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06-04-2024, 03:25 PM | #1 |
Lord of the Rings
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Norwich
Bike: M900sie
Posts: 5,834
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Stand is looking good Mike. I hope this one proves more reliable after the R&D process.
I've probably told this story before? When I took my Monster for it's first MOT after I'd bought it and fettled it, I gasped when the tester forced it into the air against the side stand and leaned his fat gut over it to wiggle the back wheel. I immediately ordered him to stop, quite loudly! A short argument ensued resulting in me wheeling my bike away untested. I can't remember if I paid him anything for the test. Needless to say I have not darkened his door again. My previously favoured tester for some considerable years took up the slack and as it happened had just bought a new Abba stand with many mandrels for the various swinging arm pivots. I was much happier with this but I do wonder how they feel the swingarm bearings with the stand through the pivot? Using the side stand for this is unprofessional to the core and should never be allowed! At one of the East Kirby shows, a brash fellow decided to ride his 916 into our stand for some reason, and then proceeded to turn his bike round quite roughly,by pivoting it on his weedy side stand. I gasped in disbelief and kind of hoped it would snap, but unfortunately there were several Monsters in close proximity, so it wouldn't have ended well. I think he might have been swiftly cable tied to one of the Lancaster's props and spun for 5 minutes.. (Too good for him though!) What in the world is wrong with a centre stand??
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06-04-2024, 03:40 PM | #2 |
Bronze Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Poole
Bike: M900ie
Posts: 470
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Yes I share your concerns re having the bike lifted on the prop stand, so will have to come up with some MOT ploy.
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06-04-2024, 04:45 PM | #3 |
No turn left unstoned
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: leicester
Bike: M750
Posts: 4,545
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Well, not a lot.
..... unless you're the sort of person to save weight by making a carbon fibre sidestand. Personally I like the simplicity as well as the weight loss of sidestand only. But I have to suffer a little as a result. Got tempted to go for an ally one at one point but decided it wasn't worth it. However I do understand how the weight loss thing can become a tad obsessive. I remember Capo saying he had no stand at all on his triumph and had to lean it against a tree at Cadwell. OTT in my book but it takes all sorts. |
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