KLR 650 How to shorten and replace kickstand

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Just to find an adjustable or shortened kickstand for the KLR 650 is almost impossible or ridiculously expensive. Here is a $60 solution(pending on local welder costs). Also, the spring is super difficult if you take it on/off in the wrong order, do it this way and its crazy EASY
The camera makes the lean look worse than it actually is, but also the kickstand could use an extra 1/8 inch which will be accomplished with my larger footpad I ordered that bolts onto the current one.

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@The-Jokes-on-You 2 года назад

Good video, & sounds like that muffler shop did you a solid considering the extra prep & welding. I would have suspected they would just cut the bottom of the kickstand (the pad) off, shorten the tube an inch & re-weld it instead of doing what they did. That said I like what they did better 👍

@rwalls88 2 года назад

Agreed, I’m happy with it. Although the angle is a little bit off because the geometry changed, but it’s not bad at all

@cybrnathan 2 года назад

I went with an adjustable stand just in case i want to put it back to normal height some day. Wasn't cheap, but i like the flexibility. I used a harborfreight "hook screwdriver" to get the spring back on, they are a bit of a pain.

@rwalls88 2 года назад

Not a bad idea. I figure I can buy a stock kickstand to swap out pretty cheap if I decide to raise it back up.

@billysharp2242 6 месяцев назад

I have so many mods on my KLR now!! 🥰

@bartsimpson2505 Год назад

Seems more practical to cut off the foot (porta-band), cut an inch of "hallow pipe" at the bottom (porta-band), reweld the foot on, could be done without removing the kickstand from the bike. No need for scoring the top reworking the system adding "punch welds" etc. Maybe I am missed something?

@mullins6429 6 месяцев назад

Best to just leave the KLR 650 at the standard height so the suspension has some chance of working properly. If anything a KLR should be lifted so the rear sits up in the stroke.

@biggooddad Год назад

"you don't need to watch that..." yeah i did, that's why i was watching

@rwalls88 Год назад

It’s too bad this vid wasn’t to your liking. It’s the full detail of everything I did. Hard to record more than that.

@eminiscalperpro9729 Год назад

did you raise the fork tubes up 1 inch to compensate for the 1inch lower in the rear?

@rwalls88 Год назад

No I did not. I considered doing it if I felt it necessary following some road and trail tests. It performs great and no issues so I won't be adjusting the forks.

@travisfarwell2349 2 года назад

Thanks for the video, just curious how much it was to have a shop weld that?

@rwalls88 2 года назад

Cost me $60. I’d imagine it’s +/- $10-$20 pending on the shop. Basically it’s just paying for hourly rate of the tech that does the cut and welding.

@travisfarwell2349 2 года назад

@@rwalls88 Thanks for the info!

@lubricantespepi Год назад

Buen día. Para los Bestia como yo o los burros como se dice en Argentina.. agregale los subtítulos en castellano como en el video del cambio de aceite. Asi sabemos que decis. Aparte vas a llegar a mas personas de esa forma. Muy buen material subis. Abrazo y buenas rutas🤙✌🛵🇦🇷

@theself5382 2 года назад

Decided against a center stand?

@rwalls88 2 года назад

Yeah no center stand for me. My last trail ride confirmed that was a good idea. The way I ride I would scrape, catch, damage the crap out of any additional crap I add to the underside of my bike. If you ride really easy and no rocks/technical stuff I’m sure it would be fine.

@podnolej7784 2 года назад

Little too short

@rwalls88 2 года назад

Ya maybe, the camera makes it look like it’s tilting more than it actually is. I also have a larger footpad that is coming in the mail that will add between 1/8 and 3/16 inch to it. Should do the trick nicely.

@jimlcher8201 Год назад

WTH?? The video does NOT show shortening the stand... 0 stars

@rwalls88 Год назад

Haha, I described what the shop did. I did not personally do the shortening so could not record it. If you do everything I did in my video, your kickstand will be shortened just like mine.