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Kickstand indentation in pipe?

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Today, as I was taking a break halfway through a ride, I noticed a dent in the left side exhaust pipe on my Thruxton R:

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I presume it's a deliberate indentation in the pipe against which the kickstand rests when it's up. But it seems like a really clumsy bit of design - almost as if someone just hammered the pipe. Is every new Thruxton like this or have I got a slightly defective pipe?


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My mechanic said he extended the rubber stop on the kick stand stopper to keep the kickstand from hitting my new V&h pipes on the Street Twin
 
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Today, as I was taking a break halfway through a ride, I noticed a dent in the left side exhaust pipe on my Thruxton R:

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I presume it's a deliberate indentation in the pipe against which the kickstand rests when it's up. But it seems like a really clumsy bit of design - almost as if someone just hammered the pipe. Is every new Thruxton like this or have I got a slightly defective pipe?


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Exactly the same dent on my Thruxton Standard - just got it today an noticed the dent, googled it and here I am. What was odd about it had it been a dent was that there was no obvious sign of impact, or cracking to the chrome - but I agree a clumsy piece of engineering.........
 
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