jersey Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Can anyone tell me how to defeat the auto-retracting kickstand on my 2011 Evo 200? I want to keep it, just make it kick down/kick up. I know it's gonna leave a mark if it isn't fixed. Thanks, Jrzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) Ooh, if it's like a Gasser there's a little stamped steel doodad that fits between the spring and the springs mounting point on the s/arm. Just remove the doodad. Edited April 17, 2011 by TooFastTim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betarick Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) What a great idea by beta! Mine lasted a trial then i took it off and stamped up & down on it? I was washing bike after 1st outing & knocked bike forward & it fell on its side snapping clutch lever off! Could be worst though my brother grabbed hold of a 2011 evo in showroom & did the same & dropped it LOL! Edited April 17, 2011 by betarick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I don`t believe any of the bike engineers came up with the easy up stand. Seems to be a safety feature shoved down their throats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 I don`t believe any of the bike engineers came up with the easy up stand. Seems to be a safety feature shoved down their throats. It is exactly that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feetupfun Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Australian design regulations for road-registerable motor bikes require the side stand to be self-retracting. I assume it is the same in many other countries. Aparrently there were a significant number of deaths and injuries around the world attributable to people riding (road bikes) with the side stand still down so all road-registerable bikes require it. Until now I didn't realise it was a "feature" on new trials bikes. It is very unusual to road-register trials bikes here so the trials bike importers probably nobble this "feature" before we see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofasttim Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 Dave, Aus receives the non-homolgated (i.e. not intended for road registration) models. The Gasser I bought from PeterB in NZ was an homolgated version this had the little doodad on the kickstand return spring but Pete showed me how to disable said doodad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted April 17, 2011 Report Share Posted April 17, 2011 De sidestand adies sing this song Doodah doodah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jersey Posted April 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 (edited) Can anyone tell me how to defeat the auto-retracting kickstand on my 2011 Evo 200? FIXED IT! Spent some time setting up the bike today. Removed the lamps & wiring. When I got 'round to looking at the kickstand, I noticed the pivot bolt causes the auto-retract feature. Long story short, replacing the the pivot bolt with a shorter one was all it took to make the kickstand function normally, kick-down/kick-up. Cheers, Jrzy BTW - this bike ROCKS !!!!! Edited April 18, 2011 by jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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