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side stand?

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have any of you ever noticed the stand seems to let the bike sit a bit more "straight" than other bikes? :confused

unless its just me with a long stand lol
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oh my gawd ! this could start the "rear shock spacer " debate again :eek2 :eek2

do you have a spacer fitted??
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Only if I park uphill :p
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lumpyv wrote:oh my gawd ! this could start the "rear shock spacer " debate again :eek2 :eek2

do you have a spacer fitted??
anything that is a change from the colour debate. lol
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It will vary depending on the type of air in the tyres!!! :wink:
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I believe Ive inadvertently stumbled into a spacer-war here lol
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Or maybe lack of spacer and long stand. :think:

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no spacer normal stand should equal no problems :thumbup:
spacer fitted normal stand and the bike tends to lean over further and looks very disconsurting :thumbdown:
longer stand and no spacer and the bike stands more upright, again a bit worrying :thumbdown:
spacer fitted and longer stand........ :thumbup:
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bigspanishmarty wrote:no spacer normal stand should equal no problems :thumbup:
spacer fitted normal stand and the bike tends to lean over further and looks very disconsurting :thumbdown:
longer stand and no spacer and the bike stands more upright, again a bit worrying :thumbdown:
spacer fitted and longer stand........ :thumbup:
This has really confused me.. Now I'm starting to worry about my side stand too..
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could it have a lowering kit fitted that you don't know about ?
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what mileage has your bike done?
has anyone heard of the rear shock sagging after high mileage?
i know these shocks are set up on the hard side, i'm just wondering if thats why your bike is grounding out around corners....
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has anyone heard of the rear shock sagging after high mileage?
Well your sags with no mileage. :lol:

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cybercarl wrote:
has anyone heard of the rear shock sagging after high mileage?
Well your sags with no mileage. :lol:

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its got a hagon shock fitted marty that was only fitted about a year back I think, got receipts somewhere will have to check the date on it

it feels slightly soft when two-up but nothing worrying

i would like an alternative fitting at some point
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callam_nffc wrote:its got a hagon shock fitted marty that was only fitted about a year back I think, got receipts somewhere will have to check the date on it

it feels slightly soft when two-up but nothing worrying

i would like an alternative fitting at some point
i bought a brand new hagon shock about 18 mths ago, i paid extra because i'm as sexy as i am hefty, but it still failed after less than 4k, hagon rebuilt it free of charge and said that they'd had a bad batch of seals, it might be worth investigating.
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