Broken side stand bolt

[Simmo737]

G'day,

2013 side stand is an improvement but gg bolts aren't always that strong.







The stand has a bushing which requires servicing with grease

I replaced the bolt with a high tensile steel bolt and some washers.

Hope that helps.

[Jakobi]

I've heard of people even having issues with the 2012 models even when using high tensile bolts. Probably not so bad for holding the bike up but most people tend to lean on them or use it as a pivot for lifting the bike. I only miss not having my side stand sometimes

[Simmo737]

I wouldn't miss it except for car parks etc, I think I'll go and get a bolt made of lawrencium or some other ridiculous metal that doesn't exist next, just after I've flown to Spain and completed some engineer head punching.

[Jakobi]

At least its easier to change a snapped bolt than to have to weld a tab back on the frame. Haha!

[phoenix]

Mine has snapped twice and is now on the floor of the garage with the bike leaned against the wall. After the first snap I tried getting a high strength bolt, sanding the paint off the pivot point (which was peeling up) and added a couple of nylon washers on either side of the kickstand. That didn't help. I've tried squirting it with WD40 after washes...helps a little. The design, for some reason, just seems to gum up REALLY quickly. I didn't realize that bushing came out, though, so maybe i'll try to grease that up and see how it goes for round 3. Hopefully that will help because I like having a kickstand.

[GMP]

Side stands have been nothing but a PIA for 13 years. First thing that comes off. If you absolutely need a stand for some reason(no trees, fences, etc.) there are a lot of small triangle stands that work good. Fit in a pack easy too.

[desertgasser300]

The only side stand I found that was worth anything was the one on my KLX. Even my buddies trail tech has been rebuilt 3x within not more then a year.

The mount just broke on my wifes 97', but it was an easy weld. Must be all the dust out here, it may help lubricate the stand??

[Jakobi]

I wonder if letting it fling back puts extra strain on it too?

[GMP]

FWIW, my KTMs broke bolts too. Its just a lot of stress on the part and to make it strong would mean make it heavy, so your limited to an M8 bolt. Even on my Ducati it was the first bolt to come loose, and it was mounted to the engine casting. For the woods or racing why bother? If you need it for the street or dual sport, chances are you have a pack to stick a triangle in. If you really want it, do it right and modify the mount with a tab on each side of the stand pivot, to support the bolt, which is then simply an axel.

[Simmo737]

Suzuki make monster stands that mount under the pegs and then are double sided like you say glen, I regularly see guys kick start a 450 on them, but it is a heavy heavy bike an rmx450, but quite indestructible except for the gearbox in the hands of someone non mechanically sympathetic.

And jake it does and doesn't, the new stand has a steel stop that will eat into the stand itself but takes the force of the blow off the pivot.