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Old 26-06-2017, 11:05 AM   #1
utopia
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Stronger sidestand spring ?

Yesterday I was on my way up to Manchester.
Fellow tea drinkers will probably recognise the scenario .. I was busting for a pee as I approached a built up area and things were getting a bit desperate by the time I emerged back into open countryside and found a suitable quiet spot to stop.
I hurriedly kicked the sidestand out and hopped off, but it hadn't quite gone past the "zenith" (?) and the bike toppled over.
No particular damage was done beyond a scraped bar-end mirror but it got me thinking that I might like to avoid similar events in the future by fitting a stronger sidestand spring.
I doubt very much if anyone else has tried this but hope springs eternal (pun ?) so I thought it worth asking anyway ?
Anyone know of a suitable spring mod ....?
The bike in question is an M750 and it has the steel sidestand with the double spring behind it, rather than in front.
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