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Hi all,
There has been a lot of talk on this site lately about side stands, and I decided to change my stand for a 2006 RR6 Fireblade one.
It really is a simple job, even for a someone like me who doesn't know a ring spanner from a lump hammer!
Anyway, I only used the Fireblade stand and spring, and retained the original Tuono stand switch and bolt which both fit straight on with no modification needed to any part.
So here's the way I did it, for those that are interested:
1) Put the bike on a paddock stand, you ain't gonna get far without one!
2) I would recommend you remove the belly pan first if you do this as it makes access much easier.
3) Remove the original stand and spring; 17mm spanner and 8mm spanner or socket needed.
4) Offer new stand into place and also fit the spring (you can probably use the Tuono spring if you need to).
5) Offer the switch into place, this will still have the bolt attached, and using the 8mm spanner, gently find the thread in the rear lug of the stand and tighten. This is a bit fiddly, as the spring tension will pull the stand out of line with the hole.
6) Once you have found the thread you can tighten the bolt, preferably using a 6 sided socket as the 8mm bolt is made from cheese. Go steady though, as you need to beware of crushing the small locating peg which spins with the bolt as you tighten it. Find a way of tightening the bolt and stopping the locating pin from spinning. I grew a third hand and used a small allen key.
7) Ensure that yopur locating pin inserts itself into the small hole and tighten fully.
8) Replace the 17mm nut at the back of the lug.
9) Gingerly remove paddock stand, lower bike onto its new stand and stand next to it for about 5 minutes, enough time for you to realise that it's not going to fall over!
10) Job done!
Before:
And after:
As you can see, the lean angle is very similar if not the same, but it just looks a whole lot safer!
Just one thing - the new stand just touches the bottom of the exhaust, so I will add a blob of liquid metal or something to the new stand (at the point where it sits on the lug), to create a bigger gap between exhaust and stand when it is in the 'up' position.
Hope you can all follow this ok! :cheers
There has been a lot of talk on this site lately about side stands, and I decided to change my stand for a 2006 RR6 Fireblade one.
It really is a simple job, even for a someone like me who doesn't know a ring spanner from a lump hammer!
Anyway, I only used the Fireblade stand and spring, and retained the original Tuono stand switch and bolt which both fit straight on with no modification needed to any part.
So here's the way I did it, for those that are interested:
1) Put the bike on a paddock stand, you ain't gonna get far without one!
2) I would recommend you remove the belly pan first if you do this as it makes access much easier.
3) Remove the original stand and spring; 17mm spanner and 8mm spanner or socket needed.
4) Offer new stand into place and also fit the spring (you can probably use the Tuono spring if you need to).
5) Offer the switch into place, this will still have the bolt attached, and using the 8mm spanner, gently find the thread in the rear lug of the stand and tighten. This is a bit fiddly, as the spring tension will pull the stand out of line with the hole.
6) Once you have found the thread you can tighten the bolt, preferably using a 6 sided socket as the 8mm bolt is made from cheese. Go steady though, as you need to beware of crushing the small locating peg which spins with the bolt as you tighten it. Find a way of tightening the bolt and stopping the locating pin from spinning. I grew a third hand and used a small allen key.
7) Ensure that yopur locating pin inserts itself into the small hole and tighten fully.
8) Replace the 17mm nut at the back of the lug.
9) Gingerly remove paddock stand, lower bike onto its new stand and stand next to it for about 5 minutes, enough time for you to realise that it's not going to fall over!
10) Job done!
Before:
And after:
As you can see, the lean angle is very similar if not the same, but it just looks a whole lot safer!
Just one thing - the new stand just touches the bottom of the exhaust, so I will add a blob of liquid metal or something to the new stand (at the point where it sits on the lug), to create a bigger gap between exhaust and stand when it is in the 'up' position.
Hope you can all follow this ok! :cheers
