Saturday, November 27, 2004
Not a leg to stand on
The sidestand on the Kanguro is mounted on the swingarm. However on this bike both the stand and bracket were terribly bent - I assume the PO had used it whilst starting the bike. When the swingarm was removed it was clear that the mount had been repaired a little.
I had to choose between improving the bracket and fabricating a new stand or removing the bracket and continuing to use the centrestand. I chose the latter route and also intend to make a bolt-on frame-mounted side stand in the future. After taking plentiful photographs in case I wish to remake the bracket I cut it off with a hacksaw.
The remaining material was carefully removed with an angle grinder and a handfile to leave a fairly flat surface. As this area is behind the frame I'm hoping that any roughness still visible after powder coating will be hidden.
The sidestand on the Kanguro is mounted on the swingarm. However on this bike both the stand and bracket were terribly bent - I assume the PO had used it whilst starting the bike. When the swingarm was removed it was clear that the mount had been repaired a little.
I had to choose between improving the bracket and fabricating a new stand or removing the bracket and continuing to use the centrestand. I chose the latter route and also intend to make a bolt-on frame-mounted side stand in the future. After taking plentiful photographs in case I wish to remake the bracket I cut it off with a hacksaw.
The remaining material was carefully removed with an angle grinder and a handfile to leave a fairly flat surface. As this area is behind the frame I'm hoping that any roughness still visible after powder coating will be hidden.
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