kickstand foot not wide enough....

[kim windsor]

I always put the bike in first gear ,it only takes one time to have that happen and for me it was in 1998 n my 750 rr on mt. Lemon in Tucson az

 

[kim windsor]

I’m the only one with leathers on first on right .

 

[sgerry]

I always put the bike in first gear ,it only takes one time to have that happen and for me it was in 1998 n my 750 rr on mt. Lemon in Tucson az

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Slightly off topic: But there are so many bikes there that I wish I had in the garage rn.

I notched mine right after I got it. Simple mod for peace of mind.

 

[Got-Busa?]

It happened to my 2001 Busa. Started it up in the driveway, turned around to get my helmet from the garage and before I turned back around I heard a crunch. From then on, I always park in gear. I only start it and let it idle if I’m beside/sitting on it or it’s in the Baxley.

 

[edmara1951]

Problems?

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Greetings,

My gen 3 has gone down twice due to poor kickstand design.
About a thousand miles from purchase, I was at a stoplight on a five or six percent slope downhill. The car behind me stayed way back, and this was one of those lights that just wouldn't change with the mass of a Bussa. After two cycles of our light remaining red, I put the kickstand down with the engine running and obviously in neutral (not too bright). I was frustrated, and I only had to go about 15 feet to reach the motorist and ask them to move forward. But the bike immediately moved forward, and the kickstand failed, and I laid it down easily with almost no damage. This time that is. So I picked up the bike, jumped on, and ran the light feeling pretty embarrassed for being so dumb.

Then, last week I was adding some oil, and I asked my son to hold the bike dead-level so I could get an accurate read. The level was perfect, so my son leaned the bike back as he found it. -NOT. However, it must have moved an inch or so because when I came back to start it, down it went. This time things were a little different. The fairing was scratched pretty bad, the clutch handle broke off, even the chrome lining of the fairing was scratched. There's one more thing I'll tell you about at the end that happened to me. Of course, this didn't affect its performance, but the thing was brand new, and I wanted it to stay brand new, so about $1,000 later, it was good as new.

Let me tell you about something else that broke.
Trying to save the bike from the fall in an awkward position with my left arm, I grabbed the handlebar and didn't do much good at stopping its fall from the angle I was at. But man, did my arm hurt. The pain was way out of proportion for the amount of stress put on my arm. I couldn't put a jacket on like I usually do or a backpack. After four days, the pain subsided enough except in my shoulder. I knew what that was because it happened to my right shoulder some years ago. I blew my left rotator cuff out. I'll be getting an MRI soon, so I don't know if I simply tore the tendon or severed it completely. I'm thinking of sending a bill to Suzuki for the whole thing. The bike and the operation. I don't know where I'll get but the kickstand design locking position it's just not adequate unless you are very careful. I've learned two lessons about the kickstand, so I don't think anything like this will happen again. Don't park it on a hill in neutral. And don't let somebody unfamiliar with the bike touch the kickstand.

Anybody else have a similar problem?

Ed

 

[michael parris heuberger]

So where I am parking the bike in my shed/garage its making an indent in the floor. Have you all found a solution for the GEN3 yet? Will the foot extensions work off the GEN2?

Hi. I would just put down a 1 food square piece of thin metal down on the floor.

 

[sixpack577]

Greetings,

My gen 3 has gone down twice due to poor kickstand design.
About a thousand miles from purchase, I was at a stoplight on a five or six percent slope downhill. The car behind me stayed way back, and this was one of those lights that just wouldn't change with the mass of a Bussa. After two cycles of our light remaining red, I put the kickstand down with the engine running and obviously in neutral (not too bright). I was frustrated, and I only had to go about 15 feet to reach the motorist and ask them to move forward. But the bike immediately moved forward, and the kickstand failed, and I laid it down easily with almost no damage. This time that is. So I picked up the bike, jumped on, and ran the light feeling pretty embarrassed for being so dumb.

