Hello everyone! As of today, we have 90 registered! That's going to be a great turn out!
Just a reminder that rally registration closes on May 9 so that we can place our t-shirt order for the rally.
If you are coming, but have not sent in your registration, do it TODAY or TOMORROW!
After that, we will not accept any orders for t-shirts. We order a few extra of the most common sizes for the rally. You can only get what is available.
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See you all soon!
VoyKimmer wrote:First stage lever is welded on the inside of the left foot. They get water in them and rust off.
Okay, mine just showed up, and I see exactly what you're talking about. Somebody who doesn't know how to weld did a lame repair on that lever, but can be made serviceable. Might even look okay with some paint -- mostly greasy junk right now.
Clever little rascal, using just one spring. And I'm surprised how light it is -- no clear benefit to dumping it off the bike. Pretty sure my one-piece stand is cast.
For sale: one heavy single-stage centerstand that doesn't work at all without a big freekin' hassle.
VoyKimmer wrote:......For sale: one heavy single-stage centerstand that doesn't work at all without a big freekin' hassle.
Nails, I believe that's what is more commonly referred to as a Paper Weight. Great for holding a repair manual open so the breeze doesn't change pages on you in the garage!
Mid-Atlantic Voyagers chapter secretary {"scribe"} 2001 Voyager XII We may not know them all, but we owe them all! Thank a Veteran today!
I'm morally conflicted here. The single-stage ones apparently sell for a couple bucks more than the one's that actually work. Should I sell it?
(Well, honestly not worth the hassle anyway.)
The Voyager XII two stage stand works great with a copious amount of...
LUBE.
Lube, lube, lube.
Seriously, get your squirt can of 30wt oil, shoot the pivots, let it work in and be amazed at how much easier it is to use. The center stand lives in the grit zone, so frequent oiling is a good idea. One wet ride can wash out the lube and fill the pivots with grit, resulting in a dry mechanism trying to lift the bike (The MOM recommends 30 wt oil, IIRC)
I had to replace the stand on my 91 cause the one it came with was trash. Paint, lube, install, bazinga. In fact it's on the stand now still awaiting rearset reassembly. First thing I did was to oil er up, then pop, up she went.
Returning neglected Kawasakis to glory since 2014
1991 Voyager XII "Xaviera"
1998 Concours "Connimus Prime"
1989 454 LTD "Merlin"
... jacking it up, putting the feet down is easy, they don't even touch...
I squirted the entire thing with Tri-Flo synthetic oil, it move easily..
I have Progressive front springs, but couldn't use it before... I'll
just chalk it to being old and pheeble... GBG
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Well, that was the harder part. In all of my experience -- I've used the two-stage unit exactly once. I also have Progressives and a seemingly tall MT66 rear tire. My feet also were just above the ground, but maybe close enough to actually hold the bike up. And I've removed the trunk (a new mod -- stay tuned).
I hate to fess up to this, but I actually had the two-stage stand all along. I didn't notice that the "first-stage" foot lever was entirely gone, and I had no clue that the two-stage pup existed. I can report that it's possible to put it up without putting the feet down down first. But it's a bitch.
On the plus side, now I know what shape to weld in that hole -- the one I really should've noticed in the first place. And it went on a lot easier, just having to swap the bottom part. (I also have a service pit, and I could pull boards out from underneath the bike to get down there.)
Mine welded up well, despite the rust, I poured into the pipe lever that crap that turns rust black, and painted the whole thing with primer, top coat, and bed liner. I also put sealant on the plastic end cap. It's definitely the first rust casualty on these bikes.
Another thing fixed ... that I didn't even know was busted.
The guy I bought mine from taught me about the 2 stage stand and also warned me that the first stage was missing the lever. I can get my toe to grab the first stage just fine. So that is my bike's normal.
These bikes are wonderful. Now that I've had mine for 2 years, I don't think I ever want anything else. As long as it stays reliable and I can still get parts when I need them, I'm hooked.
