Centre stand and lazer exhaust

B-line · Post by **B-line** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:31 am

I have a GPZ900r A1 with a lazer on it, somebody has taken the centrestand off at some stage, would it be because the stand would hit the exhaust ??, all I can say is not having the centrestand is a pain in the arse !

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:42 am

Quite possibly- I had a Megacycle exhaust on my GPZ900, and the centrestand had to be dumped to fit it- drove me nuts, and I dropped the bike several times trying to service it......ended up tying it to the ceiling via the handlebars to keep it level.... :evil:

B-line · Post by **B-line** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:04 am

I don't suppose you still have the stand somewhere ? , I might be in the market for one to try

Bryan

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:17 am

Nope but the wreckers have the centrestand collection from hell....been meaning to get another centrestand from them for my Z440, but need a spare morning to look through theirs- they have shitloads of them.

tape · Post by **tape** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:00 pm

My old 900R had a lazer with centre stand fitted, so I cant see why it doesnt have one....

cheers

bonester · Post by **bonester** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:18 pm

Now that I think about it I knew a guy with an identical GPZ to mine and he had a Laser and centrestand on his.

ty · Post by ty » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:44 pm

It might have been removed simply for ground clearance.
Centre-stands are very practical, but they do get it the way in corners.
ty

B-line · Post by **B-line** » Wed Aug 17, 2005 6:57 pm

Ok Thanks guy's I will go looking for one now !

photomike666 · Post by **photomike666** » Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:47 pm

Check on the can, it should have a small bracket with a rubber pad. That is what the stand will rest on. If the can doesn't have that then the stand may become a pain. When I got a can for my CBR I went out of my way to find one that had the bracket, they were few and far between. If it is just for servicing and stuff paddock stands are always an option.

goanna_38 · Post by **goanna_38** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 9:56 am

Lasers must have been the system of choice for GPz900s. My 900 had a Laser system and a centrestand. The bit that the held the stops for the centre and side stand was a bracket that bolted to where the left hand muffler originally went. If memory serves it was just a couple of pieces of flat bar welded together into an angled T and then galvanised. What is currently serving as the stop for your sidestand? A bracket or does it just swing up until it stops?

B-line · Post by **B-line** » Fri Sep 02, 2005 4:11 pm

yeah I have the T piece but someone has sawn off the back half for some reason, since I did this post I bought a centrestand and tried to get it on, it fits ok but I can't get the spring on so have temporarily given up, well until I get enough patience built up to try again anyway !

Thanks for your reply

Bryan

goanna_38 · Post by **goanna_38** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 1:40 pm

The springs can be a bit tricky. Try getting a piece of fencing wire and bending one end into a hook and the other end into a T handle. You don't need as much leverage as if you try with pliers or a screw driver. Less likely to take an eye out too. Be careful anyway. Murphy knew what he was talking about.

Shifty · Post by **Shifty** » Tue Sep 06, 2005 8:20 am

A few people I have spoken to had to remove the centre stand for their aftermarket exhausts - I think that there are some 4>1 and 4>2>1 designs, some fit and some don't.

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