side stand for replaced dogbones

fang · Post by **fang** » Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:59 am

Just been reading through, like you do, and found the TDM stand thread.

Here is what I've done

Block attached with two 5mm stainless bolts after tapping sidestand "foot",
will measure and take better pics if required!

Removes the feeling that you may return to your bike doing a "dead horse" impression!

Also makes it possible for my stick like frame to lift it off the sidestand without shitting myself with strain!!

fang · Post by **fang** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:14 pm

Right heres the general method, had a block of aluminium knocking about the garage, 40mm x 25mm x 20mm (approx) LxWxH so thought I would mount it to the bottom of my side stand, which is OE by the way.

So marked the block and drilled two 5.5mm holes through it, then held this against the bottom of the stand and using an automatic centre punch marked the positions for the threaded holes to be tapped.

Drilled and tapped the bottom of the side stand to accept 5mm bolts.

Next enlarged holes in block to 6.5 mm to half depth so that the allen bolts will sit below the surface.

Assemble the lot and can now leave the bike on its side stand confident that it will still be standing when I return

Hope this is of use to Y'all

Exupnutta · Post by **Exupnutta** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:44 pm

A neat solution there fella. Well done

On the subject of needing a longer stand... Has anyone on here engineered a custom side stand? I need one for my Streetfighter as this solution won't work for mine, since my stand is now 45-50mm too short

Post by **Stig** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:52 pm

I was tyhinking along the lines of a stand off anoth Yam....probably from an off roader coz of the height.

I originally thought of the TDM 850 as the stand would be long enough and have to support a heavish bike BUT..............

Plodder bought one to try and the spring mount was in the wrong position

It was a no go....so the search goes on

Exupnutta · Post by **Exupnutta** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 6:06 pm

Will see what I can come up with then

Who else would be interested? We could do a group buy.

If it was adjustable, that would be best IMO.

I have a CNC machinist who makes my custom parts for SRD... I usually just do the designs, but I can mill and turn too, so I tend to make 1offs, whereas he does batches for me

Will dig out some piccies of stuff he's done for me and post them in the Gallery

Teego · Post by **Teego** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 9:06 pm

The easy answer is just be careful how you park it. It won't fall over but if the bike's on a camber you might never get it upright again.

Exupnutta · Post by **Exupnutta** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 10:08 pm

Teego wrote:The easy answer is just be careful how you park it. It won't fall over but if the bike's on a camber you might never get it upright again.

My bike falls over without a piece of 2x2" under the stand

I have a different back end which means the swingarm point / stand mounting point sits even higher on mine

ratboy · Post by **ratboy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:37 pm

you could get some 20mm bar drill one end about 5 times nice tight clearance holes . Then cut of the attatchments spring holder etc form origional stand and weld them on . Finally get some 22mm or 7 eights tube drill it like the bar and make up a foot section outta some flat bar get it all chromed and put it on the mantlepiece

might work tho mb i make one for mine

joeboy · Post by **joeboy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:57 pm

just carry a footpump and let the tyres down when you park..thats what i do..

ratboy · Post by **ratboy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:53 pm

or just remove the wheels completley and save on tyre wear brake pads and petrol !!

STEVE · Post by **STEVE** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 8:55 pm

am being stupid why not cut the stand and weld a bit in?

Rutz · Post by **Rutz** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:24 pm

STEVE wrote:am being stupid why not cut the stand and weld a bit in?

Funnily enough I said that months ago

but someone questioned the saftey aspect of it

STEVE · Post by **STEVE** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:28 pm

piece of solid bar hole drilled either end welded in where's the problem not that hard or a safty issue as i can see

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:18 pm

I bet Dangerous Dave could make something.

ratboy · Post by **ratboy** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:24 pm

ive done an extension job on a stand before with a heavy bike like these it pays to weld a brace between the two cos stands flex a lot . I only mentioned using tube and bar with holes so that it would be ajustable which is what the man was after i think ? :