Anyone think their sidestand is too long, leaving the bike perilously upright? I lowered a dirt bike years ago by mounting 17-inch rims (before you could buy a supermoto), and that made the sidestand way too tall and the bike way too tippy. This bike kinda reminds me of that (before I cut down the stand). Anyone else feel a little nervous in all but the perfect parking spot? I do have a center stand, but would still like to trust the sidestand a bit more. Thanks.
goatfarmer1970
I happened upon this thread and have always thought the bike stood precariously upright (since I bought it, little over a year ago). I just ordered the shorter stand from my local dealer and am now waiting on shipping from Germany.
I will try post some pics once it comes in. Thanks for the info here!
I will try post some pics once it comes in. Thanks for the info here!
I live in an area with a lot of hills and do not like having to be quite so particular about where I can and cannot park, due to the exact slope and direction of the ground. Nor do I want to have to start fiddling around with suspension settings to get a reasonable lean angle. And there have been at least a few occasions where I have parked and felt like the bike was uncomfortably close to tipping... close enough that I've had to stand it up and re-park it. And hey, the bike is 5 1/2 years old too, so the age of this thread really doesn't matter to me. Thanks for the helpful feedback though.
So... I went riding around a couple days ago, running errands on the bike (one of which was to pick up my shortie side stand that had just arrived on special order from Germany), and I had at least three separate occasions where I needed to park and couldn't use the side stand because the bike would have been right on the verge of tipping over. Two of these involved parking on the side of the road (USA, CA), and the very slight crown of the road prevented the bike from leaning over more than a couple degrees on the stock stand - not nearly enough to feel safe. In one case I was able to use the center stand instead, but then it was leaned over slightly the other way, which also felt dangerous but luckily this was a very quick stop.
My last stop was at BMW MC of San Diego to grab the replacement stand! It has now been installed and is a MAJOR improvement. This stand should have been on the bike to begin with, at very least for any markets where you drive on the right side of the road. Here are a couple of quick (admittedly poor) pics I took in the garage during and after install. The bike pics are both with the new side stand installed. Please ignore my messy garage/office space.
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My last stop was at BMW MC of San Diego to grab the replacement stand! It has now been installed and is a MAJOR improvement. This stand should have been on the bike to begin with, at very least for any markets where you drive on the right side of the road. Here are a couple of quick (admittedly poor) pics I took in the garage during and after install. The bike pics are both with the new side stand installed. Please ignore my messy garage/office space.
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