sidestand bounce

[ventureblue]

I was just wondering? Is it normal when putting the sidestand up for it to bounce a bit? Its kind of annoying. Is the a remady for this or do i need to live with it?

Thanks in advance.

[BuddyRich]

Check to be sure the nut and bolt are tight. Also grease it. Mine will flex out just a little when the weight of the bike is put on it.

[ventureblue]

WELL IT BOUNCES WHEN I AM ON IT AND WANT TO PUT IT UP. IT REALLY DOESN'T FLEX WHEN ITS DOWN. i THOGHT ABOUT THE TORQUE ON IT. iT JUST SEEMS THAT WHEN IT WAS NEWER IT WENT UP AND WAS FIRM AS IT MOVED UP.

[BuddyRich]

If its loose when its up I would really look at the nut and bolt then. Mine is not really loose when its up. I did have to take it apart once and clean and grease it cause it got a bunch of crap in it. That time it was dragging when I went to put it down. I'm not relly sure what you mean about bounce. Maybe the spring is weak. Mines a 05 and it doesn't bounce when its up and I'm going down the road. But I have actually never watched to see if it did.

[dynodon]

I think he means it bounces when he puts it up and it bangs against the stop and then bounces back a time or two. Mine does that, I stop it by keeping my toe on the lever till it is almost all the way up. It won't hurt anything though.

 

My lever was a little loose and a minor tightening of the bolt made it nicer and less "bounce" if I just flip it up.

[ventureblue]

I think he means it bounces when he puts it up and it bangs against the stop and then bounces back a time or two. Mine does that, I stop it by keeping my toe on the lever till it is almost all the way up. It won't hurt anything though.

 

My lever was a little loose and a minor tightening of the bolt made it nicer and less "bounce" if I just flip it up.

 

 

YOU GOT IT. THATS WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.I will try to tighten it up and see if that corrects the issue. Thanks