Sloppy side-stand

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jchesshyre
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Sloppy side-stand

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I have a fair bit of play in my side-stand pivot (maybe 2 cm?) - not between the stand and the bolt but between the bolt and the frame. Is this acceptable (bearing in mind I have 75k on the bike) and is there anything that can be done about it? I have every intention of seeing this bike past 100k and if this is something that can be somewhat nipped in the bud before it gets urgent then so much the better.
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Re: Sloppy side-stand

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Mines the same and only 8,500 miles,it won't tighten up any more.
SO WHEN DOES THIS OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER KICK IN
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Re: Sloppy side-stand

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Hahaha OK then case closed :thumbup:

They all do that, sir...
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Give it a stern talking to and a first verbal warning...
It may be that your whole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.

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I have heard of some fitting a shim between the stand and mounting bracket, I'm not sure how successful this has been,

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sirch345 wrote: ↑Wed May 02, 2018 8:45 pm I have heard of some fitting a shim between the stand and mounting bracket, I'm not sure how successful this has been,

Chris.
Thats what i done when i fitted a bird stand to the yellow one and it reduced the movement a bit.
the older i get,the faster i was :lol:
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I fitted a thin washer onto the stand of my ST1100 for the same reason, worked like a charm.
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+1 on shimming with a penny washer.
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Alas, things can become a little floppy with age :cry:
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Stratman wrote: ↑Tue May 08, 2018 8:35 am Alas, things can become a little floppy with age :cry:
:lol: :thumbup: I know what you mean Paul :wink: :lol:

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