There is nothing more heartbreaking to see, than a beautiful new custom motorcycle, with an expensive paint job, laying over on its side in a parking lot because the kickstand failed. If you're like most motorcycle owners, that little bugger is probably one of the least thought about components you'll install on your bike. Yet... it's the component keeping your months... or years... of hard work and piles of hard earned cash from crashing into the ground!
It doesn't matter little or how much you ride, it's never a bad idea to do a visual inspection on the various components on your bike before you go blasting down the road. That quick little once over can alert you to a lot of potential problems such as, oil leaks, loose nuts and bolts with parts ready to fall off, the condition of your tires, etc. Heck, it doesn't hurt to check your fluid levels while you're doing this quick inspection. With that being said, probably the one component that gets overlooked the most during these checks is the kickstand. What can screw up on a simple kickstand you ask? Let's take a look at what can happen.
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First of all, the most conspicuous thing that can malfunction on this component is an old or damaged lock spring. With a kickstand in this condition, there are a couple of incidents that have possibilities. 1. You can end up scraping it on the asphalt as you're riding which can present a potentially dangerous situation . Or... 2. It won't engage into a secure position when you kick it down to park your bike and jump off. And you can bet the later will happen when you pull up in front of a crowd of people at the local watering hole.
The kickstand really is something you want to pay attention to when you are doing any maintenance, cleaning or whatever. It only takes a second to move it to the full forward position and make sure it locks in properly. Like many other components on your bike, it has moving parts that over a period of time get loose and do wear out.
OK. Let's say your kickstand is brand new or you are about to purchase a new one. Here's some things you should consider. First off, when you are buying this component for your either your bike building project, or replacing the old one, make sure you get one that will work for your particular application. Not too long where you have to tip the bike way over to the right to get it down and locked in. And, not too short so that when you do lay your bike over, it's leaning so heavy to the left, you can't be sure the bike is going to be upright when you get back to it.
And here's something else some people just don't get. DO NOT depend on your kickstand unless you're parked on firm and stable ground. I'm sure you realize sand and grass don't fit that description, but... neither does asphalt when the mercury starts to soar during the summer months. Placing some sort of "foot" under your kickstand helps stabilize the area you're parked on to prevent your bike from crashing into the ground.
To wrap it up, don't take the kickstand component lightly even though it may not seem that significant.
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