Main stand spring

[Athame57]

I bought myself a shiny new main stand spring, and can I get it on? In the pic you'll see the old one is stretched (or modified) at the longer loop end. I'll swear I've got the right stand on my bike and I did manage to put the old one back on somehow after I had the cracked stand leg welded up. I'm wondering how the hell I did it before. Is there an easier way than pulling at the end so as to get it onto is fixing point....or is there some tool I should have access too? I think the two springs are the same originally.   

[Johnwebley]

Have you used the coin trick?

Bend the spring. As the coils open slide a couple of slim coins/washers in.then bend against the coins. And slide coins in the new open coils.

Hope you can understand. It could  help

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[Athame57]

Hi John....I'm skint!  Nah...thanks for this, somewhere down the line I've heard of that but it never crossed my mind this or the last time. Well, I've packed up for the day, but I'll smash the piggy bank tomorrow!

[philward]

I use something similar to this
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BSA-Triumph-Norton-Motorcycle-Spring-puller-tool/372991348962?hash=item56d80450e2:g:tLUAAOSwpcBecPWe

[Andrew-S]

The repro centre stand spring on my Z900 when 'ping' so I had the same issue.  My hook (that Phil uses) just bent, mine must have been a cheap Chinese import....!

I used the coin method, but bending the NOS spring was a pain in the arse, so I got inventive!   It fitted back on nicely and just removed the coins.

[Athame57]

Coin tricked worked a treat... I used the gap between planks on a park style bench to help bend the spring. Better than getting a Honda induced hernia!