I am considering fitting a sidestand to my 1956 Dominator 99 and would appreciate any advice as to the best make and fitting . I have been told that the engine may have to be eased from the frame to enable the frame clamp to be fitted - which I am somewhat reluctant to do.
George in a very windy Derbyshire England.
Dominator sidestand
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Dominator sidestand
Hi George
I bought a sidestand for my 650SS from Unity Equipe last February - cost £165-ish. The engine does need to be lifted as the clamp is shaped to fit snugly between the frame and the crankcase, so no sliding and falling over! I use it most times I park up, but put the bike on the centre stand to kickstart it.
Kevin
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Kawasaki zzr600 side stand
Hello I have adapted the Kawasaki zzr 600 side stand witch is a bit like a norton side stand but better , you then need to make a fitting plate to fit around the back of the two engine mounts and a U bracket for the bottom tube on the frame this bolts the zzr 600 side stand to this its then 100% solid and comes in hard chrome plate too , yours anna j
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Kawasaki side stand
Thanks Kevin and Anna,
.Anna, when fitting the ZZR side stand did you have to lift the engine too ? Any chance of a sketch or photo via email ?
George
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A friend of mine fitted the…
A friend of mine fitted the oe-type stand, by removing the inner primary chaincase. He certainly didn't touch the engine.
As an aside, although I do it myself, starting on the centre stand is not recommended! The force of rider weight plus swinging on the kickstart causes the stand to dent the bottom frame tubes, so if you wonder why your wheels don't clear the ground anymore when you put it on the centre stand, look no further than there!
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zzr side stand
hello there is no lifting of the motor, but you need a nice stainless steel plate making up and a U bracket , if I can work all this out as a female so can anyone else , just remove the outer cover of the primary and clutch and chain and alternator fittings and then the inner primary cover and sit there and use your imagination, you see two engine mounting studs with nuts ether end , from the one under the mag to the bottom one, so then you need to get a pace of cardboard and make up a template over these two mounting studs and make it longinought to go behind the bottom frame tube were to U bracket will fit over the bottom frame tube with two bolts heads inside nuts underside fitted with a peace of rubber tube from a car radiator cut to size to fit round the inside of the U bracket around the frame tube to give some protection to the frame the plate you cut out to fit these two engine studs with fit these a do up the nuts to 25 pound toque then fit you zzr side stand and U bracket fit the to nuts and bolts and tuque up to 20psi, then fit the inner cover then the clutch and alternator fittings and chain , tension up the chain with a 1/4 slack on it, fit the outer cover tuque up to two threads showing on the center nut, then the job is done, have fun yours anna j
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ZZR sidestand
Thanks Anna, I assume that the extended bracket butts up to the sidestand preventing possible rotation of the s/stand when in use . The s/stand being bolted on the frame via the U bracket.
George
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ZZR Sidestand
As a matter of interest I have been looking on eBay for a ZZR600 sidestand and there seems to be a fair selection but not sure as to which model. They have a sufffix letter which probably denotes the year. Perhaps they are all suitable .
George
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hello zzr600 side stand in chrome
hello if your looking on ebay the zzr 600 sidestand in chrome is the one ot have they do them in black as well if you look at it its more like a norton dominator type the made up plate that fits behind the engine that picks up the top and bottom engine stud mounts and leaveing enough to pick up the U bracket that fits around the bottom tube of the frame then the side stand bolts on the this i see if I can find a photo of this off my other computer, i mosty now use my laptop yours anna j
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There's been recent correspondence on this.
When I bought mine (new old spare), I found it impractical to fit until I removed the engine for some other reason. Mine is 1963, but I don't know if it's any different on the earlier bikes. I use it very little - it does not inspire confidence.
David in grey London