Centre stand
- Thread starter reiny
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1 hour 45 minutes later, installed center stand.
Just a fun couple hours in the garage.
Leaving the plastics off to do cleaning and the 600 mile service tommorrow.
Center stand = take with your service stands with you always.
P.S. Front reflectors removed.
New front reflectors and brackets shipped anywhere in the Lower 48 states for the asking.
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Just a fun couple hours in the garage.
Leaving the plastics off to do cleaning and the 600 mile service tommorrow.
Center stand = take with your service stands with you always.
P.S. Front reflectors removed.
New front reflectors and brackets shipped anywhere in the Lower 48 states for the asking.
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Repost photo of center stand.
As you can see in my yard and road it's dirt.
Lucky to have the cement slab and floor in the garage.
TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE A CENTER STAND !!!!!!
# 1 No stupid tip overs.
# 2 You can get the most gas in your tank.
# 3 You can have the cleanest chain around.
# 4 Tire pressure checking is just a spin of the wheel.
# 5 When you take corners at night you make really cool fireworks.
# 6 If you pick up a nail and get a flat, you can fix it on the spot.
# 7 Chicks dig it when they can mount your bike and turn the mirrors in to look at themselves, from both angles at the same time.
# 8 You can change both tires at the same time.
# 9 Oil window sighting is a breeze.
# 10 All Suzuki recommended service can be done without any other lift device.
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As you can see in my yard and road it's dirt.
Lucky to have the cement slab and floor in the garage.
TOP TEN REASONS TO HAVE A CENTER STAND !!!!!!
# 1 No stupid tip overs.
# 2 You can get the most gas in your tank.
# 3 You can have the cleanest chain around.
# 4 Tire pressure checking is just a spin of the wheel.
# 5 When you take corners at night you make really cool fireworks.
# 6 If you pick up a nail and get a flat, you can fix it on the spot.
# 7 Chicks dig it when they can mount your bike and turn the mirrors in to look at themselves, from both angles at the same time.
# 8 You can change both tires at the same time.
# 9 Oil window sighting is a breeze.
# 10 All Suzuki recommended service can be done without any other lift device.
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Actually you don't need to do either of those things.
I fitted mine without removing the radiator or the exhausts.
If you take off the mufflers, then the bolt that holds the exhausts under the engine, you can use a cheater bar to lever the pipes down enough to get the main center stand bolt through the mounting holes and the stand.
Took me about a half hour to do it by myself. Fiddliest thing is getting the springs mounted.
camaroguy72
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DAB.. i would highly recommend NOT bending the header that much to get it on. Think about it. It's an aluminum head that is very easy to strip out. I wouldnt want those kind of shearing forces on those bolts. Rather safe than sorry.
Rob T where in Conn are you? Maybe me and Timmyduck could lend a hand and get it done if you order the stand ... although i am leaving town next friday it would need to be done by then.
Seems like a worthwhile investment if you arent like me and pegging your knee down and scraping fairings... but for the average rider seems well worth it!
Rob T where in Conn are you? Maybe me and Timmyduck could lend a hand and get it done if you order the stand ... although i am leaving town next friday it would need to be done by then.
Seems like a worthwhile investment if you arent like me and pegging your knee down and scraping fairings... but for the average rider seems well worth it!
camaroguy72
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oh yea im the big dude with the torque wrench lol.
Yes,
I have them and will scan them in and post them up for you.
Well, it's been done by me (and others) with no damage.
You only need to bend the end of the pipe down about a half inch for clearance. That's bending a set of pipes about two foot long which is attached to the head with eight bolts.
Your choice though, I'm just stating how I did it, not iinsisting you do it that way.
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