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Offline TOMMO.W

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Side Stand
« on: August 06, 2022, 04:07:52 PM »
Hi I have had a problem with my hips stopping me from getting on my 400-4 and I wondered if the side stand was shorter then this would make the bike a bit lower to get on.
Does anyone know if another models stand is shorter and would fit my bike.
Thanks for reading Tom

Offline SteveD CB500K0

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Re: Side Stand
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2022, 05:25:10 PM »
Have you tried the “horse method”?

Left foot on left peg and mount the bike that way.

That’s the way I have always got on (and off) my Triumph Tigers (the 900 was a bugger…)

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Offline Athame57

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Re: Side Stand
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2022, 05:58:12 PM »
Just come back from that sort of problem myself after eerr... rectal surgery   :o  that left me in pain for months and complicated by a catheter I've just got rid of,  I found using the side stand and kerbside  a helpful combination myself. ;D
« Last Edit: August 06, 2022, 06:01:01 PM by Athame57 »
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Offline TrickyMicky

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Re: Side Stand
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2022, 08:28:52 AM »
Fully agree with finding a kerbstone where possible. At home I keep a couple of blocks of wood near my garage door for when I get back home and have broken my "arse-ache" mileage limits.  Whatever you do, DON'T use a shorter prop stand as the bike will have a much greater tendency to tip over, especially when you are trying to dismount, and that will definitely hurt.

 

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