Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
New kickstand design
triffecpa:
I'd be interested in one if the price is around $50. Thanks for sharing a great idea. Tracy
toddwunsch:
Just take your bike to a muffler shop. They'll weld that right on for you for about an hour's labor. By the way, I observed some guys jumping trailer ramps out in Beaumont a few weeks back and I noticed, from time to time, they would stop their two strokes next to the ramp to make adjustments. They would turn off the petcock and simply lay the bike down on the sprocket side of the bike with the handlebar in the dirt to keep most of the bike out of the dirt. I tried it a few times with my KX-500 and had no problem. Turned the gas back on and started right up in one kick. Anyone see any problems with this ?
Rick:
Nope...unless you riding the last part of a 100 mile mountain ride...and your old...and your tire...and you hope no one laughs when you ask for help getting your bike of the ground. :blink:
Pinchy:
I want to know who made the one in the gallery thats justa bolt on solution. Looks real beefy.
I made one from a old kickstand cut from a salvage bike that looks ugly and is real wimpy. I need to reweld the peg for the spring coz its not really strong enuf to hold the kick up real tight like i want.
and if you try to stand on the bike
with the kick down and try to tip it over it will bend it if you really want it to.
I uploaded some pics to the gallery and some pics with the mcmaster carr pipe mount.
KXcam22:
I built a variation of Ricks excellent design out of scraps in my shop. Given the 3 mounting holes right there I couldn't resist making it a bolt on (for my new KX?). I also didn't like spacing the footpeg out 1/4" so I fabricated the plate with an integral footpeg mount (mine was bent anyway). Mounting plate is 1/4" 316SS. The kickstand is 3 piece aluminum; pivot, 3/4" pipe for the main part, an oversize foot and a cool 1/2" titanium pivot bolt. The pivot bolt could be smaller but I had the leftover bolt in my desk at work. Total weight added is 570g (1.25 lbs). I have a bunch of pictures and fab details if anyone is interrested. Cam.
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