kickstand on 2000 M900

[halcyon]

I recently purchased a 2000 Monster 900Sie.  Love the bike.  The front end is a bit squirrelly and I need to get that figured out.  I think it is just a matter of resetting the suspension to stock settings and playing from there. 

Anyway, I am posting because the bike came with a center stand.  While I like it for working on the bike and the stability, I am not really a fan of the day to day use.  Does anyone know where I can find a used kickstand?  Why does everyone dislike the kickstand so much?

Thanks!
Josh

[zarn02]

So to be clear here, what you're saying is that the previous owner installed a center stand and then removed the kickstand?

I'd scour eBay, Craigslist, and post up in the 'parts wanted' section of the forum.

[halcyon]

You are correct.  Will any kickstand from a Monster fit, or must I find a 2000-2001 Monster?

So to be clear here, what you're saying is that the previous owner installed a center stand and then removed the kickstand?

I'd scour eBay, Craigslist, and post up in the 'parts wanted' section of the forum.

[Pedro-bot]

You are correct.  Will any kickstand from a Monster fit, or must I find a 2000-2001 Monster?

I believe any 1995-2001 should fit.

[live2ride]

FYI: you can have both.  i have a centerstand AND a kickstand on my 2000. 

[Teutonics]

FYI: you can have both.  i have a centerstand AND a kickstand on my 2000. 

 
Same here, although I never use the kickstand because it doesn't seem at all secure.  I've tried multiple (5+) different kickstands including two different cycle cat stands, and none of them provide enough triangulation to keep the bike securely upright.  IMHO I would keep the centerstand and not worry about finding a kickstand.

[zarn02]

Same here, although I never use the kickstand because it doesn't seem at all secure.  I've tried multiple (5+) different kickstands including two different cycle cat stands, and none of them provide enough triangulation to keep the bike securely upright.  IMHO I would keep the centerstand and not worry about finding a kickstand.

My M900 fell over without assistance exactly zero times, using the stock kickstand. All while living in windy Kansas.

[Teutonics]

My M900 fell over without assistance exactly zero times, using the stock kickstand. All while living in windy Kansas.

Did you raise the suspension? (mine is raised)

[zarn02]

Nope. It was as stock.

[halcyon]

Mine is raised a bit, would that make much of a difference?   

Nope. It was as stock.

[Chris@CycleCat]

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[H-2 CHARLIE]

next mod is this stand mod ...http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=50013.msg915751#msg915751