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From: 40 miles Northeast of Indy..
Back in the 70's I added 6'' over tubes on my bike with changing the rake..
Being a Machinist I took a block of Alum, bored holes in it to make it light weight and made my own shim-block. It was about 3'' tall, I put 2 set screws in it that held it to the Kick stand... what we used to call Jiffy stands back then....~~~~~
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Being a Machinist I took a block of Alum, bored holes in it to make it light weight and made my own shim-block. It was about 3'' tall, I put 2 set screws in it that held it to the Kick stand... what we used to call Jiffy stands back then....~~~~~
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From: Delaware
Thanks Loctite, I saw the 1" extension stand and that is what I'm looking for but in a 3". I just didn't see one that long and probably wont fit under the bike in the retracted position. I will check into the wedge as you suggested. Only thing is where did you get one and how did it position your stand in the retracted position
The increase in wheel diameter only counts as "lift" from the axle down- so a 4" difference only means 2" of "lift". Also, your tire sidewall is shorter than what you had on the other wheel, so your not even 2" higher now- probably more like 1"-1 1/4".
I tracked the wedge down somewhere online, maybe ebay? It's been a long time now. There's a difference between 08 and earlier and 09 and later if I recall. The stand retracts fine, never noticed a difference.
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Cruiser
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From: South Florida
I know you said your using a 3 1/2" block under the stand now, but if you switched the front from an 17" to 21" that seems like it would be way too much?
The increase in wheel diameter only counts as "lift" from the axle down- so a 4" difference only means 2" of "lift". Also, your tire sidewall is shorter than what you had on the other wheel, so your not even 2" higher now- probably more like 1"-1 1/4".
I tracked the wedge down somewhere online, maybe ebay? It's been a long time now. There's a difference between 08 and earlier and 09 and later if I recall. The stand retracts fine, never noticed a difference.
The increase in wheel diameter only counts as "lift" from the axle down- so a 4" difference only means 2" of "lift". Also, your tire sidewall is shorter than what you had on the other wheel, so your not even 2" higher now- probably more like 1"-1 1/4".
I tracked the wedge down somewhere online, maybe ebay? It's been a long time now. There's a difference between 08 and earlier and 09 and later if I recall. The stand retracts fine, never noticed a difference.
Again, thanks for the feedback, much appreciated
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From: South Florida
Well, I made the best of a bad situation. I took a block of aluminum and cut it and shaped it to fit my needs for raising my bike more than one inch, seeing I couldn't purchase anything longer than 1" kickstand extension. I drilled it tapped it and it works perfectly. You don't even notice it when the bike is on stand. Now the bike sits like it should on side stand. Not for everyone but works for me
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From: Delaware
There ya go. Like an elevator shoe for your bike.
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Twizted- they're not rare for lowered bikes, but I had a tough time finding one for raised bikes. In fact I don't think I've ever seen another one since I got mine. It's been a long time since I installed it, so I don't know the answer to this, but I wonder if they could be flipped and drilled to work without making them into swiss cheese?