Drooping GS Centrestand?
Problem: The centerstand on my ’03 F650GSL “droops” when in the retracted position. Looking at other F650’s at the dealer, their centerstands appear to be near horizontal when retracted. My dealer’s observations were that the centerstands on the GS models retract to the horizontal position, but that the GSLs they’ve seen all have “drooping” centerstands. When the preload is backed off the centerstand scraps rather easily when cornering. Is this “normal”? The springs seem ok, there are tabs welded to the frame which meet the tabs welded to the centerstand which, when the stand is retracted, meet together. When the tabs meet the centerstand still “droops”. Perhaps the tabs on the centerstand need to be ground off a bit to allow the centerstand to more full retract. Answer: No. It’s a Fabrication Fault.
