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Jethro...
Have you ever been concerned of the kickstand drag throwing your front tire off your turn?



i know what you're saying, the stand acting as a fulcrum, but no i haven't. i really haven't had it over far enough for it to be an issue. when i first lowered my bike (progressive rear shocks) i had it on too low a setting and i couldn't make it through a familiar section of road without it scraping badly and scaring the crap outta me. it actually pushed across the double yellow once. now i ride with it set up correctly and know where she'll scrape. it's also one of those safety things, getting used to her scraping so that when she does it doesn't throw you for a loop. i will say this though. last year i had a slow speed stall in gravel while turning right and the bike slid out from under me but didn't go down. she balanced on the right side muffler!! my pipes have worn to the point that under normal circumstances my boot heels usually scrape before anything else.