Side stand foot extension
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Journeyman
"And this one is just right" ~ Goldilocks
Extension? It’s too long already. I’m sure I’m misunderstanding.
Journeyman
"And this one is just right" ~ Goldilocks
Ah, yes! Thanks. Now I get it 
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Mongler07
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Just keep one of those cheep foot pads in your pocket. Those extensions are junk because they are still too small for things like soft mudy gravel /grass so you need one anyways. Nothing wrong with the original other than it's 1/2 inch too long as it is. Adding a foot makes it too long. Imo you want to cut it off and make it shorter!
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Well, for such muddy ground I would rather find some flat stone or something but I would like to mount something permanently to be able to park on the shoulder and so. I had this on all my previous bike and my other current bike, BMW K1600GT and I find it very useful.
Mongler07
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The foot pad I keep with me is never really used but when I need it it's priceless. And even still it sinks a bit into the earth when used. I would hate to see a r3 get even less lean when parked!
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I don't see R3 has significantly less lean than other bikes. I park it behind my K1600GT and they seem to have quite similar lean. I don't see this as a problem except if you put something high bellow the side stand.
Journeyman
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Are you in the UK? Otherwise, it's a challenge parking on the side of streets that taper down on the right side of your lane, as most all do. The kickstand goes down against an uphill slope leaving the bike nearly upright, or in some cases just not able to park in that space. The 2.3s leaned way over. I think someone in marketing thought it would be great in the showroom (flat) to see prospective buyers easily getting it off the kickstand, making it appear less heavy. That's my theory, anyway, and I'm sticking to it.
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I am in Germany. There are many road shoulders with just flat ground, it's not always a slope to the right side (yeah, we have much better roads and highways ). There are also wider shoulders where you could park perpendicular to the road or close to perpendicular. Finally, there are quite some beer gardens in Munich with wide unpaved parking areas. Same goes for some other places like hiking area parking or waterfall sites and so on. Like I wrote above, I have it on K1600GT and have no problem at all, just a safer way to park. I had it also on K1300R which I drove for 10 years. Yes, you have to find a relatively flat surface but that is not a big deal. Anyways, same goes for the bike without the foot extension, I don't think few millimeters make a huge difference. Finally, if a slope is in a wrong direction, you can usually turn the bike opposite.
). There are also wider shoulders where you could park perpendicular to the road or close to perpendicular. Finally, there are quite some beer gardens in Munich with wide unpaved parking areas. Same goes for some other places like hiking area parking or waterfall sites and so on. Like I wrote above, I have it on K1600GT and have no problem at all, just a safer way to park. I had it also on K1300R which I drove for 10 years. Yes, you have to find a relatively flat surface but that is not a big deal. Anyways, same goes for the bike without the foot extension, I don't think few millimeters make a huge difference. Finally, if a slope is in a wrong direction, you can usually turn the bike opposite.
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