Centre stand/Track stand/side stand dilemma

I cut the tang off completely, this was to later make a different shaped one and re-atatch to a badly out of shape, bent and cracked stand that Coxy gave me (yes it was that bad), I had got the stand fixed, which was a lot of heating, new tubing, bending gussetting, etc etc, but it was in the raw waiting for the tang to be worked out, at that point Tom took items to the powder coaters and thought I had finished the job, so it never got a tang!, I fitted it and rarely use it, chain spray or cleaning perhaps (dont do much of either) and of course anything for the front or rear end to come off or out, I am no longer able to get the bike on the stand myself anyway, so always seek a helper, the foot can still get at the left side leg and with a puller on the luggage rack (read scaffolding if you build boats) and she is up, I can see that it would be much better with one, but for now its not there.
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Rob said:
There was a suggestion from Keith Nairn of LaverdaScozia to amend the adapter plate design to avoid the tangling of stands.
https://laverdaforum.com/xf/threads/89633/post-273867
Shame that idea wasn't adopted - it seems to do the same job of shifting the sidestand fixings rearwards as in Paul's photo but a rather more elegant solution IMHO.
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Yes, I suppose it does beg the question why it was never adopted. From looking at Pauls, it appears that the rearmost hole of the bracket is now used for the front hole of the stand, so shouldn't be too tricky to alter it to also catch the rear bolt. Possibly spacing out too, but not sure if this is just a necessity of having a chunky extension bracket? Either way, I'll look into modding mine I think.
Thanks,
Julian
 
So I never altered mine if the side stand comes up it just sits on the tang and viceversa - you can deploy the side stand even if it’s behind the tang as the centre stand spring is at its least powerful at the top - works the other way round as well , I just put a rubber tube on the tang
 
sfcpiet said:
If your centre stand requires a "fair heft" to deploy, there's something wrong with it. Generally, it only requires some body weight on the tang and a light pull. Ceriani-equipped triples have a slight advantage over Marzocchi equipped, frame/stand geometry is slightly better, but both work very well when compared to contemporary competition. Bent stands or worn/loose mounting screws and bushes are the usual culprits causing heavy lifting. Removing part of the tang makes using the stand really difficult.

Paddock rear stands are not for the faint-hearted when using single handed. It's a big difference slipping a stand under a 125 racing lightweight or trying to juggle and heave a 250kg blob of steel and alloy with a fairly high CoG. You need to be VERY confident using these with a triple on your own, or you quickly get used to nasty crunching noises! Fitting bobbins on the stock swinger isn't that easy, stands that slip under the arms are yet a bit more difficult to handle.

piet
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Don't find my 120 jota heavy at all pops onto the stand very easy, easier than my 1200 tiger. Paddock stands are easy, even the front ones, when their all in the whole bike is off the floor.
 
Do all Jota side stands have that annoying return spring mech. IF so can it be modified so it doesen't spring up. Ducati got rid of theirs.
 
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