[UncleErnie]

I was getting ready to grind down the ends of my center stand when a friend looked under there.  He popped out the rubber bumper and the stand went up about 2 inches- parallel to the ground.  !Yahoo!  Glued a piece of innertube in there just to prevent rattling. 

Anyone having the same problem might try that...

[Cabo Cruz]

UE, good lick and thanks!

[The Garbone]

Yup,  I pulled my rubber bumper after I got a side stand and could see how low that thing hung down..  Just looked odd.

[fun2drum]

I'm gonna look into that this weekend.  Thanks for the suggestion.  There's this turn and immediate steep hill on my street that I scrape every time.  Of course, I wouldn't scrape if I took it slower, but it's so much fun to take it fast that I just can't help it. 

[UncleErnie]

The danger is that if you hit hard enough, the rear wheel will lift off and you'll low-side.
I did that twice in one day once.  Whacked the same knee twice.  Gosh that hurt...

[Thumper]

I was getting ready to grind down the ends of my center stand when a friend looked under there.  He popped out the rubber bumper and the stand went up about 2 inches- parallel to the ground.  !Yahoo!  Glued a piece of innertube in there just to prevent rattling. 

Anyone having the same problem might try that...

Yes, but what do I do about that brake pedal scraping on those ultra-sharp right turns?

I thought scrape-marks were a badge of honor!

Matt

[UncleErnie]

Forgot about normal people- I have rear-sets.

[PhilJ]

Of course I don't ride as hard as I used to, but after scrapping the center stand a few times I raised the spring tension on the rear shocks one notch. It worked for my riding style.

[Barnone]

I was getting ready to grind down the ends of my center stand when a friend looked under there.  He popped out the rubber bumper and the stand went up about 2 inches- parallel to the ground.  !Yahoo!  Glued a piece of innertube in there just to prevent rattling. 

Anyone having the same problem might try that...

I was in the local RE dealer the other day drooling over a white 2009 Bullet and was concerned  about the lowness of the center stand and the salesman said that they were all that way. Glad to hear that it is a easy fix.
I am a newbie to the RE, last Brit  bike I owned was a BSA 650 back in 1966.
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