sidestand

[hal]

Hi all,

What's the advantage of the different aftermarket sidestands? you have Brown and surefoot, any other?

my main goal is to gat the bike to stand higher, not lean so deep when on the sidestand. I have backproblems so don't like centerstands to much.

oh yeah, it's a '74 R90/6

thanks

Hal

[Duane Ausherman]

I suspect that you haven't tried a Reynolds Ride Off Stand.

The Brown is the best on that I have tried in recent years. Something may be more better.

[Zombie Master]

[quote="hal"]Hi all,

What's the advantage of the different aftermarket sidestands? you have Brown and surefoot, any other?

my main goal is to gat the bike to stand higher, not lean so deep when on the sidestand. I have backproblems so don't like centerstands to much.

oh yeah, it's a '74 R90/6


I remember my R90/6 '74 had a pretty good side stand. My '84 R100S has a poor side stand and I've just installed a Browns side stand. It is a much better stand but is not a simple installation on my R100.

[hal]

I think it works fine, as in easy to use, but the bike leans too far over. my experience in using a block of wood or something under it is that it leads to less "startsmoke".

The sidestand is also the first thing scraping in the bends

[Ken in Oklahoma]

In my experience the /6 and /7 sidestands are the best of the lot (dunno about /5, GS, and very late airheadss). My experience with the brown sidestands is they let the bike lean over more than I like. The thing that I like about the /6 and /7 sidestands is that I can get my toe on the tang of the sidestand and with my long inseam (32") I can just barely deploy it while sitting on the seat. With the bike settled on its sidesand the bike is pretty easy to get on and off of. (Deploying the sidestand from the seat is a bit of a concern because my leg isn't quite enought to push the sidestand against the stop as I lean my bike over. My first act (while stll sitting on the seat with the bike leaning on the sidestand) is to roll the bike back a bit to make sure the sidestand is fully extended. Shorter inseam guys are likely to have a problem unless they are very agile.)

My thought is that your stock sidestand may be badly worn. I'd take a look at that. The fit of the sidestand clevis and frame tongue may be worn as well as the bolt being loose and/or worn. I would examine the fit closely. It'll be a PITA removing the sidestand because the L/H header and muffler must be removed, but some judicious welding and grinding might put a smile on your face.

As a side note, the sidestand on my lower mileage '82 RS was so badly worn that (because of the spring on the sidestand) I had to get off the bike and lean the bike away from me to deploy the sidestand. Talk about daunting! A Brown went on that bike. As another side note, I wasn't happy with the Brown sidestand on my '91 RT. I fabricated a plate to go on the bottom of the sidestand which included a tang for my toe so I could get at it while on the seat. That worked out well for me.


Ken

[Airbear]

The side stand on my /6 is also a bit saggy. Most of the sag is associated with play in the pivot. With the bike on the centre stand and the side stand fully extended the end can flop up and down by around 40mm (1.5"). I haven't removed it yet, but imagine that a sleeve, new pivot bolt and a grease fitting will improve matters.
It is easy to deploy (really easy compared to the mid 80s bikes I have tried) and I like the little plough blade on the end and the auto retract. It also scrapes sometimes but I think a better spring might fix that.
Anyway, what I'm saying is that I would much rather fix it than replace it.

[SteveD]

I had what looked like a Brown, and it was much better than the stock 1982 model R100RS stand. We don't see the Brown here in Oz so I'm guessing it was a copy. I had it for years, keeping it b/w a couple of bikes.

It was getting a bit second hand, so I ebayed it and bought a Surefoot from Motobins.

They both stand the bike with less lean than the stocker, and the new Surefoot might stand it a tad taller.

Both are excellent kit.

[dougie]

I put a Shurefoot on my '87.
I added a 3/8" aluminum pad to the foot. It was easy.
Good solid quality sidestand.