Saturday project on Gerdy

[rangerreece]

I was brave today. I decided to install the "slightly" shorter side stand on Rhonda's F650. Took about an hour but I learned a lot.

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[shortythorne]

Reece, congrats on finishing the project. Did you invent any new profanities?

 

[rangerreece]

Reece, congrats on finishing the project. Did you invent any new profanities?

I did not. It went fairly well. For anyone reading this though, as I got on the 6mm bolt holding the side stand in place with a socket and wrench, and began to torque it off, the bike almost came off the center stand, it concerned me... i modified my position loosening the bolt and was very careful afterwards, as I was laying beside the bike, if would have fallen on me, not sure what the outcome would have been. Lots of expensive solutions, (like a maintenance stand/lift) to prevent this sort of thing, my solution was just to bring Rhonda out and sit with me while I did the work, in case it came down. It never rocked or came close to coming off the stand again.

 

[chasman]

The outcome would have been a "smashed Reece!" with Rhonda saying "Are you kidding me?". 8*)

Glad all turned out well!

 

[rangerreece]

The outcome would have been a "smashed Reece!" with Rhonda saying "Are you kidding me?". 8*)

Glad all turned out well!

Well, you know I analyze things too much, and I figured I had a 50/50 chance depending on which way the bike fell. And you totally nailed what Rhonda would have said verbatim.

 

[mneblett]

A suggestion:

In the future run a strap from the centerstand forward around the rim of the front wheel and back to the centerstand. Cinch it down tight.

The strap prevents the centerstand from moving backwards to fold up.

 

[rangerreece]

Mark, I like that safety tip. I can totally see how that would work. Thanks, if I'm laying down near a bike on a center stand in the future I will definitely do that.

 

[pglaves]

The outcome would have been a "smashed Reece!" with Rhonda saying "Are you kidding me?". 8*)

Glad all turned out well!

Oh no! Not (wait for it) ... Reece's pieces.

 

[rangerreece]

Oh no! Not (wait for it) ... Reece's pieces.

Paul. You are tooooo funny.

 

[akbeemer]

No... He's shameless.

 

[Wkoppa]

"the bike almost came off the center stand"

The center stand stability on the G650 reminds me of the handling on my 1972 Kawasaki H2. Wobbly.

When in Fairbanks getting my tires changed by Dan Armstrong at Adventure Cycleworks (the place to go) he put a bungee cord from the center stand to the front wheel (or something like that - I was tired). That seemed to make the wobbling go away.

Wayne Koppa
Grayling, MI
71,449 Life

 

[Omega Man]

All good tips. I purchased a Makita drill-driver combo set and now, for the most part, I use the impact driver as I would have used air tools in the past. The quick turn is a different force than say the length of a breaker bar which transfers a more "long arm torque".
I still hand check at final assembly.
OM

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