Kick stand lean

[jabingb]

Does anyone find the kick stand lean, actually lack of sufficient lean, to be less than desirable? I pull out of my garage to the left and want to park the bike on a slight right downsloping drive while I lock up the house and turn on the alarm. I hold my breath and let the Streple balance there, but I know I'm flirting with danger. I'd prefer not to modify/hack the end of the kickstand but it might come to that.

[Jon.sb]

I would say the opposite is true for me. I think my striple leans further than previous bikes.

[vega 0]

I find it to be fine

[doggy675]

It seems fine to me as well, wish it had a sticky out knob bit on it to make it easier to put down.

[Diego]

I'd think about modifying my driveway (maybe adding a levelled-out "landing pad" to one side, just for the bike) before modifying the sidestand. The support geometry is a rather critical thing. If you shorten the arm to where you're comfortable with it on your driveway's slope, it may be much more prone to tipover in other, more typical, parking spots.

[Shakey]

Originally Posted by Diego

I'd think about modifying my driveway (maybe adding a levelled-out "landing pad" to one side, just for the bike) before modifying the sidestand. The support geometry is a rather critical thing. If you shorten the arm to where you're comfortable with it on your driveway's slope, it may be much more prone to tipover in other, more typical, parking spots.

Right on the money Diego. Dinking around with the length of the side stand could get costly. If you look at most Hinkley Triumphs all the side stands tend to be configured pretty much the same. As for a protrusion to assist in getting your boot on the stand that might have been a handy item. For as long as I've been riding I'm particularly picky about where I park my ride. The Guzzi I own is a heavy machine and when to parking angle is too steep it's a bear to get up off the side stand. It has a greater lean angle than Triumph. The TBA is sensitive to leaning the wrong way because of the rather shallow angle she sits at when parked, just the opposite problem I have with the Italian ride.

[Jamie]

Be patient. Ride your ride for a few hundred miles and park it a few times, i.e. with actual (versus experimental or environmental ) reasons to park it.

It 'll come to you or, rather, to your left foot. Naturally. Intuitively. Soon. Yes, it will

:

Jamie

[manxstreettriple]

Originally Posted by doggy675

wish it had a sticky out knob bit on it to make it easier to put down.

Is that a technical term?

On a more serious note, i almost dropped my Streetie last week when I put the side stand down and got off it-the bike was not leaned over as far as I thought and it started to topple the other way. I have noticed that I need to turn the handlebars onto lock either way to be happy that it will stay on its stand sometimes. More so than with my last bike (FZ6). As for the nobbly bit, I agree that until you get used to it, it is a bit fiddly, but you DO get used to it!