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01x1buell
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 03:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

today i was out ripping around 611 in eastern pa and i noticed a grinding noise when in a left hand corner,,i thought it was mt foot pag, but when i got home iu noticed that the kickstand foot was all chewed up.. is that normal for a tight low corner or am i going to low in the corners??? the bike was beautiful in those corners but i am just curious about this..
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Nallac
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 05:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Not sure if its normal,But happens to me as well. i thought the peg would scrape first.
But hey its fun......
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01x1buell
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 06:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yeah i here you, somone told me that i should lean with my body more over th4 side to avoid that. i will try tomorrow
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Nwrider
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 06:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Don't turn left... remember that 2 wrongs don't make a right but 3 rights make a left. ; )
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Nwrider
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 07:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey 01... after wasting some material it became apparent that bending 2 mirror image pieces of tubing by hand is... ummm... a major pain.. we have decided to go with a cnc tubing bender. Cough cough... first one is expensive. It will be cheaper to make more. I will keep u posted... I am getting anxious.
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01x1buell
Posted on Saturday, July 02, 2011 - 09:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well i am awaiting the result.
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V74
Posted on Sunday, July 03, 2011 - 10:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hi,on my 99 m2 i found 2 metal washers under the rubber kickstand stopper,removing one let the kickstand rise a couple of mill in the up position,check yours?
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Phelan
Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 02:26 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

May be as simple as a new spring...
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01x1buell
Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 02:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

no the kickstand is all the way up,, i was just to far down i guess.
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Phelan
Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 10:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is it staying there when you go down the road? If so then yes you may need a different fix but in my case the spring was weak so everytime I hit a bump I would hear it tap the swingarm
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Kiwicris
Posted on Monday, July 04, 2011 - 11:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Side stand . . I would dump the sidestand and rest your footpeg on your helmet. . .saves unsprung weight, solves your grinding problem and saves having to carry ya lid around with ya . .and you always know where it is when you go ridin'
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Skntpig
Posted on Tuesday, July 05, 2011 - 12:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine is scrapped down to about half the stock size. The next thing to hit on my S1 is the shifter, then the peg. I also took all of the hardware off the bottom of the mount including washers etc.

I ground down the bumper a little and it seems to hit less often now.
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