 Funny,,Odd,,Engineering mis calculation??
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Joined: Dec 2005
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Funny story but true. Terry (My wife) made up her mind to buy the Triumph America so we went to buy it today. Terry is short so it's been difficult to find a bike that fits perfect. She has sat on the America 10 different times in the last couple years I know. So she pretty well knows she can reach everything and hold it up almost flat footed. So, we're in the dealer ready to test ride and then buy, and she tries to lift the kick stand,,,,,,,WHAT,,You can't reach the kick stand!!! I mean, how many times have we ALL sat on a bike in the showroom, getting the feel of the bike, pedal position, seat height etc, and not pull up the kick stand? In all the times that she had sat on an America, she had never tried to lift the side stand. The very tip of her toe was a good 1.5" away from being able to touch it, much less, swing her toe around it to pull it back. Talk about a "slip" for the engineers on that one. No gettin' around THAT so it's a deal breaker. Anyway, we then went and bought the Suzuki S83 which was her second choice.
I keep thinking that I'll be a member of the Triumph community but I keep missing it. There's always my next bike I suppose (LOL)
Phil
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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Thats too bad. I am sure you could have rigged up something to make the kickstand easier to reach.
Soren
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Saddle Sore
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Saddle Sore
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You could take a cord , no , better , a LEATHER BRAIDED cord and hook it around the nubby stick-out toe projection on the stand and clip it to a belt loop . This would look very cool and functional. Get on the bike , give it a yank , and yer done . Putting it back down will be in another issue , I'm thinking of a stick . See how this forum has assisted you in aquiring the bike of yer dreams ? 
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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Now that's a good idea!!
I was thinking more along the lines of a chromed hook attached to the end of her boot that she could grab the stand with and give it a yank. Putting it back down, the stick idea works....with a chrome holster on the bike of course.
John
Like a dog on a car ride with my tongue in the wind
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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actually, you could make a device like fire poker, with a fork that has a hook built into one leg of the fork. Use the hook to pull it back and the fork to push it down. Strap it to the front of your boot, and your good to go. Some creep giving your wife a hard time at the local biker bar, well, she could plant that fork where the sun don't shine, I'm sure that'd get her respect.... 
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Loquacious
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Loquacious
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thicker soled boots, simple fix!!!! 
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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Adjunct
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Adjunct
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Hey she can`t of wanted it to bad there`s a multitude of solutions for this little problem. 
Phil C
If you dont believe there's a price for this sweet paradise
Remind me to show you the scars...
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