{"id":41046,"date":"2020-01-19T20:51:57","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T11:51:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=41046"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:45:26","slug":"rvf-400-sidestand-angle-repair-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20200119\/everyday-events\/rvf-400-sidestand-angle-repair-adjustment","title":{"rendered":"RVF 400 Sidestand Angle Repair and Adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My personal number one recommended motorcycle: the RVF 400. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s amazing that you could buy one for around 800,000 yen back then. But when I saw that price at the time of sale, I thought it was expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time we have a sidestand angle repair request.
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First, I’ll roughly check the current angle with an angle meter.
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The angle has been gradually increasing over time and it’s laying over too much.
Currently it was about 18.5 degrees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The U-shaped part of the sidestand is opening up, which is one of the contributing factors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The frame side thickness is about 8 mm.
So that means it’s opened up by 1 millimeter.

I’ll adjust it carefully with a vise and narrow it down.
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I’ve adjusted the sidestand side. About +0.18 mm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I think I’ve seen this before, but the sidestand receiver is worn.
This is also one of the causes.
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I’ve welded up the worn area to build it back up. I’ll smooth out the surface later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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These two adjustments improved the angle by about 2 degrees. That’s still not enough, so I want to make the sole thicker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I’ve cut out a new sole.

If you chamfer the edges with a C-face and R-face, the finish will look really great. *This is something I learned from a certain special master. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was going to weld it directly, but the sole was already torn, so I decided to cut it off first and then weld it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welding is complete.
When it becomes V-shaped, there’s the question of muffler contact, so I need to be careful about the sole shape and size. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When assembled, it came out to 14.6 degrees.

Just 4 degrees difference, but it makes a huge difference.
This should make things much easier. After that, it’s just painting and we’re done.
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