ballbearian
Veteran Member
Final pics of the not so fascinating side stand mod.
The 1/2" x8" carriage bolt through the rear brake lever frame tube was the only way or place to mount the stand. I did drill a hole for the original cotter pin to keep the brake lever on, but the domed head of the bolt also does it.
The CB160's just don't have a good way to mount a side stand.
The original spring from the scavenged Dream kickstand was less there than not from rust, but a spring from my old pull out sofa bed seemed about the right stuff.
Lots of filing on the stop for the stand and welding an additional 1/4" of larger and thicker foot pad on the bottom of the stand. A thick coat of engine paint on the heavily pitted stand and it's hinge bracket after a weeks soak in my 1 year old batch of Deox-C (I'm surprised it still did it's job, if very slowly).
I'll add a rubber bumper to it of old black garden hose, glued or tie wired in place.
This bike and project still has a few things to do:
Low charging when headlight is on.
Alloy rims on extra wheels waiting to be done.
Resurrect the OEM carbs and, of course, potscrubber exhaust packing adjustments, as needed.
The 1/2" x8" carriage bolt through the rear brake lever frame tube was the only way or place to mount the stand. I did drill a hole for the original cotter pin to keep the brake lever on, but the domed head of the bolt also does it.
The CB160's just don't have a good way to mount a side stand.
The original spring from the scavenged Dream kickstand was less there than not from rust, but a spring from my old pull out sofa bed seemed about the right stuff.
Lots of filing on the stop for the stand and welding an additional 1/4" of larger and thicker foot pad on the bottom of the stand. A thick coat of engine paint on the heavily pitted stand and it's hinge bracket after a weeks soak in my 1 year old batch of Deox-C (I'm surprised it still did it's job, if very slowly).
I'll add a rubber bumper to it of old black garden hose, glued or tie wired in place.
This bike and project still has a few things to do:
Low charging when headlight is on.
Alloy rims on extra wheels waiting to be done.
Resurrect the OEM carbs and, of course, potscrubber exhaust packing adjustments, as needed.
