Kickstand adjustment

Chef GS500f 06 · May 05, 2008, 10:35:54 AM

I read that someone had to extend there kickstand after installing a katana rear shock, is this correct?? Just want to make sure before I install the shock I bought.

bucks1605 · May 05, 2008, 10:42:42 AM

Yeah, Pablo did it. You might not have to, depends how much the bike leans over. I know I'm going to have to lengthen mine because I set the shock to one of the stiffer settings and it almost falls over.

Here's a link, there's a description at the bottom of the page.

http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id12.html

VSG · May 05, 2008, 12:54:07 PM

I thought I read that the Katana shock only raises the bike about a 1/4". That's enough to need a longer kickstand?

EDIT: From that link, it sounds like he used a shock from the GSXR, not the Katana 600 rear shock.

bucks1605 · May 05, 2008, 01:22:11 PM

Quote from: VSG on May 05, 2008, 12:54:07 PM
I thought I read that the Katana shock only raises the bike about a 1/4". That's enough to need a longer kickstand?

EDIT: From that link, it sounds like he used a shock from the GSXR, not the Katana 600 rear shock.

I think the reason I have to adjust is that I put on the kat rear shock (one of the stiffer settings), kat rear wheel, and a kat front end. My center stand doesn't even lift the rear wheel unless I put a 2x4 under it.

ben2go · May 05, 2008, 02:31:08 PM

You can make your kick stand adjustable by cutting 1 inch out of the center of the kick stand.Then tap the kick stand halves to accept threaded rod, with nuts to lock it down.

ajaxgs · May 05, 2008, 05:14:55 PM

it is the sv shock that makes it too tall see the wiki http://cgi.stanford.edu/~sanjayd/gs500/Upgrades/RearShock

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