wheel alignment

[mikehailwood63119]

Anyone have any experience with the center stand offered in the Whitehorse press catalogue? Know who manufactures it? Is it quality? Is the bike stable with the center stand engaged? I had a Dual Star and it was fairly effective. Mike

[Steve Hersant]

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "mikehailwood63119" wrote:

> > Anyone have any experience with the center stand offered in the > Whitehorse press catalogue? Know who manufactures it? Is it > quality? Is the bike stable with the center stand engaged? I had

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> Dual Star and it was fairly effective. > > Mike

Hi Mike. It looks the same as the one I purchased. If you check out WWW.KLR650.COM, I think you'll see the same unit. I don't know who makes it, but I'm sure it is "outsourced" ! I'm happy with it. It is well made and easy to install. The bike is stable (obviously on a flat surface). With the KLR being a tall bike with quite a bit of suspension, getting it up (?) on the stand is harder than a typical street bike. I carry a 4" piece of a 2X4 and roll the back wheel on before lifting the bike. It may be a challenge if you are short. I wouldn't have a bike without one. Steve

[Guy B. Young II]

*Most* of these stands are made/marketed by The Studebaker Group, and are sold by some of the well-known suppliers that we are all familiar with. Without help, they are a PITA to get the bike up on them. I carry two pieces of 1x4x6s in the bottom of my Aerostich panniers. I stack these on top of one another, then roll the rear wheel up on them. When the bike comes up on the stand, it spits these guys out from underneath the wheel. Depending on what the stand is sitting on, the rear wheel may still contact the ground, so I place these 1x4s under the centerstand pads. This elevates the rear of the bike high enough so I can rotate the rear wheel to lube the chain, pull the wheel, etc. The 1x4s also keep the stand from sinking into soft dirt. Guy A16 Richmond, VA At 11:40 PM 11/8/04 -0000, Steve Hersant wrote:

> > >--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "mikehailwood63119" > wrote: >> >> Anyone have any experience with the center stand offered in the >> Whitehorse press catalogue? Know who manufactures it? Is it >> quality? Is the bike stable with the center stand engaged? I had >a >> Dual Star and it was fairly effective. >> >> Mike > >Hi Mike. It looks the same as the one I purchased. If you check out >WWW.KLR650.COM, I think you'll see the same unit. I don't know who >makes it, but I'm sure it is "outsourced" ! >I'm happy with it. It is well made and easy to install. The bike is >stable (obviously on a flat surface). With the KLR being a tall bike >with quite a bit of suspension, getting it up (?) on the stand is >harder than a typical street bike. I carry a 4" piece of a 2X4 and >roll the back wheel on before lifting the bike. It may be a >challenge if you are short. I wouldn't have a bike without one. >Steve >

[Wayne Blackburn]

Thanks Jeff I can always count on you for the right answer. Something I also noticed is ,Before I found the alignment issue,when hitting bumps while turning, The bike would wobble.Also when doing a wheely it would pull hard to the left. Now I can pull 1st 2nd and sometimes 3rd straight as and arrow. NOT BAD FOR AN OLD FART!!!! 52 GOING ON 29 Jeff Saline wrote: On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:26:16 -0800 (PST) Wayne Blackburn writes:

> Here's something I havn't seen on this list yet.When adjusting the > rear wheel/chain on my bike a while back I notice something. If I > adjusted the axle to the same mark on the swinger arm the tire/wheel > was almost touching the left side of the swinger arm. The bike also > had a bad head shake at any speed over 70 mph.Is this normal? > What I did to cure the problem,Was measure from the pivot point at > the front of the swinger arm on both sides to the middle of axle. > When I got the same measurement on both sides and wheel dead center > of the swinger arm, I Checked the adjustment marks on the swinger > arm and they were a full mark and a half off. This may be one reason > why so many people talk about there bikes wobbling at high > speeds.THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!!!!!!!!!

<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> Wayne, Good observation! I think if you loosen the axle just a tad you'll find you can slide the metal pieces with the adjustment marks forward or backward a bit. So if one was all the way forward and the other was all the way back you could get quite an incorrect adjustment. And the wheel would be way out of alignment. I did my adjustment using the chain orientation on the rear sprocket. When the chain centers over the teeth just as they come into contact with the sprocket that's what I use to call my wheel aligned with the chain. I use a mirror to get this adjustment the first time. After that I always count the revolutions of the adjustment nuts and move them exactly the same distance. That keeps the wheel aligned and all I have to do is decide on the chain tension I like on my bike. I don't worry about the wheel being aligned with the swingarm or frame as I figure unless either piece is bent they'll be way close. And the chain is the part that I think will wear out the fastest if it's not aligned with the sprockets. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[georgios_ace]

I want to ask someone who has the Whitehorse center stand: Is it enough to press on the rod with my foot and all my weight to get the KLR on the stand? Or the leverage is not enough and I wil need to pull up the bike simultaneously? In the past I had fitted a center stand without a leverage rod and it was useless because I could not lift the bike, too heavy for me. Any help appreciated. Georgios