Shortening a sidestand

[stewie]

As some of you may be aware Im a bit of a shortarese, anyway had the bike lowered recently and its made a huge difference, the only thing not altered was the sidestand, anyway Ive just managed to kick the bike over, thankfully without damage but I need to shorten the sidestand, so , its aliminium, is it worth just cutting a bit off and leaving it as is or should I shorten it but weld on the foot again, does it matter ?
Thanks
stew

[Sid Squid]

Cut it down so that you're happy with it, (obviously just a bit at a time!), then get a suitable oval plate welded on the end.

[Frank]

would it be worth getting another one to fiddle with ,just in case you get it wrong matey.Then if you get it wrong you're not left without a stand

[maviczap]

would it be worth getting another one to fiddle with ,just in case you get it wrong matey.Then if you get it wrong you're not left without a stand

I've got a spare Sidestand. PM me if you're interested

[Sally]

PM bibio, he did this not long ago i think.

[stewie]

Thanks guys, got a spare stand, think I need to cut it by about 20 mm, didny think alli was that easy to weld though.

[yorkie_chris]

Could you not file down front of pivot point so it sticks further forward?

[Bibio]

depending where in the country are you... i can have it welded for you...

[stewie]

Im a fair bit down the road from you Bibio, sunny cheshire to be exact, but thanks for the offer mate :D

[yorkie_chris]

There is a tame welder round here.

[stewie]

There is a tame welder round here.
And I might take you up on your kind offer Chris :D
Ta.

[Paws]

I might need my 675's side shortened aswell as im getting her lowered 40mm, need a hook welding on it aswell so its easier for me to flick up and down