustable for less than a week before I got rid of that annoying POS. On a bdm at least, the reduced contact area with the asphalt was the ONLY time my K-9 ever sunk in the driveway and went over as a result. Seems to me as the Ness goes too far forward for same height vs the BDM.

I've shimmed Kickstands as others have. Keep the bolt tight, don't forget to put up kickstand when you pull out (fastest kickstand killer) and use the shim is the best solution for a K-9.

Yes a bead on the welded to the front edge would solve the issue as well, so would a better designed bracket that extended that far.
 
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