My standard GS1150 has a real problem with the sidestand, when the suspension is jacked up for two up riding with luggage, the bike leans at a ridiculous angle when on the sidestand. I tried the mod of putting on an adventure stand and to be honest it was only slightly better.
The problem seems to be made worse by the fact that the frame bush in which the pivot bolt runs has a 10.6 mm hole in it when the pivot bolt is 10mm. Turning up a new bush bored out to 10 mm removed the slop but in the pivot but the lean angle was still a nightmare.
Thats when I decided that more radical action was needed. I got a length of high tensile steel bar 95mm long and on either end turned 25mm lengths down to a diameter of 16mm (the inside diameter of the sidestand tube), the centre 45mm section was turned down to 21mm the outside diameter of the sidestand.
I then cut my original GS sidestand just below the part nos stamping and inserted the extension plug. It has yet to be welded up but having done a trial run the bike sits on the stand at a sensible angle , it is less likely to topple and much easier to lift off the stand when loaded.
The extension cannot be any longer as if it is the sidestand will hit the exhaust gaurd where the pipe enters the silencer.
Hopefully it will work and once its powder coated be unnoticeable.
The problem seems to be made worse by the fact that the frame bush in which the pivot bolt runs has a 10.6 mm hole in it when the pivot bolt is 10mm. Turning up a new bush bored out to 10 mm removed the slop but in the pivot but the lean angle was still a nightmare.
Thats when I decided that more radical action was needed. I got a length of high tensile steel bar 95mm long and on either end turned 25mm lengths down to a diameter of 16mm (the inside diameter of the sidestand tube), the centre 45mm section was turned down to 21mm the outside diameter of the sidestand.
I then cut my original GS sidestand just below the part nos stamping and inserted the extension plug. It has yet to be welded up but having done a trial run the bike sits on the stand at a sensible angle , it is less likely to topple and much easier to lift off the stand when loaded.
The extension cannot be any longer as if it is the sidestand will hit the exhaust gaurd where the pipe enters the silencer.
Hopefully it will work and once its powder coated be unnoticeable.
