Well this failure could have killed me

calvarez · 10-30-2018, 07:09 PM

As I started to exit the freeway after a 40 minute ride, I could feel and odd scrape/clank sensation through the pegs. I found my kickstand down. WTF? Flipped it up, and found the spring was gone. Not sure when it happened.

Also not sure if it broke, or if I dislodged it putting the side stand down. Since the center stand is such a crap design, it's in the way of putting the side stand down. And the side stand doesn't have a lever or extension on it, since the bike isn't supposed to have a center stand in the way.

So, now I need to find a spring, and also find a way to make the side stand more easily reachable.

Anyone know of a side stand from another bike that fits and has a lever on it? Or other good solutions? I can weld, but if there's a ready-made product, I'll take it.

Something like this:

10-30-2018, 07:09 PM	#1
calvarez Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 334	Well this failure could have killed me As I started to exit the freeway after a 40 minute ride, I could feel and odd scrape/clank sensation through the pegs. I found my kickstand down. WTF? Flipped it up, and found the spring was gone. Not sure when it happened. Also not sure if it broke, or if I dislodged it putting the side stand down. Since the center stand is such a crap design, it's in the way of putting the side stand down. And the side stand doesn't have a lever or extension on it, since the bike isn't supposed to have a center stand in the way. So, now I need to find a spring, and also find a way to make the side stand more easily reachable. Anyone know of a side stand from another bike that fits and has a lever on it? Or other good solutions? I can weld, but if there's a ready-made product, I'll take it. Something like this:
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