HYOSUNG GT250R Kickstand doesn't lean over far!

rusty_thomson, Sep 20, 2:54pm
Hey I just got a Hyosung GT250R and just realised that when I put it on the kickstand it doesn't seem to lean over very far compared to my previous bikes which were cruisers. I am just a bit nervous as I live in Christchurch and with all the aftershocks I'm a bit scared that some of them might make it fall over because of its slight angle!

Is this a normal thing for it not to lean over far! Or do I need to get a new kickstand! There doesn't seem to be any accidental bends or anything in the kickstand

Thanks
richard198, Sep 20, 3:19pm
Old Moto Guzzis('75-'80's) had the same problem. My Spada fell of it's side stand once. Never again; I stuck a California stand (and lower rail) on and never regretted it. My Ducati makes me nervous for the same reason!
Could always cleave a little off the length! Or bend it the other way! Take it off, stick it in the vice, heat it cherry red and use the big hammer!
berg, Sep 20, 5:30pm
Yep, I altered the stand on the GT250 I borrowed for the same reason.
Bit of heat with the gas set and a piece of pipe over the end of the stand. Give it a wee tweek and all will be sweet. Always worried about my Z750 for the same thing but not so easy to heat and bend
flybye_in_a_rx7, Sep 20, 6:00pm
if u werent in chch i would say not to worry. but seeing you are you probably want to either take to it with a hammer or be better to get a new stand
chris241, Sep 20, 6:10pm
if it falls off the stand the handel bar will snap clean offthey are realy weak
richard198, Sep 20, 7:00pm
Sounds as if it already happened to you!
muzz67, Sep 20, 7:23pm
check your static sag on the springs,, if bike sits too low the stand may appear to be to long.
chris241, Sep 21, 4:07pm
I hate to say it but yes it did. They are poorly built it also broke the indcator & cracked the faring. Worst bike ive ever owned next would be the yamaha tenere 660 i did not like either of them. Only bought the hyobag as i hadnt ridden a road bike in a very long time. I only had it a coupple of months. Then went to a gsx 600 to a zzr1100 to the tenere to my current bike vtr1000
richard198, Sep 21, 4:19pm
Surprised to hear about the Yamaha. Love the gas-axes! The vtr sounds sweet,. eh!
chris241, Sep 21, 4:51pm
Yea i love the vtr but it does love the gas but it also loves the back wheel so you cant win them all
gunhand, Sep 21, 5:08pm
VTR lol good luck with that. Good when good, bad when bad. Can be actually made to handle if you know your suspension.
chris241, Sep 21, 5:10pm
no problems so far
gunhand, Sep 21, 5:18pm
Na you prob wont either, just no of a few that have gone POP at low kms, and it pays to get the tensioners done with stronger ones. a miss unnderstood bike as far as suspension goes I hear.Bit like the TLRs they managed to throw a few riders with poor set up.
chris241, Sep 21, 5:23pm
oh will have to look into that. Are you talking about the cam chain tensioners!
gunhand, Sep 21, 5:28pm
yea thats the one, depending on KMs on it they may have been replaced already.But yea they do like the back wheel lol.
loose.unit8, Sep 21, 6:02pm
Yeah they are a bit upright, aren't they.I've had mine for a year or so now and never thought of changing the stand lol.It fell over during one of the earthquakes and only broke the indicator and had a couple of tiny scratches on the fairing, nothing major!
I really like my hyo, it's never missed a beat.I've had CBRs and RGVs etc but TBH, even though a little more power would be nice, I'd rather ride this any day.
chris241, Sep 21, 6:36pm
They do handel good for what they are they also look the part. But i realy did not like the bike it self.I thought the brakes were rubish.
gunhand, Sep 21, 6:40pm
Have you ridden a Haybusa! a 300kph bike with brakes no better than my kids BMX.
chris241, Sep 22, 6:51pm
lol no are they that bad. would have thought for a bike like thatthey would be shit hot
scoobeey, Sep 22, 6:55pm
chinese shite sorry to say ,cheap for a reason. thats why i shelled out the coin and bought a honda transalp 3 yrs ago. Awesome bike,Planning another trip down south again this summer:))
gunhand, Sep 22, 6:56pm
Yep, crap for what the bike is. And the new ones are not much better. Suzuki make a good bike but the brakes are not up to it compared to the competition. I owned the Hayabusas direct competitor (ZX14) and its brakes were bloody stunning. My current bike, a much older suzuki 1100 has better brakes than the Bus did.
noodleman4, Sep 23, 7:15am
If you can park your bike with its front wheel against a wall and in gear, hopefully this will minimise movement in quakes, if you can use a tie down .
noodleman4, Nov 11, 3:44am
From what ive seen VTRs that have been screwed hard out will bust a tensioner, pre 2000! VTRs had crap suspension too soft up front and too hard out back, next gen ones a whole lot better.