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Side stand touches down and digs in on Griso 1100

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Mike Trenery

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hi Guys.

I purchased an 08 1100 Griso this year and first big trip out to the Alps I had the side stand dig into the Tarmac in a left hander. I am not an advanced rider so am not do riding knee down or anything sports like so I didn't expect that at all. Right handers are not a problem at all but it nearly had me over the mountain edge so I am reluctant to take it out until I can get it sorted. I read on the web that other riders have had this and some have been off because of it. It also seems to be a problem on the 1200 too.

Is there a modification for the stand? Or a recall?

Thanks for your help.
 
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Be sure the side stand springs are up to snuff. It needs to be all the way up. You might be able to change the profile of the foot of the stand to give you a little more ground clearance. See where it ground on the pavement and remove some of the foot in that area with an angle grinder. Drawback is it won't be as much support on soft surfaces. . If you are still making contact, either hang off more (this increases effective lean), or don't lean as much by slowing down more for the curve. If you don't lean with the bike, or stay upright, that requires the bike to lean more to make the curve. The only real solution is what race bikes do, no side stand.
 
Mike, what do you weigh, and how much gear was loaded on the bike? With a moderately aggressive rider sitting in the saddle, the kickstand tab is easy to drag. Some people just remove them. The next thing to touch down is the the edge of the foot of the kickstand. I ask your weight because the shock is (very poorly) sprung and valved for a lighter rider.
 
I weigh in at 14st 8. Not much luggage probably 10 to 15kg. I had the suspension set up professionally going by the settings for a big bloke listed on this forum somewhere. The bike handled lovely and felt really smooth and solid.

I will have a look at the touch points and see if I can mod them a bit. Although I don't fancy testing it out or I might be getting off at the wron time ;-).

I am also going to see if I can improve my riding style a bit and keep the bike more upright as mentioned above.

Seems a shame this happens as I really want to upgrade to a 1200 later in the year but it's putting me off a bit.
 
I can lean all the way over to the edges of my tires on my Griso without the side stand dragging. I would check your sag. It is possible you have too much sag.
The more sag you have the quicker the side stand will touch down, among other things.....
 
You've exceeded the stock suspension limitations at 12.1 stone. Adjustment or not. The 1100 is terribly valved and sprung. Anything beyond fixing the suspension with new is a band aid.
The 2013+ G8V's seem to be better valved, however they are still too lightly sprung. Hope that helps.
 
Wow, 12st on such a big bike. I am shocked.

I doubt if I will get down to that so I might need a rethink. Are there suspension upgrades available that you would recommend?

Thanks for your help.
 
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