Kickstand question

[bandit0914]

Hello
Interesting question here. If you raise the tail of a bandit 1.25 inches how does that change its profile at rest? I had to jack the tail and now when you set it on the kickstand it looks like a good fart will knock it over. Is there an after market kickstand that would work for a "fair" price? Or is there a longer oem kickstand from another bike that would fill the bill? Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks
James

[txbanditrydr]

Same thing happened to me when I upgraded my rear shock... downright scary how far over the bike was leaning on the side stand.

I decided to try a temporary fix and glued a piece of 3/4" oak on the bottom of the side stand, which was shaped as the footprint of the stand.  A little epoxy coating and some gloss black paint and you never knew it wasn't original.

It did pop off (epoxied) and I re-attached it with Gorilla Glue and haven't had any more issues.  In fact - the wood was starting to wear so I added a 1/8th steel plate to the bottom of that (Gorilla Glue again), re-painted and it works so good my temporary fix just might be permanent.

Ideally, a machined titanium block bolted to the bottom would be very trick but I had to use what I had available.

[okbandit]

Expanding on Txbanditrydr's idea, once you find the length you like just weld a piece of steel on to it. I recently had to cut and weld one for a drag project and the metal of the kickstand takes a mig weld very well.