1992 K75 leans way too far on side (kick) stand.

[jiggseob]

My within-the-last-year new to me K75 RT leans over way way too far for my comfort.  When on level pavement, the side-stand probably supports half the weight of the bike, and it leans very heavily on the stand.  The load on the stand is so heavy that it sinks in to anything but pavement.

Is my side stand supposed to be bent?  I two-up from time to time, and the shock spring preload is cranked up, I would rather leave it cranked up than fiddle with it each time I want to two-up.

Follows is the picture of my side stand, the red line highlights (and somewhat exaggerates) the bend in the tubing of the side stand.  With the side stand out, there is very little up-down wiggle at the end of the side stand, so the bushing / bolt do not appear to be worn.

[Laitch]

The load on the stand is so heavy that it sinks in to anything but pavement.
Is my side stand supposed to be bent?

The side stand is fabricated with the bend that you've marked in the photo. The RT is a heavy moto. If you don't put a pad under the stand's foot, it will sink into the ground. I carry one in my tank bag for my Brick. All Bricks are supposed to lean on the side stand like that. For one thing, they're easier to mount at that angle. Also, try tipping it over when it's on the side stand; that's not likely to happen, but good core body strength does come in handy for raising it from that position if it's fully loaded.
 

[frankenduck]

As Laitch points out, all Ks lean quite a bit on the side stand and there's slight bend in it from the factory.




Funny story: I once pulled my K75RT off to the left side of the road to take a pic. To keep it away from traffic I parked it on the side stand as close to the guardrail as I could. Some other riders rode by and since my bike was leaned so much so close to the guardrail that they thought I'd crashed into the guardrail. They pulled over and a couple of them came running back to help me. I thanked them for their concern, told them I was OK and that my bike just leaned a lot on the side stand.

[Chaos]

I kept a chunk of 1x6 on the garage floor where I parked the bike, made the lean more tolerable. And always parked with the LH side uphill, makes a big difference.  Urals lean a lot too

[mrt6644]

I am a new (used 1994 K75) owner and my bike leans so far over.  Cannot be normal.
The center stand doesn't lift the rear wheel off the ground enough to spin it.

It almost seems as though the suspension was altered or replaced with a taller suspension.

Seems like maybe th side stand or the frame part it mounts to is bent?
I know they are known for leaning, but mine is extreme

[Kaos]

It almost seems as though the suspension was altered or replaced with a taller suspension.

Share a picture with us of the bike on the center stand and the rear shock.
It would have to be rather large shock.
I am working with a 420mm rear and my tyre doesnt touch the ground. (Barely, but still)

[Laitch]

.  . . my tyre doesnt touch the ground. (Barely, but still)

"Chuckles in English"

[Kaos]

"Chuckles in English"

[Smudgemo]

I am a new (used 1994 K75) owner and my bike leans so far over.  Cannot be normal.
The center stand doesn't lift the rear wheel off the ground enough to spin it.

It almost seems as though the suspension was altered or replaced with a taller suspension.

Seems like maybe th side stand or the frame part it mounts to is bent?
I know they are known for leaning, but mine is extreme

Mine is a '92 and was lowered by a PO - 15mm fork drop and 1.5" shorter shock.  The center stand was really hard to use, but I swapped out the shock for a correct length and pushed the fork tubes back down to stock position.  Now the center stand is easy to use but the tire touches the ground so it won't spin without a bit of effort.  I think it's probably okay and is most likely the tire or the shock being slightly larger/longer.

My issue is the side stand that seems like a shorty version.  Is that even a thing?  Prior owners were a woman and a shorter guy, so it wouldn't surprise me they did the conversion properly (except for the center stand.)

Maybe the lean isn't considered excessive by experienced owners, but the foot contacts the ground at an angle where only the outside edge is doing any work.  It also bangs the muffler when retracted as opposed to the rubber block.  I saw somewhere that normal length is something like 10 3/8" from the bolt to the base of the foot (don't quote me) and mine seems more like 9ish.  I was going to add an aluminum block to the foot, but that doesn't address hitting the muffler and adds weight to the wrong end.  I'm going to replace it and see what happens.