Further to my dipstick thread, I decided to get a centre stand.
Rather than pay the premium for the handspun gold/platinum version, I got one from a breakers off a 2007, mine is a 2008.
So I have a replacement frame spreader with a pair of legs attached.
Can't be much to it, thinks I, 3 bolts and it is on.
The through bolt might be a problem, naah, MG would have made it clear the exhausts.
2 minutes later I discover they didn't :blink:
So all I need to do is drop the silencers a little and wiggle the bolt out.
But the silencer bolt is under the heatshield, so the heatshields have to come off :huh:
Eventually the spreader is out :cheer:
But the stand won't fit because the spreader is about 2mm longer than the one I took out.
So I have to jack the frame apart (too much, so it has to be bent back again :S )
Some time later the bolts are back in
And it doesn't fit :angry: :angry:
1) there is a rubber bung on the stand leg that doesn't hit anything. There must be a bracket from the exhaust mounting that it reaches as there are no holes in the pedal supports for attaching it. Anyone got a picture of the stand stop and where it fits?
2) the pedal on the stand fouls on the heatshield, so it won't retract anyway :blink:
Ever wish you hadn't started something??
Rather than pay the premium for the handspun gold/platinum version, I got one from a breakers off a 2007, mine is a 2008.
So I have a replacement frame spreader with a pair of legs attached.
Can't be much to it, thinks I, 3 bolts and it is on.
The through bolt might be a problem, naah, MG would have made it clear the exhausts.
2 minutes later I discover they didn't :blink:
So all I need to do is drop the silencers a little and wiggle the bolt out.
But the silencer bolt is under the heatshield, so the heatshields have to come off :huh:
Eventually the spreader is out :cheer:
But the stand won't fit because the spreader is about 2mm longer than the one I took out.
So I have to jack the frame apart (too much, so it has to be bent back again :S )
Some time later the bolts are back in
And it doesn't fit :angry: :angry:
1) there is a rubber bung on the stand leg that doesn't hit anything. There must be a bracket from the exhaust mounting that it reaches as there are no holes in the pedal supports for attaching it. Anyone got a picture of the stand stop and where it fits?
2) the pedal on the stand fouls on the heatshield, so it won't retract anyway :blink:
Ever wish you hadn't started something??