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Markvan


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There is alot of free play in my stand. Bikes only done 9000 km and most of the road. The insert that goes into the frame seems  a tiny bit to long so i may grind it alittle then try and squeese the stand itself together allowing the nut and bolt to tighten. The insert wasnt allowing it to have a precise fit. As i put the stand up ,the spring pulls it like it should but with a thud then a rattle with all the free play between stand and frame. I sure know when my stands up. 



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Common problem for which there are only temporary cures! My 325 stand rattles around like a good 'un no

If you have access to a MIG welder and can do a neat weld then a shallow run along where I have marked in green on the attached pic would sort your problem out temporarily.....

Brian

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yer mine wobbles around..
after 75 plus years of makeing motorbike yer think
they would have the wobbly stand issue sorted...

dam it... I did on a IT465... Opened the fork up to 25mm
& welded a 25mm long coller on the stand plate.. which
gave a pivot area 3 times what Yamaha did...

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I couldnt get on to a welder so i did another tempory fix. I had to grind the inner bush that goes in the frame first.  Then i got a thin washer and ground that even thinner. Hammered it in and it works great. I even had to back off the nut and bolt as the stand wouldnt move. In a year or so i can tighten the stand bolt again. 



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I wonder if it would be possible to add a little metal epoxy to build that up to make it fit better.

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Don't forget the quick fix here wink



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the quick fix works a treat did mine after seeing that thread a while back simple solution to an annoying problem and very effective

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Hi All

Quick repair for your floppy side standwinkwinkwink

Wished I could get the actual videos on herenonono Please helpwink

 



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Bloody good tip. I've had a floppy for years...!

Thanks heaps for that. I'll be doing your mod asap.

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a bit of a tip it works well but to make it last a heap longer fill in the old hole with a bit of weld ,other wise once the hole wears into the old hole its back to a floppy one again (does take a while to wear through though )



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