docc Posted June 23 Posted June 23 @swooshdave, what is the length of your tang (relative to the wire "lever")? 2
swooshdave Posted June 23 Author Posted June 23 1 hour ago, docc said: @swooshdave, what is the length of your tang (relative to the wire "lever")? Isn’t that a personal question? 1 4
swooshdave Posted June 23 Author Posted June 23 5 hours ago, docc said: @swooshdave, what is the length of your tang (relative to the wire "lever")? 24.302mm I don't have a tang so you'll need to find one and measure it. They are pretty long so it's not much of a comparision. 1
docc Posted June 23 Posted June 23 18 minutes ago, swooshdave said: 24.302mm I don't have a tang so you'll need to find one and measure it. They are pretty long so it's not much of a comparision. Looks like the factory wire "lever" is ~110mm, offset about 64mm for its curve around the exhaust. Obviously too long to prevent the leverage from breaking the mounting points, eventually. 1
swooshdave Posted June 24 Author Posted June 24 17 hours ago, docc said: Looks like the factory wire "lever" is ~110mm, offset about 64mm for its curve around the exhaust. Obviously too long to prevent the leverage from breaking the mounting points, eventually. It's that long length plus questionable wire material that is the downfall of the stock piece. But I don't see the mounting points breaking. Isn't the side stand made from forged steel?
docc Posted June 24 Posted June 24 41 minutes ago, swooshdave said: It's that long length plus questionable wire material that is the downfall of the stock piece. But I don't see the mounting points breaking. Isn't the side stand made from forged steel? Aluminum, me thinks. Looks like a casting to me. 1
audiomick Posted June 24 Posted June 24 14 minutes ago, docc said: Aluminum, me thinks. ... Holding a magnet against it might give a clue.
docc Posted June 24 Posted June 24 Just now, audiomick said: Holding a magnet against it might give a clue. I did. Nonmagnetic. The forming lines look like a casting to me, but I know forging can makes lines (seams) like that, as well. 1
audiomick Posted June 24 Posted June 24 18 minutes ago, docc said: The forming lines look like a casting to me, ... Yeah, I would have guessed a casting, too. I know there are castings that are non-magnetic and not aluminium, but my impression is that that is usually some sort of muck metal that doesn't hold up to much. The side-stand is a highly stressed part, ergo probably aluminium as you wrote. 1
Pressureangle Posted June 24 Posted June 24 1 hour ago, swooshdave said: It's that long length plus questionable wire material that is the downfall of the stock piece. But I don't see the mounting points breaking. Isn't the side stand made from forged steel? I drilled into the bottom of the foot on my '97 to add some material (a bolt head) and discovered that the leg is actually steel cast inside the aluminum body. I'm far more worried about bending/breaking the mount than the leg itself. 2 1
audiomick Posted June 24 Posted June 24 34 minutes ago, Pressureangle said: ... the leg is actually steel cast inside the aluminum body. That's interesting. Thanks for the info. 1
swooshdave Posted June 25 Author Posted June 25 20 hours ago, audiomick said: That's interesting. Thanks for the info. Very interesting, and seemingly a more complex part than you would think. 2
greatsnit Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Mine never had one. It was a Friday afternoon special built from the reject parts bin I think. I never replaced the tang and don't miss it. I'm not too fussed about keeping it original which is lucky. 1
gstallons Posted June 25 Posted June 25 Every V11 made is a prototype so don't think you are exclusive ! 2 3
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