Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

I'm going to buy a lowering kit for my wife's bike. And once the bike is lowered will I have to have a shorter side stand? :confused:

Re: Lowering kit and sidestand
 

depends on how low you go. but its a good idea as i've already had an SV go over on its side as it was to upright.

Re: Lowering kit and sidestand
 

The easy fix is to grind away a little of the stop so that the stand comes down and just goes a bit further, effectively pointing "forward" a bit more. If you return the bike to standard though you will need to buy a new mount, but they are not exactly expensive and it would be easy to get one from someone breaking a bike.

Re: Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

Cut the ground end off,reduce in size as required and get the end welded back on,perhaps with a bit of tubular metal over the initial weld to strengthen it

Re: Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

Is it a curvey?if so ive got 25mm dogbones if ur interested very cheap

Re: Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

Following on from muddydude above, I found a lowered curvy seat in amongst my mountain of parts if you're after one? Less padding but might buy another inch if it helps.

Just wonder why you are lowering? Is your wife quite short? Only curious cus I'm 5.4 and although I touch the floor with front toes part I don't see it as an issue, after all most the time we're on the rest brake ain't we. Each to ones own of course, just curious how other shorter people deal with this. X

Re: Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

He said it's for his wife's bike, not his wife. Maybe he wants to ride it...?

Oh good point ;).

Re: Lowered bike; shorter sidestand needed?
 

had my bike lowered by 40mm at the back still to high i am 5.3.