F@#king Kickstand!!!!

[OB_Busawannabe]

I just got the parts to do the mod for the kickstand (because I have read the threads about bikes falling over and didn't want my beautiful '00 blue on the ground!) I go to get the tool kit and you guessed it, I watch as it slowly starts to fall. I couldn't get there in time and it hit the ground. The entire neighborhood was privvy to every combination of explative I could yell at the top of my lungs. The side fairing is all scratched up. So, my question is; when I order a new fairing, does the fairing come with the decals already in place or do they have to be ordered separately and put on?

 

[OB_Johnnycheese]

the faring comes completed painted with decals just like you have.

 

[OB_Lofty Abuse]

I just dont get it. I guess I'm lucky that I live in Florida, most of our ground is very level.

I go to the local hangout (Fuddruckers in Ft. Lauderdale) every Friday night and see hundreds of bikes parked next to each other.
I've never seen one just fall over, nor have I heard of it happening.

Dude, I feel for you. Hope it never happens to my Busababy.

[This message has been edited by Lofty Abuse (edited 26 June 2000).]

 

[OB_Bob Lynch]

Busawannabe, This bike really tests you every time you set the thing on the side stand. Sorry to hear this happened to you. I've never droped one yet, but came close once.
Hey, Jonnycheese, do you or someone else know what a set of the cowls would cost?

 

[OB_Johnnycheese]

Too_Quick when he get back from Vacation
or Ron Ayer keeps popping up we sell for Suzuki suggested retail sorry.

 

[OB_Hayawoody]

Sorry to hear what happened, Sooo glad I got my Centerstand on already! Havn't dragged it yet either! That stock sidestand bothered me from day one!Not enough angle for me to be comfortable.

 

[OB_BullDog]

I have never dropped a bike while it was on it's stand...not to rub it in!

I see WAY too many guys park their bike carelessly and run away...Take your time!!

Make SURE it's level or uphill, if not..MOVE! Make sure the stand is ALL the way out before you put weight on it, while on the bike and leaning on the stand roll it back a bit to make sure it's fully deployed...

If you are unsure about the level then leave it in 1st and roll it forward till it locks and lean it over...

Carry a plate to put under the stand foot if the ground is soft....

Other than an extremely heavy wind or an obnoxious drunk I can not see why anyones busa would fall over untouched!?!?

...Obviously one or more of the above is not being followed...

Hope the mod helps! Honestly!? Buy a center stand...

[This message has been edited by BullDog (edited 26 June 2000).]

 

[OB_NumbNuts]

Bulldog

You are 100% right
Couldn't have put it better.
It cost how much???

Will you all listen??
LEAVE IT IN GEAR!!!!!!!

Please just for me
I hate reading about all these beautiful bikes getting scratched and broke.
I think yesterday I read about 4 on the 3 boards here, plus 1 today.....

Distraught
Nuts

 

[OB_Factory]

....finish your beer, squash the can and your set! No worries!

 

[OB_DangerMouse]

It's not always possible to do the above (I normally do)

When mine went over it was at night and I needed light to open my garage, and battery was nearly flat (left the bike for 6 weeks forgot to plug the optimate in!) so I couldn't risk having the h/light on without the engine started - so neutral was the only option - took all the other precautions, I guess the engine vibration was enugh to tip it over.

I have NEVER dropped any other bike in 14 years of riding.

The Busa stand stinks.

 

[OB_Hayabusero]

I paid $1420 for all four panels. Not bad compared to about $2100 for retail.

They come with all the decals, but you have to take all the bushings and hardware from the old ones.

Mine is looking good right now

 

[sherm]

BullDog, you left one thing out. ALWAYS CARRY A FOUR FOOT CARPENTER'S LEVEL WITH YOU.
What's level ground for parking just about any other motorcycle may not be level for the Hayabusa. A slight pavement ripple is all it needs to fall over.


Fix it and be done with it. www.shermworks.com/moto.htm

 

[OB_Sonic Boom]

Sh*t! Sorry to hear about your tip-over. I'm so friggin' paranoid now that I keep looking out the window to check that my baby's still standing. Think I will buy that center-stand...

 

[OB_Jeff]

Don't feel bad. I got cocky from reading all the threads and said I'll be real careful and this won't happen to me. Well it F@#$%@#$% happened. I follow all the damn suggestions about putting it in gear, level ground, I even carried a damn 1 x 4 and used it in doubtful situations. Now I have a f@#$%@#$% $800+ scratch job. POS stand. I'm happy I made it 1.5 years. We ought to hammer Suzuki for this. Too many experienced riders have dropped this thing.

 

[OB_Blue2Busa]

Sherm, I guess I am a dumbass. I looked at your site and saw your side stand mod. I just done understand what it does and how it helps. Can you enlighten me?
Dumbass Blue2Busa

 

[Guest]

question for sherm---how does your mod do with a lowered bike? I've ground my stand down and still have to be REALLY careful, down 3" in back.

Tx,

Kurt

 

[OB_BarryW.]

Blue, it's a steel pad that bolts to the existing pad of the side stand and gives it a bigger "footprint" on the pavement, especially in the forward direction. This effectively moves the point of contact on the pavement farther forward, thus making it more difficult for the bike to roll forward off the stand. Sherm's design also has the benefit of decreasing the contact stress with the pavement since it spreads the load over a larger area. This would make it less likely to sink into hot asphalt and fall that way.

I modified my own sidestand by grinding away some of the material at the top of the stand where it makes contact with the two stops. You can see the points of contact because they'll be shiney from contact with the stops. By grinding away material, the stand now travels about 1/2" farther forward on the pavement before it contacts the stops. This doesn't decrease the likelihood of it sinking in hot asphalt, however, since I didn't change the size of the pad.

 

[sherm]

When the busa is on its sidestand and a forward force is put on the bike (like when it is pointing down hill), the sidestand starts to rotate up and the leading edge of the sidestand pad acts as a swivel point for this rotation. The best way to see this is to put your bike on its sidestand and gently push it forward while watching the sidestand pad closely.

My mod moves the leading edge forward by about 1/2". For the sidestand to rotate it has to lever over this extension. The bike's weight resists this levering.

I agree that its not obvious how the mod does its job, but is does do it (as several users have attested to on this board).

 

[OB_NumbNuts]

How did you know I was going to ask that???


I have the same problem outside my office door. The ground slops upwards to the left. I have to park the bike at a weird angle to make it lean to left. Everyone comments on it. I dont care how I got to park it, as long as it doesn't fall off!!

Nuts

 

[Guest]

esp?

LMAO!!!