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I have one of those retractable kickstands on my '89 R100RS. If I have something strapped to the seat behind me it's getting to be a bitch climbing off the bike. It becomes a real balancing/juggling act getting my arthritic leg over and off, so that I can get the kickstand or center stand down. I'm afraid one of these days gravity is going to win and down goes the bike.

I read Duane Ausherman's web page on changing the flip-up kickstand to a stay down type (http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/sidestand.htm), but I couldn't get the "spring plate" to rotate so that the kickstand would stay down. Are these instructions applicable to my year of bike? Do I need to use a bigger hammer to rotate the spring plate?? Suggestions???

Since I know nothing about those modern machines, I too am curious. I will be watching for info on your "new" bike's stand.

I guess I should have done a search for kickstands, I would have learned why the "spring plate" ,
part # 46 71 1 452 115 SHACKLE - LEFT, and item #6 in the diagram below, wouldn't rotate - the "tab" needs to be bent back so that the "shackle" will rotate.



Here's how montmil accomplished the problem in a post from last year:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6513&hilit=kickstand&start=30

I took some time today to address the retracting kickstand issue that very much displeases me.

I bent back the tab (it's on the far left side of the shackle and bent @ 90 degrees) that wouldn't allow the shackle to rotate, so that the kickstand will stay deployed and NOT snap back up while I'm trying to climb off the bike.

After several adjustments, I found if I allowed the shackle to rotate about .25" (or about 6mm) I could carefully deploy the kickstand and keep it in place while I climbed off the bike. There was still enough return tension when the kickstand was retracted to keep it from sagging and drooping.

I'm hoping this will work under real life situations. Stay tuned.

On my '87 RS I installed a "Surefoot" sidestand from Motobins and tossed the original in the scrap metal bin.
Very solid and easily deployed before dismounting.

dougie wrote:On my '87 RS I installed a "Surefoot" sidestand from Motobins and tossed the original in the scrap metal bin.
Very solid and easily deployed before dismounting.

I too have a Surefoot on my '94 R100RT. Not as pretty as the Brown option but very robust and nicely functional. I also retained the stock sidestand and will sometimes use both if the ground is softer but digging out a puck/coaster is not needed.