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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 07:35 AM
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Hawk sitting up too straight?
Is it just mine or do Superhawks sit up straighter while on the sidestand? My bike was parked around a bunch of other bikes the other day and a friend noticed the difference. After compairing I do see a very noticable difference. Looks as if it would tip over alot easier.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:04 AM
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it might just be yours, mine leans over like any normal bike when its on the kickstand. either that, or you park it on a weird section of ground that didn't allow the bike to lean over normally.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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Take your steel toe boot out from under the stand, then re-check.

Just kiddin'. I don't know.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 10:26 AM
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If you dropped your forks in the triples, it will stand up a bit straighter...

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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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well mine is like that too. very vertical. and the wind did blow it over. had to replace my clip-ons, and my exhaust. insurance covered most of it. now when I know a storm's coming I have a strap to hold it from tipping over. I'm gonna have a shop bend the kickstand stem a bit.
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 11:59 AM
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Shim the rear shock and the bike will lean more on the stand. Oh, and the turn in will be quicker too. A win-win of sorts
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Old Jul 30, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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Dammit, now I have to go out to the garage and compare it to my wife's CBR600RR...gee, thanks... :-)
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mikstr
Shim the rear shock and the bike will lean more on the stand. Oh, and the turn in will be quicker too. A win-win of sorts
+1

6mm spacers work well on the VTR in regards to changing the geometry for better steering, without losing straight line stability.


And the bike will lean over more too.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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I think alot of them sit pretty straight up...maybe a little too much. Why should we have to shim things when bending things is more fun.
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Old Jul 31, 2008 | 02:27 PM
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I had a flat tire a couple of weeks ago and the bike was sitting straight up. I didn't realize it until I started putting air in the tire and the bike started leaning. It made a huge difference, it moved so much that I thought it might fall over before I got it full. Just wanted to let you know incase there is a chance that your pressure is a little low. It was the rear tire. they are supposed to be at 42psi, it says on the tire
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 11:42 AM
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42psi is absolute max pressure. I wouldn't fill it up that much if I were you. I keep mine at about 30psi.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 04:06 PM
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Mine is pretty upright as well. I'm worried a car is going to tap into it parking and she's going right over.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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i used 35-37 bc of climate
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:25 PM
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i try for 30-35psi
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 08:40 PM
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I compared my VTR with my wife's SV. Mine is leaning just slightly less.
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Old Aug 4, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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A perfect job for an angle grinder
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 03:37 AM
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Before you bend or cut the side stand, check those front forks, they may not fully extend while the bike is on the stand with the stock springs.
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Old Aug 5, 2008 | 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by mikstr
Shim the rear shock and the bike will lean more on the stand. Oh, and the turn in will be quicker too. A win-win of sorts
+2 The shim will fix the side stand issue & make for quicker steering ! Well worth the few minutes of work .
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