Kick Stand Fix

[Jruby38]

My bike seems to be leaning more on the kick stand. I took the spring off and its got a lot of up and down play. Any way to tighten it up?

[salty1]

Have you checked the mounting bolts? Did you bend the cross member?  ???

[Hook#3287]

I'm not aware of any way to "FiX" the bolt slap/play.

If you've ever trailer-ed your bike on the side stand, you could have bent the cross member where the stand mounts.

I believe some have addressed this issue, try a search and you might find a post on fixing that problem.

[BonS]

BigBF did a pictorial on his repair of the bent kickstand cross-member. You can see the telltale signs from the initial few pictures.

http://bigbf.com/bigbf_shop/crossmember_damaged/

[Jruby38]

The cross member is good.  I think it is just worn from so much use.

[Hook#3287]

I've never had a kickstand failure so I've never inspected it that closely. There may be a bushing that could be replaced, but your best bet is to buy a new stand and bolt.

If you like to gamble you could try eBay

[Skinhead]

I had the same issue on my interstate and cut some shims to take up the slop between the kick stand and the mounting boss.  I didn't have any shim stock laying around, but did have some old brake pads, and these have a thin, removable piece of sheet metal covering the pad that I removed and cut the shims from (it took 2 pieces to take up the clearance).

I also cleaned and greased the whole thing before re-assembling.  Works great now.

You may also want to inspect the KS bolt as well and replace it if it is severely worn.  You do not want this to break on you on the road.  I bought and carry an extra bolt and spring, just in case.  You you have an extra, they never break.

[KY,Dave (AKA Misunderstood)]

I had the same issue on my interstate and cut some shims to take up the slop between the kick stand and the mounting boss.  I didn't have any shim stock laying around, but did have some old brake pads, and these have a thin, removable piece of sheet metal covering the pad that I removed and cut the shims from (it took 2 pieces to take up the clearance).

I also cleaned and greased the whole thing before re-assembling.  Works great now.

You may also want to inspect the KS bolt as well and replace it if it is severely worn.  You do not want this to break on you on the road.  I bought and carry an extra bolt and spring, just in case.  You you have an extra, they never break.

Ditto this. Been carrying bolt and spring for years with no problem. As soon as I get rid of it, mine will go 

[mustang071965]

had the same problem with mine last year. cross member ok. just slack it the hole on kickstand mount. i found a SS bushing with the ID the same as the kickstand bolt. and bored out the kickstand holder. then pressed in the bushing. added a brass wear seat on top and bottom to counter the difference between the kickstand ears and the holder. no slack now. sorry cant remember the size of the bushing. got it at my local Atwoods store.

[pancho]

BigBF did a pictorial on his repair of the bent kickstand cross-member. You can see the telltale signs from the initial few pictures.

http://bigbf.com/bigbf_shop/crossmember_damaged/

Now that's a repair.

[Jruby38]

I put a fender washer on the top with clean and lub.  Much better now.  If I had a buck for each time its been down and up in 16 years.