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Slimline centre stand problem

Hi again everyone help needed with my centre stand when I bought the bike it was cable tied out the way because the double U shaped clip was missing I have replaced that and yet it still hangs far to low to use the top spring hanger appears to be in the right position (it is a Triton) and the spring is not stretched any help gratefuly recieved thanks Chris

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Hi had the same problem on the triton i had. i couldn't find a spring to fit. so i went down the trampoline spring route a nice chrome one. these are sold different lengths you may be able to get one to fit. Baz

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Previously barry_carson wrote:

Hi had the same problem on the triton i had. i couldn't find a spring to fit. so i went down the trampoline spring route a nice chrome one. these are sold different lengths you may be able to get one to fit. Baz

what size did you use and where from thanks Chris

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Hi Christopher. my Centre stand had a none genuine bracket fitted to it so it wouldn't be same size spring as yours .i had mine off e-bay i thought nothing more durable really. its probably best to go a couple of inches shorter than what you have now. i suppose its trial and error thing really if a standard one wont fit. Baz

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My centre stand spring was also a little bit too long. I got out my gas torch and heated the last flat coil in the stack until cherry red. I next bent this coil to sit alongside the original vertical coil and then dropped the hot end in old engine oil. The result was a double spring at one end which I used for the stand hook. The spring being one coil shorter now had enough tension to hold the stand up.

 



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