fat foot for kickstand

[Fred Hink]

And Ernie s products can now be found in finer motorcycle retail shops. (but I won t name names) Fred http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com From: Jud Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 8:37 PM To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Fat Foot for Kickstand Looks like you are talking about Ernie, not Eddie Bell. I have a rooting interest in his fat foot. I saw the one he made for himself, and badgered him until he made one for me, so mine has ser. # 0000002. Ernie didn't really want to make another one; he felt it was too labor-intensive. When he delivered it to me, he was almost apolegetic. I had told him to charge me whatever he needed to make me one. He was deeply apologetic when he said he would have to charge me $35. Then he realized I wasn't the only idiot who would gladly pay that kind of money for a super-exclusive, super-blingy kickstand accessory. Of course, the exclusivity evaporated right there. Nor is mine too blingy any more. The sparkle is hidden beneath layer upon layer of oil mist and limestone dust. Now Ernie makes all kinds of alloy accessories for adventure bikes, stuff like skid plates, light bars, that kind of stuff, mostly for GS BMWs, but I think some other bikes as well. He sets up at rallies, and always seems to have some useful odds and ends for sale. Ernie is one of the genuinely good guys.

--- In mailto:DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "Michael" wrote: > > I keep my KLR in eastern Tennessee and found it hard to keep the stock kickstand from sinking into what is laughingly referred to as "soil" there. I saw a reference to Eddie Bell's aluminum kickstand boot on one of the forums and decided that would be better than my little Dairyland puck. I ordered one and could not be more pleased. He does a very nice job and sand blasts it which gives it an almost sparkly appearance. > I think he has some more. Eddiebell@... It was $45 including post which I thought very reasonable. It will raise the stand a 1/4" on pavement so if you have seriously lowered your bike you might want to mill it out a bit but it seriously increases your footprint. Nice not to worry about that sinking feeling. > He makes some other goodies as well but I have no experience with them. > http://twinheadlighternie.smugmug.com/Dakota-Motorsports/Kawasaki-KLR-650/KLR/3463386_V3nrT5#!i=194657163&k=QJdwbrB > > Michael B > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]