trapezeartist Posted July 31, 2021 Report Share Posted July 31, 2021 The propstand on the ePure holds the bike too upright so I have found I have to search out a low spot in the ground to place the stand on when parking up. It's a bit of a pain in the posterior so I went looking for a solution. Now I've put a washer under the inboard fixing to the swinging arm. It seems to be better in the garage, so I'm hopeful for the trial tomorrow. If it turns out to be better but not enough, I'll try two washers but that will need a slightly longer screw as there isn't a lot of thread engagement. Tyre clearance is also extremely tight. I don't know what can be done about the spring/tyre clearance but I've cut off the redundant spring lug and that definitely helps. Before, during and after photos below. The photos also illustrate the crappy quality of the paint. This is an 8 month-old bike! But I suppose that's down to Sherco who supply the stand, and not EM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapezeartist Posted August 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2021 One washer wasn't enough. I've now added a second washer and swapped the M8x12 screw to M8x16. It's now much better than standard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richtr300i Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 I took the pivot bolt out of the kickstand, and then drilled a new hole for the pivot bolt just a little further down the kickstand, then I ground the old hole and kickstand end to be "round" with a flap wheel. Took a while, but made a huge difference. Sorry, didn't take photos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus54 Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 Mine is too long also. Bike fell over in the garage and I also have to look for a low spot for stand.` I was considering just taking a bit off the foot- I think it is pretty thick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richtr300i Posted September 1, 2021 Report Share Posted September 1, 2021 13 hours ago, lotus54 said: Mine is too long also. Bike fell over in the garage and I also have to look for a low spot for stand.` I was considering just taking a bit off the foot- I think it is pretty thick? I ground some off there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgshannon Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Really at a loss on this one, as my stand is not even slightly problematic. The bike leans well to the right. In the past, I have had bikes that you dare not hang you helmet on the side opposite the kickstand, for fear of tipping it over! However, as you can see in the photo, not at all an issue. I really wonder what is causing owners to have different experiences. Something not consistent, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotus54 Posted September 2, 2021 Report Share Posted September 2, 2021 Tyre pressure certainly makes a difference. If I have it pumped up to ‘road’ pressure (12psi) the stand works ok. But at trail/trial pressure (3-4psi) it is awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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