shortening the kickstand

[Guy B. Young II - COG Tech. Ed.]

When I got home the other night from work, the rest of the family was off somewhere so I decided to take a moment and clean (actually adjust) the clutch lever safety switch. The bike would no longer start in gear, with the clutch dis-engaged, and it was beginning to become a real PITA to have to put the bike in neutral to get it cranked. I know. One day I will totally disable all of this "stuff." While I was whacking away at the switch, the UPS guy (uh, person) shows up with a package from Dual Star (sorry Zack) with a couple of things I'd ordered. One was the low-profile drain plug. The other was their machined rear brake lever bracket. I may be wierd, but I like the look and feel of a nicely done machined part, and this one looked really nice. So, on it went. The drain plug would have to wait until the next oil change. I already have a Moose magnetic plug installed but it hangs low and I was afraid of hanging it on something and mucking up it, and, potentially, the engine case. I was gonna whack the Moose in half, but I got lazy and just ordered the DS unit instead. At any rate, I've added pix of the Moose plug and DS bracket to my site's KLR stuff. They can be seen at: http://www.mindspring.com/~gbyoung2/misc/klrstuff/dsbracket.jpg and http://www.mindspring.com/~gbyoung2/misc/klrstuff/moosemagplug.jpg Guy A16 '95 Concours Richmond, VA

[airtire]

Does anyone have any tips on doing it yourself? How many inches? I have the Happy Trails lowering links. Thanks, Steve