SSR +1" Side Stand

[He Man]

Don't mess up.  I've got a 30" inseam, and am 5'6", never had a problem. It's how most of the people do it once the stand comes off

well then your better than i am.

what about those front wheel chocks that stand alone and you just drive into and they lock?

Almost done making one. $200 on a sport chock or another trackday and i just make my own? the choice is simple! Still need to get a beefier stablizing arm and a ramp that guides the wheel in and holds the rear wheel + drill hoels to bolt it together.

[mattc7]

well then your better than i am.

Almost done making one. $200 on a sport chock or another trackday and i just make my own? the choice is simple! Still need to get a beefier stablizing arm and a ramp that guides the wheel in and holds the rear wheel + drill hoels to bolt it together.

Better isn't the word, although possibly true.  More daring, and practiced.  If you're worried about it, put the bike next to the wall, and practice for a bit.  If you lose it, the handlebar will tap the wall and nothing bad happens.

GL with that sport chock.  It makes for a 10x better solution than the standard get off and grab stand without dropping bike.

[Triple J]

And the one time you do mess up, its on the floor. Not worth it, especially when im in tight leathers, i cant bend over to pick up a rearstand without bending my knees, i also cant touch the floor since im short so i cant get off the bike without the sidestand to begin with. :p

Bah! You could do it. I'd say 50% of people at trackdays do it (including me).

A drive-in type chock is defintely nicer though.

[He Man]

i see people do it all the time, but those are the same people who can get out of their leathers by themselves. 

If I was in civvies I'd have no problem.

[jeff137]

I have Pit Bull front and rear stands that I use in the garage.  The rear stand handle comes down toward the front of the bike when you lift the bike, so it is very easy to do by yourself.  Matter of fact, I did it yesterday by myself and I currently have 60 staples in my stomach due to a mid-line incision from surgery last week.  If I can do it in this condition, anyone can do it.

By contrast, I used to have a Pit Bull rear stand for my GSXR and the handle went away from the bike when you lifted the bike.  You had to kind of hold the tail of the bike with 1 hand and fenagle (sp?) the stand with the other hand. Not much fun by yourself.

I like that home-made stand.  Nothing like keeping it simple and doing your own fab work when possible. Cudos!

[Duck-EZ]

I'm just confused one thing about this stand, I recall with the CC stand, there was one for 4valve engines and another completely different one for 2 valve engines; as shown in alfisti's post. Going to the SSR site they list this stand fitting all monsters. I am temped, but this doesn't sound right. Also it looks like a tree trunk...oh wait our bikeswould have a big third leg then
*note to Tafty, it looks like you could safely mill a slot on the backside of this thing and even the weight with stock, and no one the wiser.

[junior varsity]

Stock is 8.8 ounces
SSR is 11 ounces

I've removed the sidestand switch, and associated wiring.  Works out to be a 1 ounce loss of weight (lighter) with the stock bolts, and nearly 3 with the titanium fasteners.

Ok yeah, I'm sick.

we have the same sickness.

[Monster Dave]

....already having problems with the stands sinking into the asphalt, the last thing I'd think to do would be put a small sharp edged foot on the Monster.



If I were going to make a change I'd rather have this anyway:

[MotoCreations]

The problem with the DucFoot kickstand that I made (below and for others) is that the large base footprint needs to be custom fit to each Ducati due to front/rear height and angle the bike leans.  Each one was different and thus no way a "standardized setup" could be made.  This applies to all large footprint kickstands. 

Bill / DucCutters later sold a do-it-yourself weld on DucFoot, but typically most ended up having to cut/weld the foot a few times before they got the angle set correctly to get the footprint flat.

We looked at doing upcoming for our own extended length kickstands, but the cost to make the 2-plane adjustable clamping system work and still be lightweight wasn't cost effective. 

If I were going to make a change I'd rather have this anyway:

[Pedro-bot]

....already having problems with the stands sinking into the asphalt, the last thing I'd think to do would be put a small sharp edged foot on the Monster.



If I were going to make a change I'd rather have this anyway:

What exhaust is that on this bike?
Is this your bike?

Looks interesting.

[Monster Dave]

The problem with the DucFoot kickstand that I made (below and for others) is that the large base footprint needs to be custom fit to each Ducati due to front/rear height and angle the bike leans.  Each one was different and thus no way a "standardized setup" could be made.  This applies to all large footprint kickstands.  

Bill / DucCutters later sold a do-it-yourself weld on DucFoot, but typically most ended up having to cut/weld the foot a few times before they got the angle set correctly to get the footprint flat.

We looked at doing upcoming for our own extended length kickstands, but the cost to make the 2-plane adjustable clamping system work and still be lightweight wasn't cost effective.  

I wondered why we weren't seeing more of these around the forum. Makes sense though.

They look great in any case - keep us posted if you make more!  

What exhaust is that on this bike?
Is this your bike?

Looks interesting.

It's a local guys bike that has given new meaning to "heavily modded". He's put a load of work into it - and for the record the exhaust is terribly annoyingly loud. The rest of the bike has some very cool mods though.

[ducatiz]

The only anodizing gauranteed not to fade is "clear". If you are worried about cosmetics and will have the bike in the sun, skip over black and red, OR get all your parts from the same manufacturer and put them on at the same time so as they fade, it all fades equally.

Using spec MIL-A-8625F requires both corrosion and light fastness requirements.  A good shop will do Taber testing to ensure color fastness and resistance to UV fade.

There are multiple DOD standards for anodizing which CAN be used by a shop.  The best tack is to find a shop who is familiar with these specs and have the work done by them.

The problem with black dyes is that they are usually just super dark blue or red.  Check with a black light and you'll be surprised, which is why they often fade to purple.

A good anodizer should be familiar with ASTM B117 (salt spray test), ASTM B137 (coating weight specs) and UL 746C UV exposure resistance testing.

[junior varsity]

I'd never heard of those requirements before. So which would you consider "hard anodizing"? Would the comply?

[Artful]

I too had an SSR gas cap fade in a week of sun exposure. Seven days and it was orange. Meanwhile other anondized parts on the bike have stayed black far longer (three years) with the same UV exposure. When I contacted SSR to see if they wanted to stand behind their product they told me that a local anondizer would gladly re-anondize it for me. That is of course once I paid them to re-anondize it. I'll eventually get around to that, but in the meantime I won't be buying any other SSR anondized products as I don't believe they have any desire to stand behind their product even in extreme cases of dye failure.

Seven days.

[junior varsity]

Weird. *My* SSR black shifter that many now love is black. Been out in the sun quite a bit, still very black.

Showa's fork tops that were red/blue, now pink & cotton candy.

STM gold plugs - light yellow now.

Rizoma? Still very black or very silver or very titanium colored (reservoirs)

CycleCat titanium color - just regular silver now

SpeedyMoto titanium color - still a darker gray

Febur suspension arch - mirror shine (thanks simichrome!)

Corsair Axle Adjuster Plates - Gold, and still very gold

Corsair Red Frame (Tail) Plugs on Stinsons bike - Pink

Luck of the draw, folks.