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You also run a centrestand, I see: take care that the jiffystand don't touch the centrestand when riding. I've got the Touratech sidestand enlargener and when not modified, it touches the centrestand; so I modified mine, therefore it's running free now.
Greetz, Hans.

Hello Hans,

I made a point of extending it in one direction only (when in the down position towards the back of the bike and in the up position towards my arse.) otherwise it is the same profile as the original. My reasons for doing this was so that it didn't form a trap for things like branches and other assorted debris that you come across on forestry type tracks- a couple of times I've dragged what seems like half a tree behind me.
But yes on reading your post I hot footed it into the garage to check!-there are a few mm of clearance.

Cheers,

Ian

Camel Toe is a really bad design as the heads of the allen screws protrude through the bottom of the toe and are ground down when you use it, then it's totally impossible to tighten the thing up. Consequently mine fell off somewhere in Morocco (the Touratech equivalent that I had on another bike uses recessed allen screws so this doesn't happen).

I found the stand a bit too upright, so whilst I was in Morocco I had a tiny amount cut off and a bit of gaff metal welded to the stand which I left unpainted for the rufty tufty look.

Nice sensible mod, Fiddick, but don't you wonder why Yamaha didn't put a decent sized foot on the stand in the first place?

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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis (Post 148363)

My original thoughts were to make my own version of the camel toe/touratech design but with threaded studs welded to the bottom plate so that the base remained 'flush' on the bottom. But if you are going to have to shape two plates and get some welding done (I can't weld) I thought I may as well go down this route.
Yes the original is painfully small for this type of bike - must have been getting towards home time on a Friday at the design stage.

Top mod - might just get the MIG out and have a go myself!

Do you think Anwar will make some money out of it then? :knob:

thats great
ive just lowered the bike with the metal mule dogbones and although the stand still works its a bit iffy for a positive lean
im 6ft 1 and still found the ten can be too tall on rough ground i dropped the forks as well so now i can really dig me feet in if i need to

i was going to get round to cutting and reweld but thats a really nice job
so thanks ill get that done