Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Stay Down Side Stand for 748 ?

[RickyX]

Originally posted by mikecardiff
Does anyone know where I can still get one of these ? have had the 748 less than 3 hours and its already annoying me
Ta
Mike

Have you got a "flip up" stand or a stand with a "cut-out"?
If it's just a flip-up stand then you can modify it to stop flippin' flipping-up by sawing off the sidestand bolt.

Here's how:
- put bike on a paddock stand
- retract stand (it will have done it already)
- undo stand pivot allen bolt and lock-nut (this can be done without removing stand as it usually stays in position due to retract spring)
- saw off thread that protudes past back face of stand so that pivot bolt is flush on back-side.
- file to remove sharp edges
- re-install pivot bolt with copious amount of threadlock
- adjust bolt tightness to ensure smooth operation of stand
- once happy with bolt tightness, centre punch bolt flange edge so that it doesn't come undone.
- remove bike from stand
- ride away

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