Installing a Center Stand
- Thread starter tzortn
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grab a long screw driver, place one end of the springs on the front hook, place the other end on the middle of the long screw driver. grab the pointy end of the screw driver and the horizontal bar on the center stand to make a pivot point. Then use your other hand as leverage to pull the spring back. Guide hook on the spring to the hole on the center stand.
Here's a diagram, hope you can understand it
Here's a diagram, hope you can understand it
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I've always heard to install the spring first.
I loosely pre assembled the stand first (including the spring), then slipped it up, attaching the front bolts first. Moving the stand up and down caused the back of the bracket to work its way up and into place so that I could install the rear bolts. Took me about 15 minutes to assemble and install.
tzortn
Pillion
I followed the official Yamaha directions and it said to put the spring on after installing all the components. I thought about pre-assembling the spring but I was afraid that wrestling it into position would be difficult. I will try the screwdriver trick. It that doesn't work for me I will forge my own tool to do this.
alexk
Weekend Rider
This may be a dopey question but... does this physically replace the kickstand, or can both be installed at the same time?
It gets extremely windy out here, and leaning the bike over onto the kickstand gives it a bit better stability. I don't want to give that up, but the ability to get the rear wheel off the ground by myself would be awesome...
It gets extremely windy out here, and leaning the bike over onto the kickstand gives it a bit better stability. I don't want to give that up, but the ability to get the rear wheel off the ground by myself would be awesome...
lyric911
New member
Both can be installed at the same time. I mostly only use my center stand for maintenance and if parking width is limited.
Does not replace the kickstand. You can have both on!
RoadKill
New member
just installed mine. didn't need to assemble with the springs.
take a screw driver and hook it thru the end going towards the loop on the stand. have the other end hooked up to the bracket. then put the end of the screwdriver thru the loop on the stand and start stretching the spring. tap the end with something towards the loop. i used a tire iron. then when the hook is at the loop stretch the spring a bit more so the hook makes it past the loop. it should pop right on. took me about 10 seconds.
take a screw driver and hook it thru the end going towards the loop on the stand. have the other end hooked up to the bracket. then put the end of the screwdriver thru the loop on the stand and start stretching the spring. tap the end with something towards the loop. i used a tire iron. then when the hook is at the loop stretch the spring a bit more so the hook makes it past the loop. it should pop right on. took me about 10 seconds.
DaKow
All the Saddlesores
"There are no stupid questions; only stupid people."
-Mr. Garrison
I have another dopey question........ do you lose any ability to lean? I.E.: is there a ground clearance issue when the center stand is installed? I wouldn't think so, but I don't have mine yet and that's what's keeping me from buying one. It would make it SUPER easy to lube the chain. No more walking the bike back 2 feet at a time!
9 Lives
New member
Nothing is sticking out far enough to effect lean angle when it's in the stowed position, unless of course you are skidding the bike down the pavement on its side.
DaKow
All the Saddlesores
Ideally, this doesn't happen. In reality, however, it will be an interesting day when it does.
both at the same time.
Bajaedition
New member
I have been looking at doing this mod but the price seems a bit ridiculous
where has been the cheapest place you found them?
where has been the cheapest place you found them?