Then, last week I was adding some oil, and I asked my son to hold the bike dead-level so I could get an accurate read. The level was perfect, so my son leaned the bike back as he found it. -NOT. However, it must have moved an inch or so because when I came back to start it, down it went. This time things were a little different. The fairing was scratched pretty bad, the clutch handle broke off, even the chrome lining of the fairing was scratched. There's one more thing I'll tell you about at the end that happened to me. Of course, this didn't affect its performance, but the thing was brand new, and I wanted it to stay brand new, so about $1,000 later, it was good as new.

Let me tell you about something else that broke.
Trying to save the bike from the fall in an awkward position with my left arm, I grabbed the handlebar and didn't do much good at stopping its fall from the angle I was at. But man, did my arm hurt. The pain was way out of proportion for the amount of stress put on my arm. I couldn't put a jacket on like I usually do or a backpack. After four days, the pain subsided enough except in my shoulder. I knew what that was because it happened to my right shoulder some years ago. I blew my left rotator cuff out. I'll be getting an MRI soon, so I don't know if I simply tore the tendon or severed it completely. I'm thinking of sending a bill to Suzuki for the whole thing. The bike and the operation. I don't know where I'll get but the kickstand design locking position it's just not adequate unless you are very careful. I've learned two lessons about the kickstand, so I don't think anything like this will happen again. Don't park it on a hill in neutral. And don't let somebody unfamiliar with the bike touch the kickstand.

Anybody else have a similar problem?

Ed

Search for the 'Must do Kickstand Mod'
That's all Busas, the kickstand doesn't swing far enough forward(Grind out a small section so the kickstand can swing further forward).
Anybody else? lmao, you me, and most of us, mine fell 3 or 4 times.
But, the OP is actually talking about the size of the kickstand's foot in this thread.
That it sinks into soft ground or pavement given it's narrow design.
There are bolt on covers that enlarge the size of the foot on the kickstand to fix that.

 

[Oldsoldier47]

Greetings,

My gen 3 has gone down twice due to poor kickstand design.
About a thousand miles from purchase, I was at a stoplight on a five or six percent slope downhill. The car behind me stayed way back, and this was one of those lights that just wouldn't change with the mass of a Bussa. After two cycles of our light remaining red, I put the kickstand down with the engine running and obviously in neutral (not too bright). I was frustrated, and I only had to go about 15 feet to reach the motorist and ask them to move forward. But the bike immediately moved forward, and the kickstand failed, and I laid it down easily with almost no damage. This time that is. So I picked up the bike, jumped on, and ran the light feeling pretty embarrassed for being so dumb.

Then, last week I was adding some oil, and I asked my son to hold the bike dead-level so I could get an accurate read. The level was perfect, so my son leaned the bike back as he found it. -NOT. However, it must have moved an inch or so because when I came back to start it, down it went. This time things were a little different. The fairing was scratched pretty bad, the clutch handle broke off, even the chrome lining of the fairing was scratched. There's one more thing I'll tell you about at the end that happened to me. Of course, this didn't affect its performance, but the thing was brand new, and I wanted it to stay brand new, so about $1,000 later, it was good as new.

Let me tell you about something else that broke.
Trying to save the bike from the fall in an awkward position with my left arm, I grabbed the handlebar and didn't do much good at stopping its fall from the angle I was at. But man, did my arm hurt. The pain was way out of proportion for the amount of stress put on my arm. I couldn't put a jacket on like I usually do or a backpack. After four days, the pain subsided enough except in my shoulder. I knew what that was because it happened to my right shoulder some years ago. I blew my left rotator cuff out. I'll be getting an MRI soon, so I don't know if I simply tore the tendon or severed it completely. I'm thinking of sending a bill to Suzuki for the whole thing. The bike and the operation. I don't know where I'll get but the kickstand design locking position it's just not adequate unless you are very careful. I've learned two lessons about the kickstand, so I don't think anything like this will happen again. Don't park it on a hill in neutral. And don't let somebody unfamiliar with the bike touch the kickstand.

Anybody else have a similar problem?

Ed

Sorry to read this. As others have written on this thread the Gen 2 had the same problem. First thing I did after buying mine was to notch out the side stand where it meets the frame stop so the stand now sits further forward when in the down position and fitted one of these: Kickstand Shoe for Suzuki Hayabusa '21- Doesn't look pretty but it works.