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main stand
as a newby to this club and the proud owner of a 57 model 18, I am pleased as punch with everything except the main stand!! what a dreadful job to pull it up onto it, and after all the effort I still cannot rotate the rear wheel!! any suggestions as to a mod?? david
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Re: main stand
Lift at the back and pull on the handlebar and it should rock back onto the stand relatively easily. If it is not secure on the stand it probably means the lugs on the frame that stop it are worn. On my bikes the only one that will have a freely rotating rear wheel on the stand has an 18 inch rim which should be 19 inch. On the others if I want to turn the wheel I slip a plank of wood about 1/2 inch thick under the two sides of the stand.
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Re: main stand
Hi David, I have had stand problems and have solved them. 1st, getting it on the stand: I hold the stand down with right foot, put the front brake on and push down on the fork springs, then pull back on the handlebars - the fork springs rebound and assist you and the bike to pull the stand over 'top dead centre' after which all is easy. With the bike on the stand, it should rest on the front wheel with the rear wheel able to be turned. Minimal effort should be needed to rock the bike back to rotate the front wheel. If this is not so, it is likely that either the stand feet are worn, rebuild with weld, and/or the squared top end of the legs which engages on one of the engine/frame bolts ( you will be able to see the 'dent' in what should be a flat face) in which case, build up with braze. Hope this helps , Andy
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Re: main stand
I was shown how to put a 50s bike on the mainstand while at the Stirling Jampot. The advice was to stand facing the dual seat and use the left hand to grasp the seat edge just behind the nose and the right hand to hold the handle behind the jampot. Use the LEFT foot to lower the stand foot to the floor and keep it there, then a lean to the right, that is, the rear of the bike and up it comes. Worked so easily for me (10 stone dripping wet) I stopped using the prop stand. And yes, as Clive says, a thin plank shoved under the stand feet is required if the stand is well worn. I put the bike on its stand, then lean it towards me and kick the plank under the furthest foot, then lean it away and kick the plank sideways under the nearest foot. Again, works easily, though think the sequence through first!
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Re: main stand
David. PS make sure the cross piece holding the 2 legs together is sound, as they can rust - it is a piece of tube brazed in place. If it is weak, it will make the stand insecure. Solution is to cut off old tube, turn up bar to fit in resultant holes (very hard to remove old tube ends) in stand legs and get brazed in place.
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Re: main stand
In the shed I run the front wheel slightly up a ramp, put the stand down and the bike rolls back, putting itself on the stand.
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Re: main stand
If you do it as Ron has described it is quite easy, I use the same method to put my Model 31 on it's centre stand and also have to place an inch or so thick piece of wood under the stand to help when working on the rear wheel. If an 80 year old can do it I am sure you can.
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Re: main stand
Exactly the way it should be done. As you lean to the right you tend to lean back a little and lift at the same time - and with both hands. Trying to pull it back with the left hand on one side of the handlebars is a recipe for a herniaREW wrote:I was shown how to put a 50s bike on the mainstand while at the Stirling Jampot. The advice was to stand facing the dual seat and use the left hand to grasp the seat edge just behind the nose and the right hand to hold the handle behind the jampot. Use the LEFT foot to lower the stand foot to the floor and keep it there, then a lean to the right, that is, the rear of the bike and up it comes. Worked so easily for me (10 stone dripping wet) I stopped using the prop stand. And yes, as Clive says, a thin plank shoved under the stand feet is required if the stand is well worn. I put the bike on its stand, then lean it towards me and kick the plank under the furthest foot, then lean it away and kick the plank sideways under the nearest foot. Again, works easily, though think the sequence through first!
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Re: main stand
Ron, I look forward to you demonstrating putting mine on its centre stand at the alternative. You do have a friendly Chiropractor in Bishop Auckland....?
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