KX Riders

Maintenance & Technical => KX500 Original => Topic started by: Suicycle on January 29, 2003, 12:07:33 PM

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: Suicycle on January 29, 2003, 12:07:33 PM

does anybody know of one?  msr says they make one for all kx models, but i can't find anyone that can verify this.  and everybody makes a clamp on.  trail tech doesn't yet have one and moto billet or something like that has one on the way.

does anybody have one or nobody uses them......help.  i ride with a bunch of lazy fourwheelers and they stop all the time.  just makes breaktime a lot easier.

Title: Moose
Post by: QuantumDuck on January 29, 2003, 03:50:34 PM

Moose makes one...this is probably the one I will get..

Moose bolt on sidestand (http://shop.mxsales.com/cgi-bin/db2www/MON010DP.txt/MAIN?company=6&category=HAAB)

I was gonna be needed to look up one of those soon...thanks for givin me some incentive :mrgreen:

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: Suicycle on January 30, 2003, 09:12:27 AM

no man that was a clamp on.  looks like a wart on swingarm.  bolt on  stands remove  a peg and wedge in behind it with longer bolts.  looks like something factory on  and xr ar wr.  clamp ons are a dime a dozen.  functional but way ugly.

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: QuantumDuck on January 30, 2003, 10:42:33 AM

I have yet to come across one like you describe...but it sounds a bunch more better than the clamp on one...I'm gonna keep lookin...

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: sdkx500 on February 04, 2003, 06:31:57 AM

I bought a clamp on  one from Utah sportcycles... Works good....looks like a clampon

Title: i kickstand off a RMX
Post by: kxtaz on April 07, 2003, 01:31:07 PM

i made a bracket [similar to bracket on wr426] and slightly modified a old rmx kickstand i had laying around.kickstand bracket mounts to frame not to swing arm.it was fairly simple and works great.i'll take a couple pictures and post them.hopefully that will help.

Title: here are a few pics
Post by: kxtaz on April 07, 2003, 11:24:51 PM

(http://users.rcn.com/hyroler777/kx500/7.jpg)

(http://users.rcn.com/hyroler777/kx500/8.jpg)

(http://users.rcn.com/hyroler777/kx500/6.jpg)

(http://users.rcn.com/hyroler777/kx500/9.jpg)

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: mikesmith on April 08, 2003, 10:17:39 PM

The clamp on stands are ugly,but I like what youve done there.I might try that,thank for the pictures.

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: gwcrim on April 09, 2003, 02:14:24 AM

Quote

The clamp on stands are ugly.....

Funny thing.... I can't even see mine when I'm riding!  It's a Utah stand.

After 5 yrs with Harley crowd, it's kinda funny to see how much dirtbike folk care about the looks of their bikes.  I've always been a function over form kinda guy.  (But I did replace the butt ugly purple shrouds that came on my KX.)

"Chrome don't getcha home."

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: Rick on April 11, 2003, 01:54:25 AM

Hey Kxtaz, pretty slick setup.  I have been looking for a kickstand for an older guy I ride with, but neither of us much care for the clamp on style.  Think I will build one of these to see how we like it.  However, to save me some time, how long is your kickstand from the center of the bolt to the end of the stand leg?

Thanks

Rick

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: kxtaz on April 11, 2003, 02:17:22 PM

kickstand is 15 3\4 in. from bolt to end of stand.16 in. overall

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: demographic on April 11, 2003, 10:30:32 PM

Kxtaz

I like that
Think I will make one
Cheers for putting the pictures up :D

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: GreenMachine on August 01, 2003, 10:23:31 AM

Does anyone have a copy of the picture that was posted here. Would be a help, Thanks

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: Paul on August 01, 2003, 11:58:28 AM

I don't, sorry, they were hosted offsite and never added to the gallery. If kxtaz will send the to me via email i'll post them up on this server.

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: kxtaz on August 02, 2003, 02:43:41 AM

Edited by Paul, pic links moved up to original post

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: GreenMachine on August 02, 2003, 11:31:21 PM

Thanks kxtaz,
Now all I have to do is find a kickstand long enough. I went to my local bone yard the other day and they had about a truck bed full of kickstands, but they were all about 5 to 12 inches long. Although, that looks almost simple enough to make the whole thing.

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: demographic on December 26, 2003, 11:39:08 PM

Looking through this thread again as I am getting sick of leaning my KX against walls and not wanting to add unsprung weight to the bike (SM wheels and tyres have added quite enough already) I am going to get my lazy arse into gear and make a copy of the one that Kxtaz has done.

I alread have a sidestand to weld onto the bracket but am curious as to how high does the sidestand go when it's folded away?

Does it go up till it's almost in line with the rear subframe like some KTM seem to or only about in line with the swingarm as many roadbikes seem to?

Also I see that it has a spring but does it have any kind of clip that stops the stand from kind of flapping up and down when you riding over bad bumps/ landing after jumps?

Cheers, Scott :)

Title: bolt on kickstand
Post by: kawdude on February 01, 2004, 05:55:20 PM

Any owners of the Utah clamp stand...does the chain hit the top of the clamp?  I see that utah doesn't offer one for the kx5.  What model did you order for...250?

What about the any of the clamp on types does the chain interfere?