is this centre stand normal

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hi guys
im having a bit of trouble getting the fastback onto the centre stand and am wondering if the centrestand is the wrong type as when on the stand the rear wheel is 70mm in the air ?? i have a 2002 bonnie and have no trouble getting her on the centre stand.
is this centre stand normal

is this centre stand normal

thanks
 
Josh Cox said:
That looks like a pre 1971 frame with a god only knows what centre stand. ( Triumph ? )
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Triumph? No, it's a Commando cradle mount centre stand as B+Bogus suggested.
 
You also need a new rear tire, that one looks about ready to let go. Those sidewalls are badly cracked.
 
bwolfie said:
You also need a new rear tire, that one looks about ready to let go. Those sidewalls are badly cracked.
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Boot polish should do the trick, Burt Munro was carefull after boot polishing his tyres, avoiding speeds over two hundred! Or was that just fiction?.. :)
 
Boot polish should do the trick, Burt Munro was carefull after boot polishing his tyres, avoiding speeds over two hundred! Or was that just fiction?.. :)[/quote]

Well, it didn’t do him any harm, but there again he didn’t have to take the bike through an MOT test :!: :roll:
 
great info thanks heaps B=bogus and all and yes i will be getting a new tyre and i had in mind the bert munro comment but i was beaten to it :lol:
thanks again
 
When you get and fit that early stand note that when you use it the bike must be on level and very solid ground otherwise it will sink into dirt etc. and your lovely bike will fall over with a crunch sound. Ask me how I know this , Peter with 70 S.
 
john robert bould said:
bwolfie said:
You also need a new rear tire, that one looks about ready to let go. Those sidewalls are badly cracked.
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Boot polish should do the trick, Burt Munro was carefull after boot polishing his tyres, avoiding speeds over two hundred! Or was that just fiction?.. :)
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In the '70s, I saw Firestone Land Speed Record tires come out of barrels at Bonneville; cord was showing and shoe polished, no matter, those tires were built out of nothing but cord. They passed tech. All the black polish did was keep fools from talking about it.
 
How high off the ground should the back wheel be when it is on the centerstand? I have a '74 and the back wheel just about touches the ground when on the stand.
 
josh wrote
That looks like a pre 1971 frame with a god only knows what centre stand. ( Triumph ? )

You will not have too much trouble finding the correct one on ebay or through the reputable sellers.

This what I think you're supposed to have ( yes, I know this side stand is wrong, the correct one has been fitted ):

so i might as well get the right side stand as well so does any one have a part no /supplier for that as well

thanks guys
 
The center stand for my 1968 Fastback was missing, and I purchased the correct new stand (from Walridge, I think).
The quality was fine. But a couple of things you might want to think about. Even with the correct stand, it is very difficult to get the bike on to the stand. And like yours, my bike tends to go too far past center, making it very difficult to get the bike off the center stand. Also, the stand is not very rigid, and the bike tends to move around a lot as you try to start the bike on it. The original stand does not tuck up under the bike, and drags on tight left hand corners. Unlike the later stand, there is nothing useful to push your foot against to help lever the bike on to the stand. The little rod doesn't work, and the little pad welded to the back doesn't work worth a dam either. Oh yeah, and the dinky little rod is too tight to the exhaust, and you almost need a second person to lower the thing.

You might want to thing about modifying what you have until it works. You will probably be happpier than if you just buy an original.

Stephen
 
I don't find my centre stand wobbly, it seems fine. I'm not sure about it dragging on the ground on curves, I haven't tried to go that far. What I do since I usually want to put the stand up on a couple of 1x boards anyhow, I take the seat off, put the front wheel on a 2X, get the boards under the stand positioned, push the stand down, get the bike level, make sure my left foot is holding that little tab, and give it the heave ho holding the rear loop with both hands and it goes right up. The more I do it, the easier it gets. But then I don't have the Roadster pipes. That little tab is for the 'locator spring', the kit I got from RGM included it, but I haven't been able to get it on, the spring is too tight, but with my 'S' pipes it's easy enough to find.

But then I never put it on the centre stand except in the garage, and I've been starting it off the prop stand for 14K miles now to no bad effects. I wouldn't mind having a little longer prop stand, I usually carry around a 1x4 to put under it, it leans too much to start without it and I seem to have to get up on the pegs to start it, I can't get enough leverage with my left foot on the ground.

Dave
69S
 
Hi Macca
I had a similar query about my 70 model, except that my centre stand IS mounted to the cradle as per post-71 models. It was apparently done by a PO.
According to info supplied by contributors, the early frame - mounted stand is not a good one.
Looking at your photo, your cradle appears to have a hole with a bolt in it, at about the location where my stand mounts to. Is there a matching hole on the other side?
You also need a second hole on the LH side, to hook the return spring to.
 
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