Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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.

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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.

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

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

Re: Shortening a sidestand
 

There is a tame welder round here.