Weight Watchers - Forged Carbon Fiber

[Mr Gazza]

Ha ha! I can't see Bitza fitting a centre stand @ 2.6kg.
Funnily enough I've been thinking how to make one in aluminium this morning, but I've written the weight gain off against convenience and security to concentrate on more usefully saving unsprung weight.

The ground clearance issue is not that great for me personally as I'm no hero and certainly won't be doing any track days. (Would they allow a centre stand anyway?)
I've modified mine in several ways, to be detailed when I get round to updating my refresh thread. One of which was a new assistor arm.
The ST2 one certainly would have reduced ground clearance unacceptably in original form. But that said they seem to be okay on the ST bikes. I followed one down the West Cumbrian coast road at the Barrow Weekender and even his scary lean angles didn't produce any sparks.
My arm now hugs the silencer and comes up just behind the chamfer, robbing about 15mm of clearance. Originally it was about 50mm! I'll let you know if I ever get it down to the tarmac.