916 Sidestand needed ?
 

Parked up, walked away, came back, just in time to see the bike topple over......

Only damage was clutch lever snapped off, (lucky it broke at the weak point) bit of a scratch to the LH mirror, broken LH indicator lens...

WHY ?? Because the bloody side stand has snapped !!!!

Anybody got one they wish to sell ?? also clutch lever ??

Cheers guys..

Geoff M

mail direct to ducati@916.me.uk

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Ah something close to my heart, mine has never snapped but once the ride height was set it leaned quite alamingly and that was before it had the ventura system fitted so i had a 1" block welded to the bottom. sure it looked like a club foot and a bit odd but sat so much better.
i now have a cyclecat stand which is an inch longer than stock and its superb. well worth £100 i really cant reccomend one enough. much thicker more substantial, ok you still wouldnt sit on the bike but it easily takes the weight now

I have both parts if you want them.
£15 ?

I am now £98 worse off,

new stand and lever from Ducati Mcr, But £12.00 for the bolt that holds the stand on ?? !!!!

Ahh well, at least I was not on it when it went over,

and there are people a lot worse off than me, and its not raining, and it is a Ducati after all, and I am going out for a curry tonight, and at least I am not a chav. and I have my health, and a nice car and a gorgeous wife and so on and so forth...

Justifying it to meself !!!

Geoff M:roll:

Do you know if the Cyclecat sidestands are available to buy online in the UK?

I have a 748S and for a long time ive been concerned about the sidestand, the fact I can see it flex as it takes the weight of the bike doesn't inspire confidence!

I pulled up to fill up on gas yesterday, kicked the sidestand out and started to lean the bike onto it and the bike just kept leaning. I stood the bike back up straight and the stand just fell to the ground, somehow the bolts holding the stand to the frame of the bike had come loose (rattled free?) :( Fortunately there was a friendly biker at hand to hold the pike whilst i filled up and picked up my stand for the ride home to repair it! Its definately time to replace it.

A bit more worrying, there appears to be oil leaking from the 2 holes where the side stand bolts onto, does that mean anything to anyone?

you can buy them from spareshack but he only orderes them on demand.
pm me for more details mate if you need them

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately on the same day a car pulled straight out infront of me...a broken collar bone, couple of ribs and a few weeks later i'm working (read attempting) on rebuilding the front end of the bike! But i shall still replace the sidestand, is it just a case of giving them a call, or dropping them an email?

Also, as for replacing fairings, headlights etc, best to just pay the cash and get them directly from Ducati, or does anyone know of any alternatives?

Ebay is your friend.... you'll find plenty of spares for your bike on there, be careful re:- headlamp as you might end up with a Euro/US spec

Hope everything gets sorted mate, sounds like you need some luck!

Thanks, will check it out, what are the differences between the US and Euro headlamps ?

As for fairings, ive been looking at going with race fairings, are there any issues with this? Ebay the best place for those also, or ?

Thanks again :)

Same with any non UK bike, the lights won't meet an MOT as they point the wrong way.

I guess trackday/fibreglass fairings are a cheap way to go, but that will obviously affect resale down the line a fair bit. All depends on what you intend to do with it

[Edited on 30-8-2005 by JPM]

I'd be just glad with it not raining:sing: Good on yer mate I can't "STAND" moaners:flame:

As we’re talking about side stands (this is a long one):yawn:

I had a little Incident about 5 weeks ago. Decided to visit a customer on the bike because it was about 30c and the route is great for bikes. Anyway, had to put the road panels on as the bike was in race mode. The only side stand I had in the garage was from a later model so didn’t have the spring return mech. No problem! I thinks wont forget to put the stand up. How wrong I was. Filled up, head full of orders, first left turn out of the town, bike starts making funny scraping noises. "What the F*!$ is that" I says "OOHH Sh*t the sta…." Well I flew at least 6 foot (well it felt like 6 foot to me) sideways down the road. Landed on my head and hip and was caught in a ball of flames, Edwards style, because the tank (remember it's full) flew off and caught fire. The amazing thing was it almost immediately went out (only just started saving my chin again). The women who saw the accident thought Bin laden was about too blow her little town up. Ended up about 60ft away in a ditch. Knackered the side panel handle bar, clutch, lamp holder, front panel, gear lever etc etc. Also needed a new helmet and it felt like I needed a new hip, still hurts a bit now.
Anyway, the long and the tall of it is, leave the safety thing-y-megigs were they should be. :sniff:

You’ll be pleased to know I fitted a plate to the spring(s) to make sure the stand returns, the only trouble is that the bleedin thing flicks back now with such force, that the bike now jumps 6ins to the right. But at least I know it's tucked-up nice where it should be:sing: