Surefoot stands

[thrang]

Don't know if it will intrest anyone but I took a sequence of photos fitting a sure foot stand to my bike this evening.

http://www.thrang.freeserve.co.uk/stand.htm

[Jon_P]

cool! i was thinking about doing something like that. my center stand deploy lever is missing (i'm told that is a common thing that happens)

i was just going to cut mine side stand in half and weld a section in to make up the difference. i think i need to reconsider.

[NC Steve]

Way cool, Tony, let me be ignorant & ask what's that currency conversion?
I was checking out a Brown takeoff earlier, made by Fenheimer in Germany, that sells new for $124 + s&h, a little less than the Brown's usual $150. Still too much, in my head.

But, this Surefoot looks both cheaper and more stable, no?
Anyone know of a US importer? Motorworks says they no longer ship to the US, and I can't find a complete price at Motobins.
Thanks much, in advance!

[thrang]

Other than them being a little naughty if fitted anything post 85 because they don't conform to some euro bollocks regulations and self retract , they are a vast improvement on the stock stand and cost according my 2007/8 Motorbins catalogue (The part number is 91694) £64.82.

Based on to todays exchange rate that works out at $127.86 plus postage.

Tony

[SCJJR65]

That's not a bad price at all!  I doubt if the "Carriage" rate (or S&H to us Yanks) would be much, since the item does't weigh much and the shipping box wouldn't be large.  Hell, I paid $135.00 plus $15.00 S&H for my Brown sidestand a couple of years ago!

[Justin B.]

Seems I remember reading on another forum that the "Surefoot" is not sold to US customers, or is sold by a company that does not ship to the US...

[NC Steve]

$127 + s&h, huh? And the Fenheimer (German Brown clone) is roughly the same price, actually a few bucks less & available thru a US importer.

Hmmmm, decision, decisions. Anyone here have an opinion, assuming both are available at appx. the same price?

Thanks for any input.

[thrang]

Since the the Surefoot, Brown and Fenheimer all are basically the same I'd get the cheepist.

[NC Steve]

The prices of the Surefoot and the Fenheimer are roughly the same, but the design is vastly different.
While the Fenheimer/Brown copy is more traditional and nicely chromed, the Surefoot looks to maybe be more purely functional (?) :-/
I do like that big flat foot at the end...

ps: Just checked Motobins, and the Surefoot is actually appx. $108 as the VAT is removed for "out of U.K. shipments". Of course, there's still shipping to consider, the amount of which is unknown at this point...

[thrang]

I was meaning more function and performace than design as such, I've never had a close look at Brown type and cannot comment on how easy they are to fit.

Not paying the VAT, may well even out the postage as well.

[suecanada]

I would like to change my sidestand as well....the one I have on there is not the original but it may be slightly too long or mounting on the wrong angle as it makes the bike stand up too straight and it is hard to deploy at the side of the road when there is a downslope to the ditch. I can get into embarrassing spots..can't get off...and HAVE to move to a flatter area or just sit there on the bike.

[Jon_P]

i would like one, i was playing with mine this week end and it auto retracts, and the darn thing auto retracted with my fingers in the way! that left a little mark on my smallest finger. i like how it looks more functional that pretty.

thrang are you willing to be a exporter?

[NC Steve]

Jon, I emailed Motobins last Friday to get prices/shipping info, but haven't heard back from them yet.
Their website says to allow 5 days...


Oops, spoke too soon. Got an email from them this morning, saying
 
"Hi sir,
 
The 91694 is out of stock at this time.
 
I can guess the shipping to be 25.00GBP because of the weight of the stand.
 
Regards from Peter  Locke
Moto-Bins Online
World-Wide independent supplier of parts for BMW Motorcycles
Hepco & Becker Equipment UK Importers. "

Well crap. On to the Fenheimer, I suppose...

[SCJJR65]

I tell you, guys, if I were you, I'd stop screwing around with these Bigfoot and whatever that other German brand is and just get a Brown sidestand.  You just can't beat the design! Simple to deploy, lightweight, easy to install, and it WORKS EVERY TIME!  There ain't no way for it to screw up or accidently retract and catch one's fingers.  I really think my Brown sidestand is the single best purchase I made for Britta since I bought her almost four years ago!  I found my receipt from Bob's BMW, and the total including S&H was $137.45.  
A real bargain, if you ask me!  [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

[NC Steve]

Browns are pretty much NLA, hard to find & expensive, $150 plus, then add $15-20 s&h, if you're lucky.

Fenheimer is an exact replica of the Brown (it appears), German made, available from Re-psycle in Ohio for $124.95 plus s&h: have an email out to them right now checking shipping and availability.