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Offline Keith

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Center stand spring
« on: July 23, 2025, 05:51:12 PM »
Installing a new center stand spring. I couldn’t find anything strong enough, so fashioned a ring out of strands of utility wire. Used the left side of the center stand for leverage. Worked; cut wire off, done. Going to AMCA meet in Greenfield, MA this coming weekend.
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #1 on: July 23, 2025, 06:21:04 PM »
 I've used a drum brake spring tool, similar to this.
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #2 on: July 23, 2025, 08:10:47 PM »
Quote from: Keith on July 23, 2025, 05:51:12 PM
Installing a new center stand spring. I couldn’t find anything strong enough, so fashioned a ring out of strands of utility wire. Used the left side of the center stand for leverage. Worked; cut wire off, done. Going to AMCA meet in Greenfield, MA this coming weekend.
Good hack on it.i bend the spring sideways and slip in washers on both sides to extend the spring longer.
I plan to be at Greenfield on Saturday. I'll have a 750 shirt on and my train engineer hat on.
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2025, 12:29:11 AM »
I use a spring puller

Works on stand springs, exhausts springs, drum brake springs, etc

Cheap to buy and easy to use as it's made for the job!

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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2025, 02:16:16 AM »
I used a fat screwdriver when center stand was up.
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Offline Alan F.

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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2025, 06:15:58 AM »
I should be rolling through Greenfield around 7am on my way to meet a group in Pownal at 8:30 then on to a Royal Enfield dealership open house in Albany. I might be riding VT100 eastbound in the afternoon. I'll text you Stu, maybe we can ride a few miles together.
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2025, 04:13:17 PM »
Hope to see you there Stu!
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2025, 08:39:50 PM »
Well I went to Greenfield today, might not go tomorrow because of the heat(see the 25 rides in 2025). Almost got heat stroke today. Have to see how I am in the am.....
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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

Offline BenelliSEI

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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2025, 05:02:19 AM »
Quote from: PeWe on July 24, 2025, 02:16:16 AM
I used a fat screwdriver when center stand was up.

On fresh builds, I find it easiest to hook up the spring and then slide the hinge tube in. If done before installing the swing arm it’s ridiculously easy….
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2025, 05:23:25 AM »
I didn't know about this event....definitely going to put it in my schedule book for next year. Greenfield MA is the where the US Tap and Die Industry really started. It would be cool to check this place out   
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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2025, 07:23:47 AM »
Quote from: MRieck on July 26, 2025, 05:23:25 AM
I didn't know about this event....definitely going to put it in my schedule book for next year. Greenfield MA is the where the US Tap and Die Industry really started. It would be cool to check this place out   
Cool video as I rode over there yesterday for the AMCA Swapmeet and Show,  rode through Miller's Falls, Turners Falls and over to Shelburne Falls. A great day of hot riding but well worth it.
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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

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Re: Center stand spring
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2025, 07:42:35 AM »
My grandfather left me some Greenfield stuff. Its very good.
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