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Mr Cake
30-09-2005, 09:15 PM
Can the early silly-stand shod 748 be equipped with the later, more sensible stand of it's later spec counterpart?

Dave
JMo
30-09-2005, 10:17 PM
Yes, but they are bloody expensive... £65 for the leg, and another £55 for the bracket, plus £14 for the bolt (all plus VAT), and few more quid for the springs, nut and hookie piece...

Trying to get a complete one s/h from anywhere is a nightmare (I know!) - even the racer boys hang on to them for when they come to sell the bike...

xxx
Mr Cake
30-09-2005, 10:19 PM
Yes, but they are bloody expensive... £65 for the leg, and another £55 for the bracket, plus £14 for the bolt (all plus VAT), and few more quid for the springs, nut and hookie piece...


Thanks Jen. But its probably cheaper than a wheelie bin full of fairings and casings! I hate how far the older bikes lean on the stand :eek:

Dave
JMo
30-09-2005, 10:23 PM
Maybe you could get someone to machine up a longer leg for it? - ought to be cheaper than replacing the whole lot? Or does it have the springy-up doofer too? - I'd get rid of that for sure x

Good luck anyway...

xxx
Mr Cake
30-09-2005, 10:27 PM
Hell yeah! Its got the "make-you-look-like-a-complete-tw@-when-you're-trapped-under-it" stand they were all fitted with pre-2000.

Dave
Pedro
30-09-2005, 11:19 PM
Cut the head off the bolt so the spring up action is removed - worked on my 900 suicide stand. The best bit is that it's free unless you have to buy a hacksaw....
Mr Cake
30-09-2005, 11:54 PM
Cheers Pedro! Is it obvious which bolt it is? I haven't got the bike yet, I'm planning changes in advance.

Dave
A Yerbury
01-10-2005, 12:32 AM
you are buying a 748? monumental hetero man hugs all round! they are very lovely and always will be.

Alex.
Mr Cake
01-10-2005, 12:43 AM
Yeah. It was a strange riding experience compared to the Monster, but I think I can dial out most of the 250ness out of the 748's clip-ons. It was a lot more friendly than I was expecting and had a similar power delivery to my M750, but it just kept going.

And it's red :cool:

Dave
Fred
01-10-2005, 01:43 AM
Is that Siouxe
NC35
01-10-2005, 11:32 AM
Is that Siouxe


Just what I was thinking....

Where did you get a pick like that?
slob
02-10-2005, 09:51 AM
....Where did you get a pick like that?
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