Centre stand security

[Stu]

…and the answer was:

Thank you for contacting us.

No I'm sorry I'm afraid not. The main stand locking mod is a GS/A LC mod only..

Yet I managed it

Maybe I should start making them

[Doctor T]

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

[Steve398]

Yet I managed it

Maybe I should start making them

First dibs… though I can’t see why Cymarc can’t/won’t do them, it all pays the bills doesn’t it?

[Stu]

First dibs… though I can’t see why Cymarc can’t/won’t do them, it all pays the bills does it?

I can see a business venture

[Steve398]

I can see a business venture

It would save you being bored on cold or wet days.

I may have a chat with my local metalwork shop, but I dread to think what they’d charge!

[Panman40]

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 .

[Stu]

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!

[Panman40]

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.

[Tenequip]

This seems like a good idea to stop the normal run of the mill creep.

Tenequip

[Panman40]

I was amazed to find the 2 pivots for the stand seem to be made of plastic ?.

[Stu]

I was amazed to find the 2 pivots for the stand seem to be made of plastic ?.

Yes I was but maybe BMW have learnt that anything else just seizes over time

[Panman40]

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

[trickydicky]

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.

[Steve398]

Resurrecting an old thread -

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!

[Stu]

Unfortunately not!

I cut and shaped the metal then tacked it on and tried it till it fit then I fully welded it