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Old Mar 29, 2009 | 12:20 PM
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Mine is precarious on the sock stand with 2" front and back. I just got a 1" shorter stand I'm gonna install in the next day or two....

Now I'm wondering if it will even help? All those wedge plate things are for the Evo bikes.

OP can you repost after your final solution?
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:01 AM
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Another option: If you have access to a good welder and some chrome alloy, see if you or someone can fab one up for you with your own customized look to it. You should be able to buff the alloy to a mirrored finish. Let me know if you need a good welder in your area and I'll recommend one to you. SLM
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 11:19 AM
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I cut an inch out of mine and rewelded it back, its been almost 3 years now no problems. If you dont weld just get any competent welder to do it 15 minute job. I dont like the wedges because they make your stand stick out a little more in the up position.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 12:50 PM
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Ok, Now im confussed with you guys that mentioned if you turn the bars to the left it will fall over, I could understand that with a short kickstand but with a longer one and the bike lowered I would think the bike would be easier to fall over with the bars to the right.. Mine as it stands it almost straight up but i feel more comfortable with the bars to the left and not the right, it still has the lean to the left... Check it out

 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Chazmanian
Mine is precarious on the sock stand with 2" front and back. I just got a 1" shorter stand I'm gonna install in the next day or two....

Now I'm wondering if it will even help? All those wedge plate things are for the Evo bikes.

OP can you repost after your final solution?
Got the kickstand problem solved today. Took it to work and had a guy put it in a brake press and added ~3 more degrees to it. Added it right at the first bend from the top. Bike is now leaning at roughly the same angle as it did stock.
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Another option: If you have access to a good welder and some chrome alloy, see if you or someone can fab one up for you with your own customized look to it. You should be able to buff the alloy to a mirrored finish. Let me know if you need a good welder in your area and I'll recommend one to you. SLM
Now where would I be able to find all that stuff? I thought about having one CNC'd, but this was a quicker solution. And welcome to the forum, Steve. Thought you would have been here long ago.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe What
Ok, Now im confussed with you guys that mentioned if you turn the bars to the left it will fall over, I could understand that with a short kickstand but with a longer one and the bike lowered I would think the bike would be easier to fall over with the bars to the right.. Mine as it stands it almost straight up but i feel more comfortable with the bars to the left and not the right, it still has the lean to the left... Check it out
Bars to the left means the left handle is pushed out, pointing the tire to the right. Opposite for bars to the right. Some people say bars to the right when they mean which way the tire is pointed, so it can be confusing.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ElSupremo
Bars to the left means the left handle is pushed out, pointing the tire to the right. Opposite for bars to the right. Some people say bars to the right when they mean which way the tire is pointed, so it can be confusing.
hmm, learn something new every day, I thought y'all were smokin' crack
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Xuallus
hmm, learn something new every day, I thought y'all were smokin' crack
It's like countersteering, push the left handlebar to turn left, push the right bar to go right.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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And for some more info on the kickstand, it is mounted to the floorboard mount, so if I would have fabbed a wedge it would have tilted the whole floorboard.
 
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Old Apr 6, 2010 | 10:14 AM
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My wife has had her Lowrider FXR lowered in the front 1-inch and hers stood upright also, so bought the wedge on "Denniskirks" website...no problems now...u can adjust em as needed. I might add they are very inexpensive at $30.00 bucks with shipping.
 
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