The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: Bill Conquest on January 20, 2012, 11:57:43 AM
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Hi - My '79 r65 just suffered massive side stand failure - it wemt down pretty hard on some rocks it was parked next to. Luckily not too much damage.I need to replace a.s.a.p. & am wondering if the Brown sidestand is a good alternative?
Thanks, Bill
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I don't have one but there are lots of positive comments around about the Brown side stand.
How exactly did your stand fail ?
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It had been getting a bit loose... i'd propped it on a small rock to keep the bike more upright & while away it slipped off the rock. I guess the shock of that caused the ear on the top to bend & all the springs & pieces just blew off....bike fell! Have been quoted $129.00 for a Brown sidestand from boxerworks..any thoughts on that as a replacement?
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I got the Brown sidestand from Boxerworks while they were at the RA rally at the Biltmore estate in Asheville, NC. Best purchase I have made for LRB in a long while! Get it...you will never regret the money!
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I have had Brown side stands for almost as long as I have had my bikes.
Don
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I've never heard anybody having any issues with a Brown side stand .
Clamp it to the frame tube and pretty much forget about it !!!!
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Thanks everyone - talked to Nathan at Boxerworks & he is checking to see if he has the one specific to our bikes & he seems to have the best price.
Bill
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I like the brown sidestands. I have one installed. Way way better than the stock.
My only qualm is that the side stand hits my muffler. But maybe that's just me, my muffler isn't stock.
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Mine hit the black muffler too until I had a bit of metal welded onto the stand to stop it moving that far.
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I put a Surefoot on my R65. Purchased from Motobins and delivered to my door for about the same price as the Brown (perhaps a bit less). Two things about the Surefoot I liked better was the larger flat foot and the adjustable screw stop to keep it from hitting your muffler. They are both a great improvement over the stock one.
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motobins.co.uk%2Flibrary%2F91694.jpg&hash=61c6fcda8d9b149cefb978762c79b9d9e8c7dda8)
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R65Guy, Excellent review of the Surefoot. Thank you.
Monte
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Surefoot sounds like the bees knees!
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I like the Surefoot on mine, also from Motobins.
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I put a surefoot on mine after my side stand collapsed. Still have not repaired the damage, but the new stand is great - and my R100 came with one fitted : )
Rev. Light
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I have a Surefoot on my 79, it's really good.
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Just recieved my Brown sidestand from Nathan at Boxerworks.. installed it & it's so much better than the original..no more rocks or other props underneath!
Bill
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Any clearance issues with the exhaust system ?
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Not with the exhaust..it hits my sidestand,the part that pushes it down, so I may modify that a bit.but the bike sits up nicely now.
Bill
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I Have a surefoot soon to be delivered ( bike leans like a sinking ship ).
Is it an easy fit?
Do I have to remove the exhaust to remove original stand?
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Do I have to remove the exhaust to remove original stand?
Not on a 79. Remove the springs and slide the pivot cover away until the pin drops out. It's an odd arrangement there are no bolt or screw fixings of any description involved until the 80 and later models.
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Fitted my new surefoot (adjustable leg type).
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Its a huge improvement.
Its huge.
It has a great big foot which deals well with all kinds on terrain.
I no longer walk away wondering if this is "The day".
I can fill the tank on the side stand :D
It sits between the exhaust and forward / rear foot pegs and you have to push it out from behind the forward peg.
You cant put the center stand down with the side stand retracted.
It needed a wee bit of tweaking to fit.
I had to bend down top of "C" section/frame aligner? at the front of the assembly to stop it fowling on the engine casing.
Not difficult to do but worth watching out for .
I also had to change the hex head stop screw to a round allen screw and remove the lock nut as both fowled on weld preventing necessary adjustment to stop the stand from hitting the muffler. I have an after market Staintune.
Again,its a huge improvement.
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Where can I buy one in the States?
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Where can I buy one in the States?
I got mine from Motobins in England. With shipping it was a little over a hundred bucks. I don't remember what the money exchange rate was.
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Motobins part number 91694 currenty £70 ($105ish) plus carrage
http://www.motobins.co.uk/
Lou
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that's one part of my bike that i've never had much confidence in...my sidestand is quite wobbly and it's what i use 100% of the time now since i removed my center stand. will mine eventually snap also??
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Do it before the old one fails. I have some nice dents and scratches on my R65 cafer racer tank as a result of such a failure. It collapsed and fell against some bikes in the garage.
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that's one part of my bike that i've never had much confidence in...my sidestand is quite wobbly and it's what i use 100% of the time now since i removed my center stand. will mine eventually snap also??
Good Golly, Miss Molly look who's back! How be you, awaffa? Still got the 65er?
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Monte! I'm back from the dead man lol. I've been good though. Still got the 65 and added a 89 K100RS to the collection. Picked that bad boy up for $700 with 75K on it :)
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Got mine from Uk but from motorworks.
Link below should zap you straight to the stand page.
Worth just having a look at what they have in their new parts dept. seems they have everything and more.
http://www.motorworks.co.uk/vlive/Shop/Parts.php?T=5&NU=15&M=20&Ct=MA&SbCt=BA_15_20_MA_45
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Unfortunately, Motorworks does not ship to the USofA.
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Really? How so? US / Aus what the diff? They are missing out on a big market.
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yeah they are, so go with motobins. http://www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=R%20Series%202%20valve%20Twin frame, then sidestands