Kickstand

[Kevin Poirier]

Hello,

I am the new owner of a 1982 CB750K, I got it cheap from a friend, after it sat in his garage for a long time. I finally got it to run (after several hundreds $ of tender love and care - there is no cheap bike).

This is only my second bike, but I have never had this problem before, ...

The bike keeps on falling down when it sits on the kickstand, and I can't figure out why.
It seems like it off balance enough for the wind to push it over.

Has anyone had this problem before, or has any idea how I can fix it?

Thank you.

Kevin

[willie!!!]

Never had that problem, but couldn't you weld the appropriate sized piece onto the stand?

Sounds bent.

[willie!!!]

Or if it's tipping the other way, cut a piece out and re-weld

[Re-run]

Which way does it lean? That will give you your answer for which suggestion willie gave you. My question is why it happened in the first place. Usually a person either put on shorty shocks or longer. Maybe measure the shock from eye to eye and see what the length is.

[Anders]

Without a pic it's hard to tell, but I believe that kickstand has a metal part, and a long rubber part that screws into it...  if there's no rubber coming off the side/bottom of it, I'd check ebay for parts or make a metal piece to permanently replace it.  Good luck!