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Most of my stuff is Mitutoyo including a 6"" dial vernier I've has for 45 years and its still going strong. I upgraded to a digital Metric Mitutoyo about 2 years ago. If I were you docc I'd buy a decent quality 6" digital vernier caliper and you can measure OD,ID and depth. Should be able to get one for around $75US brand new at a guess. Ciao

Short little video from the show. Enjoy.

ok you did get it

Several years ago, we had three Scuras on a ride in SoCal.

After a day of futzing around in the garage (it's been raining like hell) I think I've come to terms with this thing. I agree with Bogwopit that not much thought went in to the design process. Can't imagine why you'd purposely want a stand to rotate on a hexagonal nut. The poor nut won't be hexagonal for long. Also there's the unavoidable issue of scratching the lower frame plates while trying to place the stand in the correct position on both sides. Finally, at least with my stand, the lifting arm fouls on the left muffler when I try to raise the bike. So here's what I've done to make the stand work for me. 1 - I took a Dremel tool with a grinder head and lightly rounded the the very sharp inside edges of the stand risers to reduce the possibility of scratching. 2- Out of $20 worth of bits and pieces from the local hardware store I built a small fixture which attaches to the stand risers. The purpose of the fixture is to locate and support the stand on two 18mm 3/8" drive sockets which are placed on the frame hex nuts. I got the idea from looking at an image of the BeckerTechnik stand (thanks Nobleswood! I didn't think they were available in the US), 3- Then I put the whole mess on my bench vise and gave the lifting arm a few serious tugs which bent it enough to clear the muffler. And this is how I raise the bike. I put a scrap of 2 x 4 under the sidestand to bring the bike closer to vertical. I place an 18mm socket on each hex nut and, using the fixtures, I attach the stand to the 18mm sockets (doesn't matter which side first). The large 12mm bolts hold the sockets on the hex nut and are just finger tightened. The stand is now attached to the bike. A yank of the lift handle and she's very smoothly up. In the pic you can also see a piece of thick felt packing material surrounding the socket just in case the stand decides to go for a walk which, so far, it hasn't. So now I've got a usable rear stand which is easy for me to use and won't damage the bike in the process. Thanks to all for your suggestions! John (under water in the East Bay, finally!)