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Longer side stand?
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<blockquote data-quote="Redfish Hunter" data-source="post: 1419313" data-attributes="member: 28773"><p>Well I certainly wasn't trying to offend. I was just playing a little.</p><p></p><p>But if it's going to be Serious...</p><p></p><p>The Gen2 bikes had exactly the opposite complaint. We thought those stands were too long. Sitting on the bike with the sidestand down could actually cause it to tip over to the right. The side stand did not change but the rear shock/spring sure did.</p><p></p><p>There was also an outcry about "defective" side stands. Turns out that if you leave the bike IN GEAR so it doesn't roll forward, the side stand will actually keep the bike upright. No Defect at all.</p><p></p><p>Back when Pop had his Gen2 and I had my ST1300, he often talked of cutting some length off the side stand. That's why I found it so amusing. That and the fact that my ST1300 leaned waaaay over on the side stand and it was much heavier than the FJR. My Gen3 does not lean over nearly as far as the old ST1300.</p><p></p><p>Good Gawd there is a lot of Sensitivity. Reminds me of The Princess and the Pea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Redfish Hunter, post: 1419313, member: 28773"] Well I certainly wasn't trying to offend. I was just playing a little. But if it's going to be Serious... The Gen2 bikes had exactly the opposite complaint. We thought those stands were too long. Sitting on the bike with the sidestand down could actually cause it to tip over to the right. The side stand did not change but the rear shock/spring sure did. There was also an outcry about "defective" side stands. Turns out that if you leave the bike IN GEAR so it doesn't roll forward, the side stand will actually keep the bike upright. No Defect at all. Back when Pop had his Gen2 and I had my ST1300, he often talked of cutting some length off the side stand. That's why I found it so amusing. That and the fact that my ST1300 leaned waaaay over on the side stand and it was much heavier than the FJR. My Gen3 does not lean over nearly as far as the old ST1300. Good Gawd there is a lot of Sensitivity. Reminds me of The Princess and the Pea. [/QUOTE]
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