gpzkat
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- Sep 15, 2020
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Whatever works! My N15's stand is tolerable but could do with an inch more length and a fix to the toe angle. The centerstand has been a nightmare, but I'm ready to try again. I need to grind down the feet to make it a proper height. It requires a hernia-inducing pull to lift it as the stand is too long.So two days ago I cut 1/2" off my side stand and silver solder sweat a new foot on it. Had to do it to support lowering the suspension a little and it's actually been too long forever anyway. So far from the original it'll hurt your sensitive eyes.
On my Laverda 3C, the center stand is perfect. I step on the lever while sitting on the bike and give a bit of a pull on the bars, and it's up, just enough to get the rear tire off the ground. The stops are adjustable. The kickstand is an atrocity. It passes through a frame lug with an M8 bolt into the engine case, and due to the lean angle, it can damage the case. The mounting hole in my bike's case has been slightly bent, so I've removed the stand. It is very far forward, near the front of the engine, and to make matters worse, it's prone to retracting on its own. I have ordered a bracket from the UK that mounts to the footpeg lug, and a fits a Kawasaki ZX6-R (ZZR 600) stand. Once I get these two corrected, I'll be a happy camper.
