'79 R65 Center Stand Replaced with New BMW Part

[wildknits]

Brought the bike down to the hanger today (been very wet of late) and took a quick look at the center stand. Here is my attempt at photos of the area:
https://picasaweb.google.com/111191305588176779095/R65CenterStand?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPXRspSch52FAg&feat=directlink
Thoughts? Better pictures needed?


edit - fixed link

[tvrla]

I couldn't get to the pix.

[wildknits]

Hmmmm - all of my attempts to post pictures are going awry....




edit - replacing huge files with smaller from Picasa

[wildknits]

Until now!!! Sheesh!

View of center stand from left side. Angle seems about the same as that on my husbands R75/6.

Below - my "blind" attempt at photographing the bits that may be the problem:

[Barry]

I cant't really tell from your pictures what the angle of your stand is. I would try one from further back.  When I was thinking about repairing my stand I collected a couple of photos to get a feel for what the correct angle should be. These are not of my bike just something I found on the net and although an Airhead the bike isn't an R65 but I doubt that makes any difference to judging the angle.  

I would say the worn stand is as badly worn as they get and would be a real pig to use. Mine wasn't quite that bad and I still got huge improvement from doing the repair.  

The repaired stand looks a touch vertical and unstable to me. When I compare that photo with my repaired stand the angle is not quite so steep. If it wasn't raining I'd wheel it out of the garage and take a picture for you.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I'm afraid your pictures still don't show us what stand you have, wildknits.
(I fixed your link and made your pictures smaller...)

Here is a picture of my replacement stand (original, been repaired lying to the left), with a link to a few more:



http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/center_stand

[wildknits]

Thanks for fixing the link! And resizing the photos. For some reason it just wasn't working well for me that day.

I was afraid the photos weren't specific enough. Next time I head to the hanger (marathon in town today blocking access to Park Point - where the airport is) I will try for better pictures. Maybe get out the inspection mirror to help.

[wildknits]

Will be a delay getting better photos. Much flooding and damage due to heavy rains in the past 48 hours (10 inches in 24 hours in my neighborhood). While I have seen some folks on the roads with their motorbikes, mine will stay hangared until all of the gravel, rocks and small boulders are cleared off the road. In addition much buckling and collapsing of roadways = some of the best roads to ride are closed down for an unknown length of time.

Water running downhill has amazing power!

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I saw that about the flooding in Duluth, wildknits, and thought about you.

I am a nut for maps, and I had to see where this airport of yours was.  I was surprised to see it out in the middle of the water!  (even when it's not flooding...)
So I take it that strip of land is safe during times like these?

And not far from Aerostitch!  You got one?

http://goo.gl/maps/T3dQ


P.S. I sold my stand.

[wildknits]

Rob,

yes - pretty safe spot for the airport/seaplane base. Takes a lot to make the Lake and the estuary rise over that spit of land as there are two outlets on either end of the sand bar. I hear there was a debris field 30 feet deep on the inland shores from all the stuff washed down the river.

We camped there once though a nasty thunderstorm and woke to ankle deep water surrounding the tent (July 4, 1999 aka "The Blowdown" in the BWCA).

I live just one mile uphill from Aerostitch. Dangerous place. And yes, I have a Darien Light jacket as well as Darien pants. Being able to walk in the store allows for a 10% discount as well as ability to peruse the sale rack. The staff have been great to work with on fitting gear for a smaller than average sized rider.

That's okay about the stand - I think we will try for a fix on mine.

[Melena]

Hi wildknits!

I replaced the center stand on my R65 with a new one and what a difference.  I can actually get it up on the stand the first try now.  

My old one had rusty and worn through flat spots on the bottom and it was worn down at the top also.  The picture above of the repaired center stand looks a lot like how mine is now.  I thought it might be a bit unstable like Barry said, but it isn't at all.  

So sorry to hear that you've got so much rain at once.  We have our first rain of the season here in Northern California, and it's being nice to us.  Just enough.  We'll get the deluge later though.  

Nice to see another woman rider on here.   8-)  Welcome!!

[wildknits]

Melena,

Thanks for the info on the stand. The plan is to focus on working on the bike this winter. The weather has turned pretty cold and the bikes are in the hanger for the season. I am done with my trail ultra season so should have a bit more free time on my hands to dedicate to repairs and upgrades.

Other than the flood in June (10 inches in less than 24 hours) we have been, and are still, in a drought. This week looks to be a bit wet, with snow chances by Friday

Yes - nice to "see" other female members!

I look forward to being able to get my bike on and off the stand - safely - on my own!

[wildknits]

Pulled the final drive off today. Going to take a look and see if we can figure out where a slight leak is coming from. There are a few other maintenance issues to deal with while we have things apart.

While on the lift I thought I would try for a few more shots of the center stand and how the bike looks minus a rear wheel and final drive:
https://picasaweb.google.com/111191305588176779095/R65WinterMaintainenceLog?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCPjEmfD5rO_alAE&feat=directlink

Finished out our day by taking a walk along the bay to enjoy the sunset and brisk temperatures (6 F with a strong breeze).

[Barry]

Looking at your stand, I've seen far worse. Yours looks to be only a little over centre.  If you are going to build up the tips where they contact the frame stops with weld I wouldn't add too much.

[wildknits]

Thanks Barry - that is what I thought after viewing some of the other center stands.

While not too far over center, it is too much for me to handle - possibly due to my (lack of) height.

Need to get back down to work on it one of these days, but for now the final drive has been sent of for new seals (that looked to be a job best left to the experts).