« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2021, 01:27:21 AM »
The reason for all this centerstand stuff is that the one on my K1 seems to have gone Tango Uniform. The bike has become impossible to lift onto the stand. When, after Herculean effort and some help it does get up, the " foot" you step on to get it up is touching the floor. On my other CB750's, as well as on my BMW's, the "foot" you step on is about 1/2 inch off the floor when the bike is up
I had to look up Tango Uniform....... It's been a long while since I had anyone give the TU slang.
Check the pad of your stand for rust from setting in moist floor. I worked on a 74 last year that when cleaned up with a wire wheel to get the rust off for painting revealed some Swiss cheese beginning on the left foot. If the foot has collapsed that will make it hard to get it up as both feet have to be equally on the ground to rock up smoothly.
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Stu
Honda Parts manager in the mid 1970s Nashua Honda
My current rides
1975 K5 Planet Blue my summer ride, it was a friend's bike I worked with at the Honda shop in 76, lots of fun to be on it again
1976 K6 Anteres Red rebuilding project, was originally my brother's that I set up from the crate, it'll breath again soon!
Project 750s, 2 K4, 2 K6, 1 K8
2008 GL1800 my daily ride and cross country runner
Prior bikes....
1972 Suzuki GT380 I had charge of it for a year in 1973 while my friend was deployed and learned to love street riding....
New CB450 K7 after my friend returned...
New CB750 K5 Planet Blue, demise by ex cousin in law at 9,000 miles...
New CB750 K6 Anteres Red, to replace the totaled K5, I sold this K6 at 45k in 1983, I had heavily modified it, many great memories on it and have missed it greatly.....
1983 GL1100A, 1999 GL1500 SE, 1999 GL1500A
