prowlnS10
2014 ES
My 2014 ES S10 side stand has 2 issues that make it unstable, particularly if rear shock preload "Rider" or "Rider + Luggage" is selected (each of the 4 rear shock preload settings on the ES model results in noticeable change in static bike height, particularly after dismounting & unloading/removing luggage/gear:
1) the bike was too upright & susceptible to tip over, except when the rear shock preload was set to "Rider + Passenger" or "Rider + Passenger + Luggage", which I seldom use, I mostly use rider + luggage). This is exacerbated if a wider foot plate is added, which effectively lengthens the side stand.
2) the bike was susceptible to rolling forward off the side stand on any down hill sloping terrain .
Both issues can be corrected via "minor" angle grinding of the cast mounting bracket (particularly useful if a wider foot plate is installed) & removing the small raised tab on the side stand. They are very minor tweaks that seem to improve stability with the stand deployed.
If you typically use the 2 higher preload settings & have not fitted a foot plate extender you may not need to do #1 mod.
This seems to be more of an issue with the redesigned gen 2 aluminum side stand on ES models.
1) the bike was too upright & susceptible to tip over, except when the rear shock preload was set to "Rider + Passenger" or "Rider + Passenger + Luggage", which I seldom use, I mostly use rider + luggage). This is exacerbated if a wider foot plate is added, which effectively lengthens the side stand.
2) the bike was susceptible to rolling forward off the side stand on any down hill sloping terrain .
Both issues can be corrected via "minor" angle grinding of the cast mounting bracket (particularly useful if a wider foot plate is installed) & removing the small raised tab on the side stand. They are very minor tweaks that seem to improve stability with the stand deployed.
If you typically use the 2 higher preload settings & have not fitted a foot plate extender you may not need to do #1 mod.
This seems to be more of an issue with the redesigned gen 2 aluminum side stand on ES models.
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