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Stand spring slack ?
SPR:
--- Quote from: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on November 26, 2022, 04:23:55 PM ---These things are a challenge to common sense - yesterday I realised I had not fitted the steering column bottom outer race - it will be interesting to see if I can fit it working upside down or if I need to remove the rear wheel, swing arm, stand and fit it with the frame upside down as I did on the 400.
I'm assuming your centre stand is the one you took off not a spare stand.
Any news when the "Eagle will Land" (Laverda) ?
--- End quote ---
I don't envy you !
Yep - stand is the same .... and eagle still hasn't landed ::)
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
The bearing race is presently undergoing molecular cooling in our Freezer - I'm less than optimistic - if I can get it in straight flush to the frame I'm sorted - I have made a nifty tool from threaded bar & alloy drift tool discs to pull it into place.
Oddjob:
If you're ever fitting a centre stand after having the frame powder coated for instance do it before you do anything else. With no swinging arm in place you can usually lift the stand up so much inside the frame that the spring will just clip on with no stretching at all, you just lower the stand and it's done, then fit the swinging arm after of course fitting the rear brake pivot pin beforehand.
The threaded bar method works just fine normally Ted.
Bryanj:
Ive only ever fitted them from bottom up using an old race as a drift and knocking it out afterwards
SPR:
Removed the new "genuine Honda" spring to measure and it seems it is 145mm end to end ..... which would probably be the issue
I've ordered again from classic honda ... another genuine Honda one so time will tell
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