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Tourer
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Northeastern Penna. | I'm going to replace the rubber pad on my side stand soon.The original one has a tear in it.Don't
know how I got it. Anyway, I received my replacement pad. Looking at it,it looks like,if you
can find a small bolt the length of the replacement rivet,which is about 1/2 inch in length, that might be another way to go. Finding a bolt and locknut,would make replacing easier.As long as
the nut doesn't protrude beyond the pad on the bottom of the stand. |
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Tourer
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SC, Bluffton | These things seem to be getting replaced pretty fast. I think mine is still okay,
but I might need an education as to why I have never had a motorcycle with
an athletic shoe on the kick stand? I don't think I'll replace mine when the time
comes. Any problem with that? |
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Tourer
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Carrollton, TX | I had to replace mine. I had the dealer do it and it took them a half hour. The rivets are a pain in the butt but I think it will be hard to find a bolt with a thin enough head to work right. There are a couple of reasons for the rubber on the side-stand. (1) The rubber helps grab and kick the side-stand up if you forget to put it up when taking off. (2) The rubber provides better stability and helps prevent side-stand slipping when supporting the bike and the rubber also keeps the side-stand from marking up your garage floor. If you use the side-stand on gravel and other real rough surfaces it will wear it out faster as well as turning the front tire while the bike is on the side-stand as this will move the side-stand while the weight of the bike is on it. Oh yes forgetting to put the side-stand up before taking off will also wear the rubber boot quickly. |
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Edmonton Alberta, Canada | My sidestand booty only lasted about 2 weeks, I left it till I took in for fall service and all the little waranty items to be taken care of. My dealer replaced it under warranty, see if this one last longer. |
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Tourer
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Woodland Hills, CA | My first one wore out and was replaced at about 1500 miles. After the second one wore out (around 3500 miles) I just took it off altogether.
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Side stand rubber pad