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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ส.ค. 2024
- The kickstand on my KTM 390 Adventure was too short after installing fork extenders for greater ground clearance. One solution is to add a hockey puck to the bottom of the kickstand, sandwiched between the foot enlarger. I knew this solution would work because I had done the exact same thing on my BMW F800GS, which in its stock form had a really short kickstand. So if your bike really leans, is hard to get off the kickstand when loaded or hard to get on when leaned over try this solution. If you have other easy solutions let me know in the comments below. Affiliate links are below for the two items I used to extend my kickstand.
Hockey Puck: amzn.to/3OGtX7n
Foot Enlarger: amzn.to/49wDHck
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Who else started watching this video, thinking ADV Matt had lost a tooth?
A little hockey homage.
Great MacGyver’ing Matt. It reminds me of some of the things I would do as a youth with limited resources. To take it to a welder to add in a segment would cost about $8, plus materials here, but it is probably cheaper elsewhere. I have had the fork extenders for a while now, but have postponed putting them on for the very reason of the extra lean. When I am ready to put them on I will probably cough up the bucks to get the extension welded on.
The lean is pretty bad. If you know of a good welder that is the way to go.
My buddy Andrew has a 2008 BMW GS, it had a hockey Puck when he bought it. Bike still has a severe lean! - Frank
I did the puck on frist GS in 2011 . On 2015 GS I used hard plastic a 1/2 thick . On my F800 I cut and welded the side stand . It all depends on how height you want . It dose make the bike easer to stand the bike up particularly when loaded.
Wow, great advice on the hockey puck. I never thought of that: thanks for sharing! I will probably do this on the 1290 too!
Glad this was helpful!
I used a puck on my 2012 Victory Cross Country Tour for years. Worked great and lasted for a long time.
Nice, good to know these pucks will last. I imagine the sun and dry heat will break it down over time.
@advmatt mine was on 6 years and I sold it with the bike. By bolting it on you can just replace it if needed.
I think what ever you do make sure you buy and install the kick stand dongle to eliminate the kick stand switch, otherwise with that added weight it wont take much to kill the engine whilst riding! Dangerous! I bought a puck but I just take with me and if the slant is too much I just pullit out of my tail bag which always on the bike. If the camber of the road is my favour its not a problem. Nice easy fix, thanks Matt 👍
I am planning to get the dongle. There are two different variations. I am deciding which one to use. On my F800GS the puck was never a problem. I am not sure that will be the case on this bike.
In my experience I prefer more lean angle, more suitable/safer to use off road on uneven ground. Put a removable spacer under it for the desired look on the road/garage if that is a concern.
That has been the opposite of my experience. With the shorter kickstand I have had to pay much more attention to where I park and get off. Too much lean offroad and it's really a challenge to get back on the bike and get it off the stand when it's fully loaded. I spend a lot of time getting on and off to film ride by segments. It took more work to do this. Everyone has their own experience and preference. Ours are just different. Cheers.
Just cut the stand and add an inch of strong tube.
That is a great solution if you can find the right diameter of pipe and have a welder. My solution is for all those riders that have limited tools. Your solution is of course better but not possible for everyone.
@@advmatt I've extended the side stand on a R3 and SV650 with 1" iron/steel (natural gas IIRC) pipe from Lowes plumbing department. Bought a 6" pipe and cut to about 1.5" long. Local welder can weld it up for fairly cheap.
I bolted a hockey puck to my CRF300L kickstand and then trimmed the puck edges to match the kickstand foot. Looked a little sleeker that way, if that’s possible. LOL! Sports stores in my area sell used pucks for $1.00 so I could afford the investment. 😉
Nice. I didn't even think to go to a sports store. Should have. Cheers.
So many manufacturers seems to have really short kickstands, I was a bike show. few weeks ago and tried all the cool adventure bikes. I mean they're all tall of course but this combined with very short kickstands makes it feel like the bike is falling over every time you're gonna dismount. You'll get used to it over time but I don't really see why they have to lean this much when parked.
I agree, it can be really challenging to get these big heavy bikes when fully loaded off of the kickstand. No need for excessive lean.
I tried this a while ago on my 890, it changed the kickstand angle somehow to be weak and the kickstand ended up slowly bending out of shape over the course of a month until it finally gave way.
Good to know. The bend on the 790/890 kickstand is more than the 390. I will keep an eye on it. Thanks.
I too stand on the foot peg cause I'm a big guy. I bent my kickstand as well. I haven't went to fix it yet, but I was wondering, did you simply put on a new leg, or did you have to replace the mounting bracket and basically the whole bracket deal? I think mine may have bent the frame because I can see where the shifter has just barely grazed the bracket that mounts the kickstand. Any advice would be appreciated!
I only replaced the leg, not the bracket.
Alternatives such as materials or objects?
Custom kickstand or welding an extension on.