RE: Installing New BMW Sidestand - 3

Zitat von dravnx im Beitrag #25

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Can anyone tell me the length of the Chinese side stand vs the normal sidestand? I'ld like to shorten mine and I have access to cutting and welding equipment.

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Does anyone know why BMW made the US/Europe stand taller?

Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #32

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Does anyone know why BMW made the US/Europe stand taller?

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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #32

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Does anyone know why BMW made the US/Europe stand taller?

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #34

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My best guess is that the marketing staff thought that a longer side stand would make it easier for the prospective customer to lift the bike off of the side stand when sitting on the RS in the showroom. Less of a lean would make the bike feel lighter when moving it vertical.

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Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #35

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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #34

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My best guess is that the marketing staff thought that a longer side stand would make it easier for the prospective customer to lift the bike off of the side stand when sitting on the RS in the showroom. Less of a lean would make the bike feel lighter when moving it vertical.

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I might concur except when lifting an R18 or even the R9T Racer off the sidestand. Maybe different engineers/marketing staff? I haven't had my bike fall over, but it's something I think of constantly when parking it. Before switching the ignition off, I usually give a tug upward on the bars to lift the suspension to near max extension.

Frank

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After looking at the sidestand arrangement I decided (as some others have suggested) to remove some material of the stop on the frame rather than rewelding the stand itself.

If you know your way around an angle grinder and have the the equipment and PPE etc it's not hard to make a nice job of it. I removed 1/8" carefully mirroring the current angle of the stop very easily and the results are great with a much more pronounced lean, probably decreased the angle by 5-7*

Most people of course, are not welders like myself but if you know someone who is then they should be able to do it no problem if you expain what needs to be done.

Now I need to remember that I don't have to extend the suspension before shutting off

Zitat von WillC im Beitrag #37

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After looking at the sidestand arrangement I decided (as some others have suggested) to remove some material of the stop on the frame rather than rewelding the stand itself.

If you know your way around an angle grinder and have the the equipment and PPE etc it's not hard to make a nice job of it. I removed 1/8" carefully mirroring the current angle of the stop very easily and the results are great with a much more pronounced lean, probably decreased the angle by 5-7*

Most people of course, are not welders like myself but if you know someone who is then they should be able to do it no problem if you expain what needs to be done.

Now I need to remember that I don't have to extend the suspension before shutting off

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Zitat von Sanemancured im Beitrag #38

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Zitat von WillC im Beitrag #37

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After looking at the sidestand arrangement I decided (as some others have suggested) to remove some material of the stop on the frame rather than rewelding the stand itself.

If you know your way around an angle grinder and have the the equipment and PPE etc it's not hard to make a nice job of it. I removed 1/8" carefully mirroring the current angle of the stop very easily and the results are great with a much more pronounced lean, probably decreased the angle by 5-7*

Most people of course, are not welders like myself but if you know someone who is then they should be able to do it no problem if you expain what needs to be done.

Now I need to remember that I don't have to extend the suspension before shutting off

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There's always the humble file (not sure what they're called in the US, rasp?)

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Zitat von Sanemancured im Beitrag #38

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Zitat von WillC im Beitrag #37

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After looking at the sidestand arrangement I decided (as some others have suggested) to remove some material of the stop on the frame rather than rewelding the stand itself.

If you know your way around an angle grinder and have the the equipment and PPE etc it's not hard to make a nice job of it. I removed 1/8" carefully mirroring the current angle of the stop very easily and the results are great with a much more pronounced lean, probably decreased the angle by 5-7*

Most people of course, are not welders like myself but if you know someone who is then they should be able to do it no problem if you expain what needs to be done.

Now I need to remember that I don't have to extend the suspension before shutting off

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There's always the humble file (not sure what they're called in the US, rasp?)

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Oh great, no more tyre and oil threads for 2022, let's start a file list ( A4 files not allowed !)

Types of File Tools

While making a selection of file for a specific job, some important points should be considered. In other words, we can say that files can be classified into the following categories:

On the basis of length
On the basis of shape
Flat file
Round file
Half-round file
Triangular file
Square file
Hand file
Knife file
In the basis of grades
Rough File
Bastard File
Second cut File
Smooth File
Dead Smooth File
On the basis of cut
Single Cut File
Double Cut File
Curved Cut File
Spiral Cut File
Rasp Cut File

Once I got set up it was probably less than 2 mins total cutting time, I wouldn’t want to do that with a file!!

I would worry about going near the bike with a welder -
Anyone remember where 'charlie and ewan" broke their bike frames going the long way around the world?
Charlie's bike I think and the arc welder fried all the circuit boards because nobody thought to disconnect the battery terminals first

Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #43

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I would worry about going near the bike with a welder -
Anyone remember where 'charlie and ewan" broke their bike frames going the long way around the world?
Charlie's bike I think and the arc welder fried all the circuit boards because nobody thought to disconnect the battery terminals first

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