[VaraderoTwin]

I’m all for protecting companies, big or small, and their IP. But when you can get footpeg enlargers from Ebay for £30 compared to £120 from Sw Motech, i draw the line. For these two pieces of aluminium, which must cost less that usd 10 to make, I’m not letting someone make 1200% profit off of me, it’s abusing their customers.

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Agreed. There are so many parts for our bikes that have been reproduced by small Chinese companies. It's really is hard to justify the differences in prices. The difference does seem exorbitant doesn't it? Those new enlargers will certainly do the trick.

They’ve been great. Really good grip in the rain without eating into my boots and a nice stable platform for standing up without interfering with the controls. Plus they look really good too!
I’m waiting to receive some fork adjusters too which I got for £5 on eBay. Another example where I wouldn’t pay 30 or more for essentially two nuts!

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Would anyone with a 2016/17 AT be willing to measure the footprint/ size of their kickstand pad, so I can compare to my 2018 ATAS? (The only local AT I know of--former parts manager at dealer's--upped and left town).

From the pictures I've seen, the kickstands look the same and I'm betting the extenders would work for the 2018 models.

Here's a few pics of my kickstand pad and a traced footprint on paper with some rough measurements.

(I've done a bit of searching for the answers but can't come up with anything definitive vis-à-vis the kickstand from 2016 - 2018. But I think it's the same part).

If I don't get any replies, I'll just order the $17 HTTMT extension plate and hope it works. No great loss if it doesn't.

Thanks, Gary


EDIT: Just saw your post Parma. Hmm. Maybe it won't work. Or maybe it's the AliExpress plate that won't work. Still, would be nice to have a comparison of the kickstand pads.
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Just went out into the cold for you Gary excuse the wet and dirty paper haha

Seems to be the same except for the little ball on yours. Mine is a late 2017 model.

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Varadero Twin... Thank you so much!

Got to love this forum.

I'm going to go ahead and order the HTTMT extension and see if it works. The cutout in the top of the extension should allow for varying sized knobs on the kickstand pad.

My man, thanks again... Very cool.

All the best, Gary

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EDIT: Just ordered the red one. Figured it would match best with that area of the bike, tying in the red striping at the back and on the tank. I'm thinking worst case, I might have to do some slight bending or some hammer tapping to get the extension to fit well. I'll update after install--says I should have it by the 14th.


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My pleasure, happy to help. I’ve gotten a lot of help on here too, it’s great to have such a community of AT owners.

Hope it fits. Most reviews of various ones are split with some saying it’s great and others that it doesn’t fit. Hard to know what to believe unless you try. I’m looking for a red one too and will paint the top ring black to match the bike. Current seller is away on holiday so will have to wait though... the httmt one can’t be found on amazon UK.

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Jumping in a little late...
I've got the aliexpress extender on my my 2016, and it fits perfectly. BUT I know people here with newer bikes (not sure if 2017 or 2018), who bought it and it doesn't fit because of that little ball on the top of yours.
So it seems you'll either have to file down that ball, or file a gap in the extender itself in order to get it to fit.
Still sounds like a worthwhile deal to me...

Now that you've pointed that out, I can see where the ball can be a problem. Mainly because it raises the edge of the original plate. So the people having problems, I would suspect, is not with the bottom plate fitting the foot (which per our pics above is the same size), but with the top ring of the enlarger fitting over the foot.
Hopefully some bending or filing will make it work.


If not, you can send yours to me Gary, I'll make you a good offer

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Took the plunge and copied you. Just ordered the below on ebay for £12, already painted in the colour I wanted. Let's just hope I receive it quickly and it fits. Seller emailed me right away with a thank you and asking to let him know when received and if any problems.

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Received the kickstand pad extender today and installed.

“HTTMT- Side Pad Kickstand Stand Extension Plate For Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin 16-17 RED” - $16.90 (shipping included).
(Ordered from Amazon in red and arrived in 4 days). Picture from the Amazon page above in my previous post.

The description detail on the Amazon page reads 2016-2017 model years (thus my original concern), but the label on the package mailer references “16-18” and the Ziplock bag inside, containing the parts, reads “Honda CRF1000L 17-18.” Go figure. The extension plate came wrapped in small bubble wrap inside the Ziplock bag and a wrench and tape pad were inside the Ziplock. The main package is a bubble wrap envelope.

And it fits my 2018 ATAS perfectly well! See pictures.

It comes with the extension plate, a small Allen wrench and a piece of padding with adhesive on one side. I assume the pad piece (about 1” x 2”) is for between the kickstand pad and the extension plate so that’s where I put it—attached to the bottom of the kickstand pad. No instructions or paperwork came with the item.

The plate is made of aluminum and appears decently made and the fit and finish look nice.

It slipped onto my kickstand pad perfectly well. The rear end is flush with the back of the kickstand pad and the outside edge fits up snug against the kickstand pad toe. Three screws tighten and secure the plate to the pad. It’s nice and snug but I will be adding some Loctite.

I like the looks just fine, but more importantly, it more than doubles the contact area for standing the bike in mushy or soft spots and should work well in soft gravel too.

I cannot guarantee everyone is going to get the exact same item, but it appears so, and it also appears the seller needs to update the item description. The packaging clearly indicates through 2018 model year.

It took minutes to install. Works like a charm.

Here are some pictures.

Best, Gary


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Glad to hear it works and looks good. No clearance issues with centre stand or swingarm i see?

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Nice fix there. When I started reading was worried about the kill switch in the kickstand but your method looks fine. Will let you know about clearance on my 17 but should be about the same.

Ps: that is a very clean chain! Haha

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Thanks!

It's gotten pretty dirty but I try to clean it right after riding whenever I can, unless it's a quick ride on the road. Chain brush and cleaner and Chain Wax. I'm seriously anal about it.

(Just seeing that little bit of linty fuzz on the screw-head under the foot-peg has me crazy - couldn't see it before the close-up pic. I'll def. get to that tomorrow)!

:smile2:


Gary


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Received my kick stand extender today, looks pretty good. I’m super impressed also, 8 days only to arrive from China. Will install this weekend

 

[VaraderoTwin]

I'll be curious to see how close yours ends up to the swingarm with the stand in the up position.

I'll be honest though, with or without the clearance now on mine, the more I look at it I have to wonder if it might be a problem waiting to happen off-road... catch on something down low (with its fierce angles), pull the stand, the bike, me. It would probably fall off before any major damage to the stand etc. but it might mar up the swingarm in just the right fall.

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Haven't installed yet as no time to do it properly and test.
But for me I'm not too worried because my off roading will be light duty gravel and a bit of dirt tracks, Nothing too hardcore so I'm not worried about things catching on it. To be fair, there's a better chance of things catching in your brake lines, rims, under the engine etc.
I am a bit more concerned about any tip over on/off road and it maybe hitting the swingarm or bending the stand more. But with the top box, crash bars and sliders, it should be okay. Rear pillion pegs will also hit before the kickstand does.

 

[VaraderoTwin]

You'll probably be completely fine, so would I, in all likelihood. The chances of it catching on anything are pretty slim... but not impossible.

I'm more curious if yours slams against the swing arm when you kick the stand up and what you do to alleviate that.

Looking forward to seeing it on your bike, Gary

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I'll just copy what you did if it does!

 

[VaraderoTwin]

Installed it today, see my other post.
No clearance issue at all, especially once the bike it off the centre stand. Doesn’t come close to hitting when I put the side stand up. Very happy with it and smooth curved edge on the side facing road means unlikely to snag on anything. For me, it’s a keeper and the colour is great too. I parked especially on a patch of mud to test it today haha! #itworked