Lowering GTR

[Bongo]

Lowered my GTR last year as I am a bit of a short ass using a HYPEPRO lowering kit. Was easy enough to fit to rear shock/swinging arm and also had to drop font forks in the yokes by 20mm.
My problem was that the bike stood too up right on the side stand, so it needed shorting. Had someone to cut, pin and weld the original stand for me, but there was a niggling doubt that with the GTR been so heavy the cut and weld might be a bit of a weak point. So had a look on the web and found an adjustable side stand in the States, which I ordered and fitted.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=%09+GTR-1400+2007+2008+Adjustable+Kick+Side+Stand+Kickstand+&_sacat=0&_odkw=&_osacat=0&_armrs=1&_ssn=soupysperformance

Highly recommended, works well and fully adjustable.

After lowering bike handles just as well as before and I can get both feet flat on the road. The only problem I have now is the center stand, she can be a bit awkward to get on to. Has anyone modified their center stand or knows of a replacement/after market  one?

Hope this is of help to someone if they are planing lowering their GTR.

[O.C.]

MG Valerio has a centre stand modification on his GTR, there's a post on here showing it 

Managed to find it for you ....here 



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9l-JJ10yPE&feature=youtu.be

Also there's this...hope this helps 

http://www.gtr1400.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,2600.msg35600.html#msg35600

[Ros]

Thanks OC for posting those links - I was trying to find and then copy / paste the links last night on my stupid ipad... A totally impossible task.  I bet that took some finding too...

[O.C.]

Actually Ros, i remembered the posts were from MG so I checked his posts, and soon came across them   

[Debs]

I do like that mod.. Would make it easier for me to put baby on the center stand 

[Bongo]

Thanks for the links Olde Coney.

[O.C.]

Thanks for the links Olde Coney.

You're welcome, I don't know if they will help in a practical way, but at least they do demonstrate that some modification is possible 

[Bongo]

You're welcome, I don't know if they will help in a practical way, but at least they do demonstrate that some modification is possible 

It will give the engineer at work an idea what`s needed.