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garydi · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:45 pm Post subject: Hockey puck for a sidestand?

Come on you guys, a hockey puck for a side stand? Next thing you know you'll be defeating the sidestand switch. Oh yeah, after I put on the hockey puck I defeated the sidestand switch. How cool is that for the bike to be able to keep running and not appear to be falling over after I back it out of the garage. How come you don't see very many of the K11s out there? Not hardly on ebay or Craigs list either. It's a great bike and I'm having fun riding and working on it. This forum is what I needed to get up to speed. With this forum, the repair manuals and a heated garage will make my winter here in Michigan.
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Geoff · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:40 pm Post subject:

Welcome!

Lots of knowledgeable people here. I've found the site to be very resourceful. I haven't done the hockey puck mod, however.

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miKeinWIs · Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:33 pm Post subject: Just did..

Amazing, was messing around today and decided the Honda's old HP could be modified for K use.
Great minds and all that.

May not be elegant but works, and beats the gizmos I always carry in case of gravel.

Good ridin'
Mike
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wera32 · Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:47 am Post subject:

A few years ago I sacrificed my old (ancient?) Phil Esposito hockey puck for the K. I screwed it to the stand and trimmed to fit. It worked great but the side load eventually made it crack and that was that. A puck less than 40 years old might have lasted a bit longer.
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poetryandmotorbikes · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 80

I actually did this last week. Used two hockey pucks that I screwed into each other (2 screws), then screwed and bolted the pucks to the bottom of stand. Take a look:

Doesnt look all that bad and makes it so that I can pick her up on quite an angle when parked.
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Mystic Red · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:29 pm Post subject:

How's it work with the center stand? Every thing fold up O.K.? Tried all the scenarios such as, ride into the garage, put the bike on the side stand, get off and throw it on the center stand. Now the side stand is out and it's on the center stand. Try to fold everything back up. Just curious.
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SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:36 pm Post subject:

Was this close to taking the sidestand off the bike.

Hockey pucks molested into utility work. What will happen next- K1100 parts used for ???
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Jim · Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject:

poetryandmotorbikes · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 80

I also fixed my heated grips today with a razor blade, a soldering iron, stereo wires and a plate of french fries. Pretty good? Laughing

Yes, the only draw back of the side stand creation is that you need to have the sidestand out when you put down the center stand. And vice versa. Not really a problem at all.
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Saltcreek · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:20 am Post subject:

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 7:43 am Post subject:

poetryandmotorbikes · Mad Brick Rider Joined: 17 Sep 2009 Posts: 80

Used the stereowires to extend the broken wire from my heated grip out to where it should have connected to the bike. Soldered them all together to give myself more play so that I could work with the wires better. The past owner had been in a bit of a tumble, and the wires had been sheared from the left side.

The french fries were for the bike. Laughing

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Rafal · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:34 am Post subject:

Hello!

After some research I can say that all problems with too low side stand is in worn brushing in the stand axle. There is a port to put grease and lubricate the axle. But usually no one do that (the same story about centre stand). When it get worn additional free play appears and bike leans too much.

garydi - I have a serious doubts about your K75. IMHO it is not a S model (I used to own one form 19986). The fairing is not a S type or was changed in the past. Look at VIN - model type is indicated in the end of number.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:45 am Post subject:

The zerk fitting for lubing the sidestand didn't come on the early K75s. And K 75s REALLY lean when on the side stand.

Since it's got a belly pan there's a fair chance that it started life with an S fairing.
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Geoff · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 1:52 pm Post subject:

ChrisWeeK1100RS · Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject:

michaelcurrin · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:58 am Post subject:

my k1100RS side stand, it doesn't lean much and hasn't fallen over yet.

Plus you can roll it around the barn while on the side stand, helpful for rearranging to get to the other projects.

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Klinker · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:07 am Post subject: