New Kickstand Installed

[noahdog]

I finally got a kickstand back on the KZ400 after chopping the stock one off since it was in the way of the shifter after I installed rearsets. The stock kickstand was a big clunky hunk of steel since it was also the front foot peg mount so I found a modern sport bike kickstand with spring included and built into the kickstand that just bolted on so all I had to do was cut a mounting plate and weld it to the frame further up on the bike.

Here's some crappy cell phone pics from last bike night.

And I really like the aggressive stance the bike has with the new stand. 8)

 

[pawn]

looks real good! Where did you find the stand? I'm looking into changing mine since my bike is so much lower than stock...it looks like it's falling over when the stand is down.

 

[noahdog]

looks real good! Where did you find the stand? I'm looking into changing mine since my bike is so much lower than stock...it looks like it's falling over when the stand is down.

It's a Honda CBR something or other that I found on Ebay for under $25 with shipping if I recall correctly. I really liked that the tabs for the spring were all attached to the bracket so I didn't have find appropriate place and method of attachment on the frame.

 

[pawn]

cool, thanks!

 

[noahdog]

As a matter of fact here's one just like what I installed on Ebay for $16 or so with shipping...



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-HONDA-CBR600-CBR-600-KICKSTAND-MAIN-SIDE-STAND-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5888772858QQitemZ380246632536QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories