Hello from a new member

[steve hawkins]

Perhaps the side stand should be looked at.  

Tony - you have a 'surefoot' that has been set so that your bike does not lean that far as I deliberately set the leg longer.

But it is a good point.  Please check your stand for wear.  My stand broke, and caused some unfortunate damage to the paintwork on my bike.  It is the stand itself you need to be looking at, where it connects to the frame, rather than the frame itself.  If it is very wobbly, then it might point to a potential issue.

Cheers

Rev. light

[D Mann]

The PO replaced the bushing in the side stand before I picked it up. The bike no longer leans over so far but the side stand is still very stiff. Here are a couple of pics,I just got it home Sunday night.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

It looks great!  Not quite the heated facilities of the PO!

You should still look into one of the aftermarket sidestands.  The sooner you buy one, the longer you will have it to reduce the price per mile/year.

[tvrla]

The 81 came with dual discs as standard equipment. Is it an 81?

Very nice looking bike - looks like you scored a good one!

Once shimmed the side stand on my bike works well. Only complaint is how far it sticks out - it's been a bit scary scraping it in left handers sometimes.

[Barry]

I had to shim my side stand and wonder if they left the factory with built in slop.

Besides being in a lousy position which makes the stand awkward to deploy I find the dual springs are too strong and want to whip the stand up before I rest the weight of the bike on it. I removed one spring which makes it a lot more user friendly.  I'm aware there is a safety implication should the one remaining spring break and perhaps 2 lower rate springs would be a better solution.

[D Mann]

It is an 81 with a build date of 9/80. I was too the dual brake was a factory option, but who is to say what has happened in the last 30yrs.

[D Mann]

Sorry, that should be I was told the dual brakes were a factory option.