Howdy Chaps,
Used to do the block thing on sidestands, tedious and did not answer the issue of instability. The extension attached may have elevated the machine's list angle from totally alarming to of mild concern but the fact remained, the pad was offset too closely to said machine in this triangle constituting front, rear tire contact patches and the support. The closest to standard appearance answer for a stable side stand is this and click here on my Chassis page and scroll down to Side Stands for recommended approach to setup.
As for the rear stand, the oft recommended method to protect your RFM axle castings is to straddle and then loft the machine clear of the ground, let the rear stand swing down to perpendicular, slowly lower it onto the stand and let it roll backward to the RFM stops. For those for which sciatica has reared its ugly head or are not keen to deadlift nearly 200lbs routinely a variation on that technique wherein one plants a foot against one foot of the rear stand while simultaneously hoisting slightly while pulling backward has the drawback of putting one sort of off balance. But of more concern is the rear stand not gaining sufficient traction to take a set. To ensure the stand taking a plant on any surface as well as distributing the load on soft surfaces through increased surface area, I have modified and affixed the rubber ends off of a standard walking cane. These can be purchased in 4 packs at Lowes and Home Depot in various diameters.
Used to do the block thing on sidestands, tedious and did not answer the issue of instability. The extension attached may have elevated the machine's list angle from totally alarming to of mild concern but the fact remained, the pad was offset too closely to said machine in this triangle constituting front, rear tire contact patches and the support. The closest to standard appearance answer for a stable side stand is this and click here on my Chassis page and scroll down to Side Stands for recommended approach to setup.
As for the rear stand, the oft recommended method to protect your RFM axle castings is to straddle and then loft the machine clear of the ground, let the rear stand swing down to perpendicular, slowly lower it onto the stand and let it roll backward to the RFM stops. For those for which sciatica has reared its ugly head or are not keen to deadlift nearly 200lbs routinely a variation on that technique wherein one plants a foot against one foot of the rear stand while simultaneously hoisting slightly while pulling backward has the drawback of putting one sort of off balance. But of more concern is the rear stand not gaining sufficient traction to take a set. To ensure the stand taking a plant on any surface as well as distributing the load on soft surfaces through increased surface area, I have modified and affixed the rubber ends off of a standard walking cane. These can be purchased in 4 packs at Lowes and Home Depot in various diameters.