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April 16th, 2010, 10:20 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much.
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Damn Kickstand...
Went to the movies tonight. On my ride home on the freeway, I started to hear a slight "tink... tink tink"... "that's odd," I thought. looked around for a sec, with nothing obviously dragging or gone but I'm slightly paranoid about the bike, so I got off at the immediate exit. As I pulled up to the light, she dies! "WHAT THE ****?" I thought, immediately realizing my kickstand was down. "SON OF A" went through my mind when I realized I had lost my kickstand spring and my kickstand was now (and had been!) dragging on the ground. Thank my lucky stars that something bad didn't happen. but I was forced to pull the bike on the side walk, and make some road-side repairs using zipties.
moral of the story: don't leave home without zipties and ducttape
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April 16th, 2010, 10:25 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
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as a side note- I believe this was caused by the adjustment of my rear-sets, which caused my boot to get too close to the kickstand spring, knocking it off. (I assume... I don't actually know precisely what caused it to come off... but this seems like the most likely [read: only] possibility.
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April 16th, 2010, 10:48 PM
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Name: David
Location: Waxahachie
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April 17th, 2010, 04:08 AM
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Name: Méké
Location: QC , Canada
Join Date: Dec 2009 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 2013 SE , Ninja 2009 blue/Honda Nighthawk S 1985 blue Posts: 222
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Thanks for yours " lucky stars " are on your side
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April 17th, 2010, 05:30 AM
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Name: Bryan
Location: Warner Robins, GA
Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE, 2007 Ninja 650R, and assorted other bikes Posts: A lot.
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Um..the kickstand kills the engine if its down...how was your bike running if the stand was down?
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April 17th, 2010, 07:18 AM
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Name: Craig
Location: Silicon Valley, CA USA
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I had the same thing happen. The spring on my 2008 did appear a little wimpy and was on my to-do list to look into. After just a couple rides it fell off.
I replaced it with a spring I had from an old-gen bike. It works fine now.
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April 17th, 2010, 07:25 AM
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Name: Donger
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Wow---duct tape and zip ties-check!!!
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April 17th, 2010, 07:44 AM
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Name: Truong
Location: Augusta, Maine
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O jeebus, I need to restock my ziptie stash. Thanks for the reminder.
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April 17th, 2010, 09:07 AM
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Name: Rick
Location: Alexandria, Louisiana
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I always try to carry bungy straps but will now add zipties to the list. Thanks for the idea and glad everything came out ok.
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April 17th, 2010, 04:45 PM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Lil One
Location: NB Canada
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After having problems with the screw that hold the piece from the switch to the kickstand while changing my kickstand twice, i just broke it and zipped tied it on the on position. Much easier than bypassing the switch.
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April 17th, 2010, 05:33 PM
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wat
Name: wat
Location: tustin/long beach
Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much.
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So I've replaced the missing spring, and my kickstand (and bike) are back in commission. Two new springs from home depot, interlaced and crimped on both ends. highly doubt it's coming off again.
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