I do understand one does not want to bind the stand's cross tube and imagine a nyloc nut should be used
for clearance as the side plates will want to bend inwards upon tightening.
FT: Frame (Twin) Want to Fit Bushing/Bearing To Hills Style Stand Pivot Tube. Which To Use?
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for clearance as the side plates will want to bend inwards upon tightening.
Magnificent little installation, wish I could see the 'spring, ball bearing and dimple method' you speak of. I am
imagining a parallel spring, torsion style, and can't quite see the ball bearing and dimple in my mind yet. I was
thinking of taking a piece of streamlined tubing (or at least a shape that clones it) and making a pedal such as you have, but thus far I haven't come up with the spring, ball bearing, dimple to hold it horizontal.
The best metal bracket fabricator I've ever known used to make the 'part' three times, saying the last two were improvements on the first. I had no idea he was doing this for about 40 years as I marveled at his work. The Hills stand (and didn't I just read a post of FB whereby the man who really invented the stand let us know the history of it?) is just fine and I am not mechanical enough to invented it. I'm just replacing the round tubes with streamline, like the front forks, and a few other minor mods. I'm worried about the feet. And now that I've seen Peter Holmes's brake pedal use I'm wondering how to keep it parallel to the ground as he has...fine idea!
While at Vinparts a customer bought us his Rapide and asked us to do some mods, disc brakes, left hand gearchange, rack & panniers and as he had a bad back something to help him put it on the D stand that we had fitted. Ron had a play with fitting something like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/10052545239. It worked and would put the bike on the stand with the rider sat on the bike with feet down but looked like shit, the owner ditched the idea and sold the bike. This was about 15 years ago and I am sure that better units are available now.
Surely a Bog Standard "D" Stand would do the Job ?.
That Mr Vincent knew a thing or 3 !.
That Mr Vincent knew a thing or 3 !.
Personally I do not like the two flat bits of steel which are meant to hold the D stand up. I have seen a normal coil tension spring used which seemed to me to be a better idea.
I am puzzled by my centre stand, it has all the features of a Dave Hills stand, though it may not be, but it takes real effort to get it on it's feet.
It doesn't lift the back wheel high or anything but even with my considerable weight on the foot I have to really heave it on.
It doesn't lift the back wheel high or anything but even with my considerable weight on the foot I have to really heave it on.
Ah Bill, you provocative person you. Of course it is well known among Vincent owners world wide that your bikes are the ones to go to to find out what an original one looked like
. I like the 'D' stand handle etc. It is just the retaining system that I find crude.
. I like the 'D' stand handle etc. It is just the retaining system that I find crude.
Ha ha, Did I ever tell you about the shortage of Amal carb's around 1949/50 ?,
They fitted an E.I. Flat Slide 34 mm from USA,
And that Ted Davis used all the front Cylinder Heads off Comets for Rear Heads on his L/nings ,
So they had to fit a rear Cylinder Head on my Comet ???.
I am not sure of my Facts, So I had better check with Simon ,
Sorry Simon.
They fitted an E.I. Flat Slide 34 mm from USA,
And that Ted Davis used all the front Cylinder Heads off Comets for Rear Heads on his L/nings
,So they had to fit a rear Cylinder Head on my Comet ???.
I am not sure of my Facts
, So I had better check with Simon ,Sorry Simon.