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VRSCDX Side Stand Modification |
There are a couple of problems with the original stand
and lock arrangement.
1. It's all very well to have a locking stand however with the considerable
weight of the bike on the stand, the random nature of the ground
where the bike is parked, and the considerable friction between the stand and
the ground, there is no guarantee that the stand arm will actually
pivot out and engage the locking tab.
2. The original stand does not over centre forward far enough.
3. The stand may lock however if the bike moved a
little, the stand could move rearward to the point where the stand had over
centred
(toward the rear) meaning that if the locking tab was not fully engaged, the
bike could potentially roll forward and fall over.
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This shows the area of the stand arm
that went for a ride on the belt sander to allow the stand to actually
over centre in the forward direction by a few more degrees. It also shows the locking tab recess. The front face of the opening was filed forward to allow the locking tab and side stand to over centre in the forward direction. |
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Open the image to the left to see it
full size.
Item No. 1 is the original location of the upper
spring mount on the frame. |
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This shows the area on the front face
of the side stand arm that went for a ride on the belt sander to remove
some of the casting imperfection (actually, a little more than that) to
allow the side stand to swing forward a few degrees more than standard. You can also see the new location of the spring mount. |
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The pivot was reassembled with fresh
grease.
This shows the increased forward angle of the side stand after the modification. |
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