Re: Grabrail

[wildbill]

Folks a little later I will be searching for a grabrail or two for my bike,a 78E standard.What you use to put the bike up on its centerstand.Have space for one on each side.Runs from top of shock to a tab below the frame.Does anybody have any spares or willing to part with one or two? Thank you PS am using a 2 ton floor jack to get the bike on the centerstand.The stand is about froze up any suggestions on freeing this up.Have tried lubing doesn`t seem to help.

[nashville_bill]

Take it off the bike, look for wear, clean it, and then lube it.

[wildbill]

Originally posted by nashville_bill
Take it off the bike, look for wear, clean it, and then lube it.

Thanks,the only problem is I don`t know if the PO ever did.It is funny something so simple can be such a BIG pain.Any tips or ideas?I tried to take it off before,no luck but I did invent some new words to call it. Will need to cure this sooner or later,better sooner.Thanks

[Ken Talbot]

With the bike leaning on the sidestand, you'll need to get underneath with a decent pair of long-handled pliers to remove the centrestand spring. Then it should be a fairly simple matter to remove the nuts from the two pivot bolts, tap the bolts out, and watch it fall to the floor.

[wildbill]

Originally posted by Ken Talbot
With the bike leaning on the sidestand, you'll need to get underneath with a decent pair of long-handled pliers to remove the centrestand spring. Then it should be a fairly simple matter to remove the nuts from the two pivot bolts, tap the bolts out, and watch it fall to the floor.

I rolled the bike out in some bright sunlight so I could see what I`am doing.Worked the centerstand up and down and gave it a good spraying of PB Blaster and while I was into it gave the sidestand a good spraying to.For now both work smoothly.Still to cold here to try to do to much on the bike outside.Will keep a eye on it. Thanks