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Rubber bit on side stand

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K2-K6:

--- Quote from: sprinta on May 04, 2022, 11:03:01 AM --- I think you will find that its function was to provide a 'soft' pick up of the stand if you left it down when you hit the first left hander? The aim, I believe, was that the soft rubber section would hit the ground first and flip the stand up rather than the hard metal part of the stand which could dig in and cause you to fall off?

I assume that the bike is not fitted with a side stand cut out switch, which I believe would have replace such devices on future bikes, so that you physically could not move off with the stand down?

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Perfectly described. I know someone that had no rubber fitted on a Goldwing, ultimately forgot the stand was down and first left handed corner resulted in a very serious accident.

Oddjob:
Only works though on later models that have the side stand located near the foot pegs, the 500 for instance is too far forward for this to work IMO.

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