Kickstand Question

[Hef]

I have a 2000 Standard. It's all original as far as the kickstand is concerned. When it's on the kickstand it has what I would call an excessive lean. A friend who also has a Valkyrie says his was the same way and the cause was the frame where the kickstand pivots was bent. Said he had to straighten it and weld a support to hold it in place. Another Valkyrie owner told me his bike leaned too much so he added an inch to the kickstand. Anybody had this problem?? TIA. Hef

[hubcapsc]

Look down under there and see if the hollow square member looks good
or not.

Here's BigBF doing a jamb-up fix on a bent cross member...

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

If your's looks good, fiddling with the kickstand is a good
option... there used to be "feet" available for the kickstand,
but you'd have to find used ones now I guess...

-Mike

[Willow]

Also check whether you have OEM shocks.  Slightly taller shocks will cause quite a difference in lean.

[Jess from VA]

I have two '99 interstates with identical suspension and tires, and no damaged cross member, and one leans noticeably more than the other.  I gave up trying to figure out why.  The only thing that bugs me is after riding the one with less lean for a few months, when I pull the other one out, it feels like it's falling over when I put it down on the stand.

Besides one of those kickstand shoes, I seem to recall reading you can try to add a washer or two to the kickstand mount somewhere to stand it up a little.  If you stand it up too far, a flat tire can cause the bike to fall over to the right (so be careful what you park to the left of).

[The emperor has no clothes]

Also I've noticed with a 65 series rear tire I get more lean.

[R J]

This excess lean can be caused by taller shocks, OEM shocks set on 5, and a taller rear tire.

Don't worry about it, it won't hurt anything as long as you don't go messing with the length, and etc.

Ride a Harley for awhile and you will get used to the extra lean.

If the extra lean is causing you problems getting the bike into the upright position,   turn the handlebars full right, then lift the bike up, much easier to do it that way.