Salish900 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hey, have any of you noticed that your center stand doesn't hold your bike quite level? No, it's not my garage floor! My bike sits at about a 5 -10 degree lean, quite noticable, to the right. It's odd. I realize a slight welding difference would account for this, and to correct it would be a matter of adding or taking away materials, but there you go. Since my bike leans to the right I need to take that into account when checking my oil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilo3 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Yep, it's a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salish900 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 48 hours of ownership and the learning is fast and furious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whisperquiet Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) Must be a Continental Divide thing. My ‘19 Tracer GT is level on the center stand. The side stand is not good as the bike leans way too far to the left.....I have ordered a “big foot” plate for the side stand. Edited October 12, 2020 by whisperquiet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Wow, this is going to be like hanging a painting. So where do we place a level on the bike...What's straight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salish900 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 41 minutes ago, whisperquiet said: Must be a Continental Divide thing. My ‘19 Tracer GT is level on the center stand. The side stand is not good as the bike leans way too far to the left.....I have ordered a “big foot” plate for the side stand. Oh yeah, and in the southern hemisphere the bike leans the opposite direction...😁 I checked the level of the bike with my level on the rear tire. You can plainly see the tilt with your eye. I think I'm going to epoxy some wedge of fiberglass or plastic onto the appropriate side because it just bugs me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member DavidS Posted October 12, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hmmmm, carpenter level says mine is spot on. Is it possible some of you folks who are experiencing this phenomenon lean to the left or right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitown Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Mine leans to the right on the center stand... but not enough to notice until I read about it online even tho I use the center stand the majority of the time Were I to modify it the only caveat might be to not have material of dissimilar friction/traction on the feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salish900 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, DavidS said: Hmmmm, carpenter level says mine is spot on. Is it possible some of you folks who are experiencing this phenomenon lean to the left or right? Funny people here! My carpenter level held against the rear tire top and bottom has the bubble pinned to the side. Like I said, my bike leans a good amount. Super obvious. I'd attach a picture but I think a photo would be hard to interpret. 1 hour ago, chitown said: Mine leans to the right on the center stand... but not enough to notice until I read about it online even tho I use the center stand the majority of the time Were I to modify it the only caveat might be to not have material of dissimilar friction/traction on the feet. That's a good question. I don't know that the bare metal has high friction, or holds it's place through friction of any great degree. I suspect you would be Ok so long as you don't use something really slick. If I could weld, I would use metal, but I could always epoxy or JBWeld some metal on there I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supporting Member betoney Posted October 13, 2020 Supporting Member Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, chitown said: Mine leans to the right on the center stand... but not enough to notice until I read about it online Yep, its amazing the issues you discover only after reading about them online. 😄 I just 'discovered' that the radiator hoses aren't aesthetically pleasing, I never even noticed them before reading about it here. 🤷♀️ 1 3 ***2015 Candy Red FJ-09*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgy Knees Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Whilst on side stand, have a good look at centre stand pivots, make sure all is fixed good. Could it be bent a little, ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 My bike stands straight and level on the center stand... Blue Lives Matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I've just been out tweaking the rear shock, and , to the delight of my watching neighbours, took a big spirit level to the bike on the centre (center) stand All lovely and flat I am happy to report, and also happy to report I left the neighbours utterly confused 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGP61 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I know mine looks level when I put it on the center stand outside the hut but am now worried that the ground is not level and will have to go out and check the level there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I'm wondering if I need to take the curvature of the earth into consideration as well now. I may never be able to ride again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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