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Dangerous Issue: Random Kickstand Deployment. Requesting HELP ASAP.

I pulled apart my side stand last night just to get an idea of what was going on. The stand is mounted to the frame via a part known as "plate" P/N GU32432711. A bolt goes through a bushing, into the plate, then through the ears of the stand itself, into another bracket and secured with a nut.

On my bike, this part "plate" is totally wallered out. At least 3mm larger than the bushing on all sides. It's a special order part from AF1 but, I think I should get one on order ASAP because I rely on my side stand any time I stop and am not at my home garage. At home, I have a pit-bull stand that holds the bike upright. But, that is very recent and this bike has already spent six years leaning on its side stand at all times not being ridden.

For such an important little part that keeps the bike from falling 99% of its life, it sure gets a lot of neglect.
 
DominoDoggy said:
I pulled apart my side stand last night just to get an idea of what was going on. The stand is mounted to the frame via a part known as "plate" P/N GU32432711. A bolt goes through a bushing, into the plate, then through the ears of the stand itself, into another bracket and secured with a nut.

On my bike, this part "plate" is totally wallered out. At least 3mm larger than the bushing on all sides. It's a special order part from AF1 but, I think I should get one on order ASAP because I rely on my side stand any time I stop and am not at my home garage. At home, I have a pit-bull stand that holds the bike upright. But, that is very recent and this bike has already spent six years leaning on its side stand at all times not being ridden.

For such an important little part that keeps the bike from falling 99% of its life, it sure gets a lot of neglect.
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"Wallered out?" I spent some of my uninformative years in Kentucky, but darn if I can recall ever hearing that construction. I have a friend from Sevierville who turned 90 yesterday. Bet she'll know. :giggle:

On the merits, I cannot imagine anything doing that to the part(s) in question except frequently sitting on -- and possibly engaging in carnal copulation, too :tmi: -- the saddle while the bike is solely on its side stand! Was the PO a ... erm ... large person?

Good luck with that fix.

Bill
 
Hey, it's 2021, we got hillbillies on Guzzis now :rofl:
I used the term earlier in this thread so figured I would just keep it for the time being.

For the uninitiated, according to Urban Dictionary:
Wallered: To make a hole bigger by reaming it to the extreme.

The previous owner wasn't large, he was smaller than I am. Probably 5'7 or so, 170lbs. If I had to guess. I just think the bolt became loose over time and was allowed to stay that way, eventually making the hole bigger. In its present condition, I can grab the side stand and wiggle it about an inch side-to-side. For the moment the stand holds the bike up and stays retracted when underway.
 
"For such an important little part that keeps the bike from falling 99% of its life, it sure gets a lot of neglect."

Here's the thing, I've owned other manufacture's bikes that were 40+ years old and tens of thousands of miles, never ever had an issue with the side stand so I think a bike that's a few years old with a handful of miles having an issue is a design flaw to me. I posted a thread asking for help on mine that linked me to here. Even before I posted, I had the side stand torn apart twice and cleaned, shortened the spring, etc and still have the problem. I'm trying to source new springs which are made of unobtanium at the moment. I've had a center stand on mine since I bought it and use it 90% of the time so there should be no excuse for a side stand to just wear out or fail.
 
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