Centre Stand - Safety

robs ss · Feb 3, 2025

Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

cliffa · Feb 3, 2025

robs ss said:
Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

Have you been to the U.K. lately?

lazyeye6 · Feb 3, 2025

robs ss said:
Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

How about a poll to see how many of us on this site are bastards?

jan nelder · Feb 3, 2025

I had the same thing on mine. Can’t recall if I have changed the spring yet!

marshg246 · Feb 3, 2025

robs ss said:
Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

A different story. I bought Trident that was "ready to ride". The side-stand pivot was worn, and the PO was proud of the extension he welded on it so that the bike would stay more upright on it. Of course, this made the side stand quite a bit heavier.

One of the first times I went around a left corner it scared the crap out of me. A tiny bump in the corner caused the stand to hit the road, jack the bike up a little and throw the rear wheel out a little (felt like a LOT!). Fortunately, I didn't go down. Needless to say, I got the bike back home and properly fixed the side stand!

I'm very careful of both side and center stands now!

Tornado · Feb 3, 2025

It could be the spring attachment hole has wallowed out and causes the loss of spring tension.

ashman · Feb 3, 2025

My Commando did a worn CS spring in 1979 it was bouncing, the first time I knew about it was when hooking into a corner and the leg of the stand dug into the corner and lifted my rear wheel off the tar, fu cking sh it myself, a new spring fixed it, springs can lose their tension, some sooner than others.

CanukNortonNut · Feb 3, 2025

Check to see if the hole in the frame where the spring is hooked in is not getting too oblong. Many years of vibration will cut a
groove in the spring which is a breaking point and slot the frame over time taking the tension out of the spring.
My nickel's worth.

gpzkat · Feb 3, 2025

Brings back a memory, my older brother had his 70 Bonneville and he rode without the center stand but put it on to adjust the chain. His route to Cape Cod community college went through a 'rotary' which is Massachusetts terminology for a roundabout. Well, he had the thing leaned over the same as always and he lifted the rear tire off the ground and high-sided. Open face helmet and a bit of a face plant, but nothing terrible. A good lesson in a way. He's 71 and has been street riding since he was 16. That was his only getoff. Has me beat by 1, but I've only been street riding 44 years, ha!

pinto2 · Feb 3, 2025

robs ss said:
Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

Cheeky bastards.

baz · Feb 4, 2025

robs ss said:
Some would argue this is not a safety issue, but...

Riding behind a mate on his Mk3 recently and noticed his centre stand was bouncing down and hitting the road frequently in corners on a back road we ride.
It's unlikely to cause a problem but there's small chance it will "hook in".
He's ordered a new spring.
I wonder how many forum members have a weak centre stand spring and don't know it?
Of course, you bastards in the developed world don't have bumps - but maybe?
Cheers

This bastard takes the centre stands off and bins them

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