'Ave I Got A Small One?

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Quite recently some Tosser accused me of having a small one. :blush

That was after dropping my bike in the pub carpark in Eynsford last week :augie after a long ride. Long enough where yer legs go numb and putting yer foot down has the same uncertainty as Heisenbergs' quantum mechanical principle which dictates that if you known where yer foot is, it is impossible to know where the floor is, and if yer know where the floor is it's impossible to know where yer foot is; on the whole I put my foot down but the floor was further away than a fully loaded GSA could successfully determine and subsequently fell over.
I was fornunate enough to be local to this event and manged to dive underneath the behemoth two wheeled personal transporter to protect it from Kentish gravel rash and again, was fortunate enough not to be seen perfoming this act. That is until Lolgeoff turned up moments later and Woodsie came to see where I had disappeared too.

So, my sidestand is approximately 35.5cm long and is attached to an 04 R1150GSA. It was previously owned by a man who was short enough to sleep in a DMS boot who had had some mod's to the done to allow the afore mentioned munchkin to mount, and dismount, the machine without the aid of a pair of tressels and some scaffolders' planks. I recall being told that the shocks were modified (and now replaced) and that the center stand was standard for a GSA but I do not remember being told that the side stand is a small one (if they can be?) and would like to known from those who have an R1150GSA if their side stand lenght is 35.5cm between the centre of the mounting bolt and the foot of the stand.

Phew :thumb
 
If you've got a small one, so have I. 1150 GSA, never had short shocks or sidestand mods, and if anything the sidestand is (fractionally) shorter than yours. Maybe your tape measure is more flattering than mine.
 
The ADV sidestand is a quarter of an inch longer in length than a standard GS sidestand.
 
Try an 1100.
They look like they're going to fall over even with a helpful camber :rolleyes:
 
Main reason I like the hockey puck on my side stand. Makes the bike look more "normal" in the way it sits,
 
Thanks for that everyone, especially Liv's suggestion of a sidecar. :D

I've allready got a fatfoot but will consider augmenting that with something to lift it up a bit.

:thumb
 
Thanks for that everyone, especially Liv's suggestion of a sidecar. :D

I've allready got a fatfoot but will consider augmenting that with something to lift it up a bit.

:thumb

A sidecar help, I guarantee it. I have one! :tarka

:thumb Liv.
 


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