The side stand on my xc500 had been vexing me for some time now.
The foot plate was worn down on the one side, and upon inspection, the stopper when in the down position had worn to to such a degree that there is a 5mm recess there now.
I like to go to the flea market on the weekend, and the parking area is gravel.
The side stand sinks Straight into it, and I have to look for a stone to put the side stand on.
Me thinks : I have to sort out this short term ad-hoc solution..
So, to work:
I ground off the old foot plate, just the upper edge so that it would be a flat plate when finished.
I went down to the local metal merchant and they gave me an offcut 5-6mm thick.
Next I designed how I wanted the side stand base to look (in my mind, I saw the HD, super long ones, but that would not work here, so a much shorter version was devised)
Then down to the local exhaust place where they are happy to McGuyver things for me that involve welding & cutting. They are a bit rough around the edges, but the price is right, and I can tidy it up later, the heavy lifting has already been done.
They cut out my design drawn on the plate and we worked through how to finish off the job in a presentable fashion. A few revisions on the welding and cutting and presto, new base.
It looked a bit clunky, but I knew I could clean it up,which i did one I got home.
A spot of black rattle can, and it was all done and dusted.
Here are some pics.
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