I always think my bike is fairly upright. Is yours bent?
Possibly the prior owner installed shorter dog-bone links to raise the rear for sharper steering which would make the bike lean over more on the stand. I put shorter dogbones on mine which raised the rear about 1" and it does lean over more but not what I'd consider dangerous. There should be some threads on it here somewhere if you do a search. Ask AKSnowman how much his bike leans due to shorter dogbones.Hi, has anyone noticed Z leaned a lot when parked on kickstand? It does not tip over but it sure looks it can in time. I have ZRX1200 and EX500, and they do not look nearly as leaned. Any info would be helpful. I was thinking maybe the tab on the frame where the stand is attached to is getting bent over time.
Do you know how long the stock dog-bone is supposed to be? Or even how long the aftermarket shorter ones are for that matter? Would like to figure out if mine are stock or not.Possibly the prior owner installed shorter dog-bone links to raise the rear for sharper steering which would make the bike lean over more on the stand.
mine is the same as well... i was told that the bolt that attaches it to the frame has warped the hole some... no big deal unless it gets really "outta shape" if that makes sense....My Z is the same way. While it's on the stand it can even rock back and forth slightly if I push it.
So how can I fix that???mine is the same as well... i was told that the bolt that attaches it to the frame has warped the hole some... no big deal unless it gets really "outta shape" if that makes sense....
Sorry for the delay, I haven't been on much lately. I got mine online from CycleZoo but they don't sell 'em anymore. I think the 1" lift is perfect, cause I wanted faster steering.Azweepay ~ Did you get your dogbones at a local shop or online? So 1" seems like its a good upgrade from the stock dogbones or is that a little to high? I was originally thinking 1/2" . . . Thanks for the info
I just did a quick measurement of the stock dogbones I took off and they're approx. 7-1/8" from centerhole to centerhole. My aftermarket CycleZoo ones say 172mm on them, which I guess is about 6-1/2". I think with the linkage ratio it actually lifted the tail a bit more than 1", maybe 1-1/4".Do you know how long the stock dog-bone is supposed to be? Or even how long the aftermarket shorter ones are for that matter? Would like to figure out if mine are stock or not.