Side stand question

redun · Post by **redun** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:52 pm

Hello

I've recently bought a shiny red 98 firestorm and after cleaning it for the first time today (too windy to ride!) I noticed the side stand doesn't really look that stable.

Has anyone else noticed this? If you put pressure on the bike when it's on the stand, it looks like it almost flexes and i'm worried it might snap or something. I've owned other Honda's and never really noticed this before.

Dan

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:58 pm

Mine got bent to sh1t whilst being moved in a van, had to remove and restraighten, very week and poor .

I would have thought that Honda would have made monting points for a centre that you could use and remove when finished .

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:59 pm

Hi Dan,
cant say i've noticed,but will have a look tomorrow.
I do find the sidestand holds the bike just a wee bit too vertical for my liking,depending where it's parked.

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:06 pm

bikerpiker wrote: I do find the sidestand holds the bike just a wee bit too vertical for my liking,depending where it's parked.

Same as, I have a paving slab set down an inch lower than the rest outside my house for that reason.

Never noticed mine bending though, maybe yours has been bent before and straightened causing the weakness?

redun · Post by **redun** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:07 pm

Thanks for the quick replies

I didn't even notice that you can't add a centre stand either! Honda are usually too tight to include it standard but thought they left the option of adding one later.

Reckon I'll have to get a paddock stand to be on the safe stand - err side

bikerpiker · Post by **bikerpiker** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:14 pm

I havnt really looked at it properly,but if it was worrying you,take it off, into engineers/welders,they could probably weld a bit of steel rod down the length of it to strengthen it

Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:00 pm

Mine's the same and always has been, so I wouldn't worry about it.

Post by **sirch345** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:52 pm

Mines the same too

and as Stratman says always has been, so they're probably all like it

Chris.

Beast · Post by **Beast** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:14 pm

There all the same, they do flex but their pretty strong so dont worry.

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Tue Jun 24, 2008 10:06 pm

Many a FireStorm has fallen over (inc my old one) due to this hopeless excuse for a stand! I ended up welding a washer to it to spread the load due to increased surface area!
If you think your bike is too vertical and haven't yet got the 4.5mm rear suspension raiser mod fitted you can try that. Not only improves the turn in of the bike but also increases the lean slightly when on its stand to give a better three point support (two tyres and stand

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Stratman · Post by **Stratman** » Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:43 pm

If you think your bike is too vertical

- you should have a TDM as well - that is so upright and the sidestand doesn't project forwards enough that on any slight downward incline it will try to roll forwards. It has a centre stand, but pulling it up on a downhill incline is a challenge!