Bike got hit while parked today-is this kickstand play normal?

I was parked on the street today and my bike got backed into. It didn't get tipped over. The right side is what got backed into, and a witness said the bike was teetering on the kickstand. Besides a damaged oil pump cover, there is horizontal play in my side stand when down. I'm looking to confirm if this is normal or did this occur from being pushed onto the side stand. A video is posted below of what it is doing.

Thanks for your help!
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My FZ1 is like that (normal). Pretty sure FZ6 was like that too.

Mine does the same -- about 1/2 inch of play measured at the bottom of the stand.

It's funny how you don't notice little things like that until something happens to your bike. I just ran out to check mine and it does that too.

Sorry to hear about your mishap.

As for kickstand play - yup, thats normal.

Nice to see everyone chime in! ^^ :thumbup:

The kickstand has educated me as it squeaked and groaned upon being put down (like people?), so foolishly I applied chain lube to it.

A word of caution - dOn'T Do It!!!! It's one case in millions where lube is not the answer! Mind you it no longer speaks but the irony is I was used to it taking effort to deploy - after lube it jumps at the ground and I nearly fell over; like 4 times! :surrender:

tejkowskit said:

I was parked on the street today and my bike got backed into. It didn't get tipped over. The right side is what got backed into, and a witness said the bike was teetering on the kickstand. Besides a damaged oil pump cover, there is horizontal play in my side stand when down. I'm looking to confirm if this is normal or did this occur from being pushed onto the side stand. A video is posted below of what it is doing.

Thanks for your help!
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So what happened? Everything OK?

Okay, let's try to correct the bad habits of calling it a kickstand. The correct terminology; its called side stand.

Thanks everyone! It's something I've never noticed and wanted to make sure it wasn't from the hit. Greatly appreciate the help.

boarder4life81 said:

It's funny how you don't notice little things like that until something happens to your bike. I just ran out to check mine and it does that too.

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That was exactly it! Bike was still sturdy, but I had to be sure.

FinalImpact said:

So what happened? Everything OK?

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Yeah. Besides some scuffs on the oil pump cover there is no other damage.

VEGASRIDER said:

Okay, let's try to correct the bad habits of calling it a kickstand. The correct terminology; its called side stand.

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Lol okay okay.. Hey I used both terms in my post.

Here's a picture of the damage to the oil pump cover. Purely cosmetic. Made sure it wasn't leaking any oil at the gasket or plug screw, and there are no cracks. Everything has been running smooth for about 100 miles.



My next question is, if i replace the cover what should I put around the crank shaft position sensor to seal it? I have used silicone with success in similar applications and the manual calls for Yamaha bond no. 1215. Any suggestions?

It was parked directly in front of the police station so the woman who hit it went in and admitted fault. Got a police report filled out. Probably won't even file through insurance if she just give me money to pay for damaged parts.

You got REALLY lucky then, most people would be scumbags about it and just drive off.

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Okay, let's try to correct the bad habits of calling it a kickstand. The correct terminology; its called side stand.

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I wouldn't call that a bad habit. Some call it a side stand, some a kick stand. Neither is really wrong. btw I call it the latter.:thumbup:

mrphotoman said:

You got REALLY lucky then, most people would be scumbags about it and just drive off.

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Ya I did get lucky! I thought the same thing; got one of the few honest people. There were a few witnesses and it was right in front of the police station so I'm sure we would gotten her anyways.