Grinding the side stand

[PeteTW]

At last I was able to throw the V11 round some DRY roads, after utterly the wettest spring I can remember, including a long sweeping left hander grinding away the side stand in the process - happy days!

[Trevini]

Good job. I got mine down in the wet the other week

[PeteTW]

I'm not too sure about getting that sort of lean in the wet! especially not on these greasy roads...although a pillion and luggage would help. Nice one

 

Pete

[Guzzirider]

Some riders cut away some of the sidestand rubber to give a few more mm clearance.

[mikie]

Its been my experience that the bike provides more ground clearance when you put the sidestand up prior to riding.

[docc]

Haven't scrubbed the stand since setting up my preloads and beefing up the springs. I'd like to say I dropped a few pounds of my own, but I know the truth would find me out.

[Cabernet]

Only had my side stand down on one day, but repeatedly on that day circulating Oulton Park on that long long left hander heading up to that "not really a hair pin". Ground it lap after lap once I found the line.

Respect to those that have on the road.

[Cabernet]

Only had my side stand down on one day, but repeatedly on that day circulating Oulton Park on that long long left hander heading up to that "not really a hair pin". Ground it lap after lap once I found the line.

Respect to those that have on the road.

 

Need to update this comment.

Only had my side stand down on trackdays. Circulating Oulton Park 7 years ago and on Monday June 18th 2012 at Snetterton 300.

 

[Baldini]

...that long long left hander heading up to that "not really a hair pin"...

Island? It's pretty quick there

Did you cut the rubber stop back yet? Or just remove sidestand in paddock - see in photo how restricting it is.

What tyres?

 

I love Oulton Park. Very flowing but technical too - over Clay Hill thru Druids is real interesting. Always thought it'd be too fast for the Guzzi, but the chicanes slow the back part down & when you ride it, the straights are shorter & more complex than they look from spectating.

 

KB

[Cabernet]

Pirelli Diablo's (but a corsa on the front).

It has happen once in the last six years, so I have not played with side stand stop.

Have lifted the RH exhaust 3/4" after dragging it around Mallory Park.

[Slavomir Musilek (R.I.P.)]

I always dismount the side stand from bike while going on circuit... In max lean the upswept exhausts were being dragged on the tarmac... do not lean further under no circumstances!

[rossoandy]

At last I was able to throw the V11 round some DRY roads, after utterly the wettest spring I can remember, including a long sweeping left hander grinding away the side stand in the process - happy days!

 

I found when I ground the stand the engine cut out!! ooooer..

 

so I took it off....bit of an issue when I stop an get off the bike now....