How to replace kickstand????
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: The Frozen Tundra
RE: How to replace kickstand????
I made up 2 for mine. The first one, made out of 5/16 stainless rod, is too large and heavy and the second one, made out of a piece of bent 1/4x1" stainless flat stock, works but still seems heavy. I have no doubt I'll come up with something.
Now to the kickstand dilemma... Is yours bolted to the frame with 4 bolts or slid in and held in place with a cotter pin?
Now to the kickstand dilemma... Is yours bolted to the frame with 4 bolts or slid in and held in place with a cotter pin?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,655
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From: The Frozen Tundra
RE: How to replace kickstand????
Hehe. This is my second "project" bike and I've already made the tank lift, jiffy stand extension, and a luggage rack (big for long trips). I've dabbled in making a fork brace but we've got no CNC at work and it's difficult getting the holes the correct size and perfectly round with a hole saw and a die grinder. I've had my jiffystand off to bend it back to it's original shape. befoe I had to lean the bike far right to get it down. BTW it's the cotter pin style.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,655
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From: The Frozen Tundra
RE: How to replace kickstand????
O.K., to remove that sucker, you'll need to get it up on a bike lift with the front leg of the lift as far forward as you can safely lift it.
Next grab your needlenose pliers, looking through the frame and engine gap, try to get that cotter pin outta there (a flash light comes in handy for this leg of the operation). Do not lose the washer that's on the cotter pin side.
Jack that sucker up to the sky and ease the jiffystand out by rotating it upwards and downwards to get the best angle out. (Sorry but I forgot which way mine came out best). It goes back in just the opposite way.
Make sure you use a new cotter pin when reassembling to make sure that sucker dosen't fall out while riding.
Next grab your needlenose pliers, looking through the frame and engine gap, try to get that cotter pin outta there (a flash light comes in handy for this leg of the operation). Do not lose the washer that's on the cotter pin side.
Jack that sucker up to the sky and ease the jiffystand out by rotating it upwards and downwards to get the best angle out. (Sorry but I forgot which way mine came out best). It goes back in just the opposite way.
Make sure you use a new cotter pin when reassembling to make sure that sucker dosen't fall out while riding.
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