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Sidestand too long?

24K views 70 replies 33 participants last post by  MotoCon  
Bumping an old thread as I am still not happy with the almost vertical side stand especially when pulling over on the side of a back road with significant camber.

This is an issue especially in countries where we drive on the right side of the road.

A friend of mine had his side stand shortened by 15mm and looks like it is a good solution as the bike does not look like it is leaned over significantly more than my bike, but he now has no issues with parking now.

Will most likely do same and report after.
 
Agree, it is not an issue except for parking on the right side of a road with lots of camber where you cannot park at an angle.

Would not be an issue for me if I lived in GB or Australia. 🙁