sidestand

[OB_tinhead]

Looks good Sherm. I have been playing with the idea of just grinding about 1/8 deep where the stand meets the tang when it's down to move the foot about 1 inch forward and lean the bike over more. Eyeball engineering says this won't weaken the shaft very much.

 

[sherm]

As you current H owners already know, and you soon-to-be owners will find out, the sidestand sometimes has a mind of its own. There have been about dozen .org reports of parked bikes falling over because of sidestand self retraction.

Back in September I prototyped a sidestand mod kit to help with the problem and a few guys tried it out. It works. If there is enough interest I will make some more kits and sell them for $5, shipping included.

The kit is pretty simple - a lot of you can make it yourself or come up with a different design that works. See www.shermworks.com/standmod.jpg and www.shermworks.com/modinst.gif for info.

If interested you could post here or e-mail me at sherm@shermworks.com

 

[OB_turbo1300]

This mod works too! Thanks sherm for keeping my bike up 24/7.