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Re: center stand spring
20 May 2011 19:16
My father showed me a trick when putting on the spring. Put the spring in a vice and rock the spring back and fourth slipping pennies between the coils until the spring is long enough to put over both holders. Then using vice grips pull the pennies out of the coils. Worked like a charm. Sorry for the hijack. Just thought it was neat and would have never thought of it. Back to the movie! 
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If you leave it then somebody else is bound,
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When yours, it could have been.
1977 KZ650 B1 Being restored to original (Green)
1977 KZ650 B1 Original (Red) Sold
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Re: center stand spring
20 May 2011 19:28
Just get rid of it.
You can slide it up under the bike and throw a rod through the holes when you need to use it in the garage or whatever.
Shed some pounds! :laugh:
You can slide it up under the bike and throw a rod through the holes when you need to use it in the garage or whatever.
Shed some pounds! :laugh:
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Re: center stand spring
21 May 2011 02:29Proxy wrote: My father showed me a trick when putting on the spring. Put the spring in a vice and rock the spring back and fourth slipping pennies between the coils until the spring is long enough to put over both holders. Then using vice grips pull the pennies out of the coils. Worked like a charm. Sorry for the hijack. Just thought it was neat and would have never thought of it. Back to the movie!
Never thought of doing that! I'll definitely remember this one. Thanks for posting this!
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Re: center stand spring
21 May 2011 09:54TeK9iNe wrote: Just get rid of it.
You can slide it up under the bike and throw a rod through the holes when you need to use it in the garage or whatever.
Shed some pounds! :laugh:
+1 weight reduction FTW!
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79 KE175 (gone)
81 KZ550A2 (gone)
81 KZ750E (gone)
Sure it looks OK now, but wait until I really make it pretty, with some chrome and paint and some new tires and grips and the wiring. Don't forget the gearing, and the LED's and, and, and....
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