1200 How Much Does Your Mts Lean ?

Discussion in 'Multistrada' started by ymfb, Jun 22, 2015.

  1. Using a iPhone tiltmeter I measured my lean angle when parked on the side stand as 18 degrees from vertical.

    Not sure how that measures up with

    a) a new machine

    b) anyone elses

    If you have the time and the inclination (pun intended) check yours out. If you don't have a app try Pythagoras, A2 x B2 = C2 for those of you who have forgotten CSE maths :)
     
    #1 ymfb, Jun 22, 2015
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  2. I like the idea!

    I'll try it this week!
     
    #2 stretta, Jun 22, 2015
  3. er - I don't fink so o_O

    you could use Tan Ø = Opposite/Adjacent sides ;)

    and as a bit of trivia - Pythagoras nicked it!
     
    #3 Splash, Jun 22, 2015
  4. From Egypt 1000 years before :Finger:
     
    #4 Exige, Jun 22, 2015
  5. Further over than any other of my bikes !
     
    #5 Pikes Peak, Jun 22, 2015
  6. If you start with Pythagoras or his Egyptian forefathers you can proceed to calculating the angle with the following Mnemonic.

    Silly Old Harris Caught A Herring Trawling Off Amsterdam

    Not to be distracted from the maths club, has it gone an excessive lean, or not ?

    i have never sat or climbed aboard with the machine rested on its side stand, something a friend does as a matter of course on his Yamaha Super Tenere

    :)
     
    #6 ymfb, Jun 23, 2015
  7. I can’t be bothered doing the maths, but yes mine leans further than I expected, so much so that the first time I put it on the side stand on a slight camber I thought it was going to drop! Consequently I panicked and strained my wrist trying to keep it upright! (oh jeez! I'm not sure I should say that! :oops:)
    Certainly leans further than my 1098 did!
     
    #7 PeterDucati, Jun 23, 2015
  8. 15 degree lean with my old and possibly bent stand but a decent bolt and the whole thing doesn't have much play. I should add, I've got an r&g foot thingy with a small insert, which I estimate puts the bottom of the stand about 4mm higher. It's still too much though, I'd be happier at 12 degrees
     
    #8 doughnut, Jun 23, 2015
  9. new multi seems to lean far less
     
    #9 bradders, Jun 23, 2015
  10. They lean more in the UK than Italy;)
     
    #10 Splash, Jun 23, 2015
  11. Bradders, when do you get your new machine ?
     
    #11 ymfb, Jun 23, 2015
  12. Mid Aug may wait til sept reg tho
     
    #12 bradders, Jun 23, 2015
  13. How much a MTS leans on the sidestand must depend partly on how much pre-load is set on the rear suspension, plus how much luggage is on board (if any) and how much petrol in the tank. It will not be a fixed figure, surely?
     
    #13 Pete1950, Jun 24, 2015
  14. my 15 degrees was with normal mode ie. rider with no bags and in touring mode, no luggage and full of fuel
     
    #14 doughnut, Jun 24, 2015
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