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KLE 500 - Sidestand?
Hey guys,

I am just wondering if you are also experiencing some troubles with a KLE 500 fully packed and the sidestand. On my Norway trip I always had to look for little hole on the parking spot or for a little steepness to put my KLE.
I was thinking of putting a little stick on the other side, but thats way to painful everytime.
Is there another sidestand which could fit the KLE better. Or should I ask a mechanic to shorten it and weld a bigger plate on it?

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Hi.
I have had exactly the same problem but I don't have a solution for it.
I was wondering if you have any pictures of your kle in norway, and any advice as I am off there this summer.
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seems to be a standard kle fault, I have not looked into fixing mine yet, but i suspect oxy-acetylene and a mallet may be involved... then weld a small extension on.
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Ok then I will go and shorten it in the next couple of months... I will tell you about the results.... hope to find a cheap welder around here.

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Is this not indicative of the suspension static sag being too great.

It would seem that you need to beef up the spring rate a bit. If the bike is sitting low at a standstill, it is unlikely that the suspension would behave as it should on the move; you have used up a good bit of the travel just by loading it.

Would you expect to have the same spring on a bike ridden by a 7 stone child and an 18 stone bloke.

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the rear suspension has about 4" of vertical adjustment, on it's lowest setting (for my girlfriend to ride, and me to commute to work) it leaves the bike a bit close to vertical on the sidestand. the stand foot is a bit close to the centre of gravity in the vertical sense, so I doesn't take much of a breeze to set it rocking.
when the suspension is jacked up, it is a bit better, but still not good enough.
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shorter stand or raise speny to create better lean angle
Hi its Cardy - over in Spain...

Yeah I also found the stand was not giving my kle a good lean angle, one time I got off and as I was walking away the wind gave a little burst which was enough to push it right over


when I raised the "speny" up I found the lean angle was much better

So I would try that...

Now onto my 17k service -

I am practicing more Motor X style riding and cornering on some off road land near Barcelona. Its a big bike but I feel I should be learning more riding skills clutch control for weelies etc.

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