Need Center Stand For an 81

jimdi · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 512

Please - I need a new Center stand for my 81 - the "dog leg" that goes off to the side (the part you step on to push it up on the center stand) keeps breaking off on mine - It's been welded once - but I am running out of spots to weld it.

Anyone Else have this problem?

Please contact me if you have an extra one.

Thanks Jim

Teal95v6 · New Member Joined: Sep 18, 2007 Posts: 5

I just began stripping a 1984 xs650 and wont be needing the center stand if you pay the shipping and it will work on your bike its yours. Email me at Dirttracker46 @ comcast.net if interested.

jimdi · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 512

Thanks - I just spend $30 to have mine welded back together for the 2nd time - but I would be interested in yours as a back up- because I just don't have much faith in mine anymore.

I sent you an e-mail.

xsjohn · Posted: October 5, 2007, 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Need Center Stand For an 81

Jim......The plugs we have been discussing with my kit.......left is actually a half a tad cleaner that the right.......would make sense with the half a half a tad more fuel on the right to keep the right from getting hotter..........

John

jimdi · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 512

Actually - yours are completely opposite (switch left and right for me) and slightly cleaner than mine.

Jim

5twins · Full Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 1616

Go for that '84 stand. In '82, Yamaha braced the stands to prevent this very problem. The stand on my '78 broke and I added the brace much like the factory did, when I repaired it. When you get your new stand, I can brace the old one if you like, just send me a P.M. Here's an '82 stand with the factory added brace between the tang and the left leg .....

xsjohn · Posted: October 5, 2007, 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Need Center Stand For an 81

5twins......didn't know there was a difference.....will keep my eye open for one of those 84's.....thought about shortening mine a tad bkut might as well shorten an 84 to avoid the breaking thing.......being so feeble with my back hassel it is hard to get it on the stand sometimes......think I lowered the back an inch with the different shocks too.....

John

5twins · Full Member Joined: Aug 05, 2006 Posts: 1616

I knew they started bracing them in the 80s, just wasn't sure exactly what year. Since Jim's '81 doesn't appear to have it, I guess '82-on stands were the braced ones. Here's my original '78 stand that I braced. I have a '77 one that I will be bracing as well .....

jimdi · 650Rider Supporter Joined: Oct 27, 2005 Posts: 512

Yeh - I sent off an e-mail to order the 84 stand - I also just (by default) had the guy at the welding shop here in Bufalo - beef up my old stand a bit by welding in a brace!

Great mInds!

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