New shock but now the side stand is too short

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New shock but now the side stand is too short

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Title says it all. The bike leans over too much to suit me now that I have a new shock. It appears to be straight and the side stand extenders I’ve seen won’t fit. I’ll have to take it to a welder for some extra steel on the foot I guess?

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Re: New shock but now the side stand is too short

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Interesting. I assume you are addressing a prolink. Installing a Progressive 465 onto my 82 did not affect lean angle of the sidestand. Just for info, I'll try to find the model # of my shock to let you know. As I recall, they do come with different eye dimensions.
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Re: New shock but now the side stand is too short

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Mine is 465-1115B

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I’ll bet your side stand is bent. Almost all of them are. Easy to straighten in a press. That will help a lot.

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Re: New shock but now the side stand is too short

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daves79x wrote:
Sat Aug 10, 2024 5:07 am
I’ll bet your side stand is bent. Almost all of them are. Easy to straighten in a press. That will help a lot.

Dave
Thanks Dave. Funny how straight it looks attached. When removed I can see a nice arc in it, about 3/4s of an inch. My previous 82 was straight but the one on my ol 79 was really bent. I had it heated and straightened and then had a thin steel rod added to it.

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Re: New shock but now the side stand is too short

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No heat needed, just put it in a press and work it straight. Additionally, the ride height is adjustable on your new shock. This will not change the overall length of it, so we have to assume the eye-to-eye is same as stock, but the static sag with the bike on the sidestand could be significantly different. If I remember correctly, there were 11 threads showing below the adjusting nuts on the first generation Progressive shocks on a correctly adjusted shock, for average riders.

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