Am sure one of my 80s bikes had an extra hole in the center stand. Could never work out what it was for. Bit like the old Vestpa's that had a loop attached to the righthand side of the handlebars. Took me years what it was for
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering. "Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light". Groucho Marx
sakm wrote: ↑Fri Feb 24, 2023 7:58 pm
Fresh from the powder coaters
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That looks tidy!, I’ve got mine off at the moment with the intention of brush painting with smoothrite… , I’m thinking powder coating is the way to go but a quote I had from one place was £40!!.
I’ve taken the main rubber off ok but did you remove the other one ?, if so how please ?, if it’s the thin nut I think mines seized .
Panman40 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 7:48 am
That looks tidy!, I’ve got mine off at the moment with the intention of brush painting with smoothrite… , I’m thinking powder coating is the way to go but a quote I had from one place was £40!!.
I’ve taken the main rubber off ok but did you remove the other one ?, if so how please ?, if it’s the thin nut I think mines seized .
Yes everything has to be removed if powder coating as its baked at about 400 degree's
Mine came out pretty easy with the right sized spanner on it!
sakm wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 8:57 am
Yes everything has to be removed if powder coating as its baked at about 400 degree's
Mine came out pretty easy with the right sized spanner on it!
A 16mm spanner shifted it ok!, I ended up painting it with smoothrite and a brush… it’s a lot better than it was so I’ll pop it back on ( with some cursing of the springs!) and then have it coated properly in the winter.
sakm wrote: ↑Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:18 pm
Yes I was but maybe BMW have learnt that anything else just seizes over time
Well it seems to on a bmw anyway . So £8.50 for a 250ml tin of black and now £9.99 for a spray can…. Half the price of having powder coated in the first place
Love the idea, I have a welder and would do the same but seems alot of work however like you if I had the centre stand off for any reason I think I would do that. Well done for the posting.
Did you ever keep any measurements/sketches after designing this marvellous piece of mechanical wizardry Sakm?
I’ve recently come into possession of a spare centrestand and can hopefully get it made up locally, as I have no welding gear and my ‘O’ level metalwork skills are now a distant memory!