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Old 11-11-2009, 09:29 PM   #1 (permalink)
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kick.... stand ?

Hello folks. No killer problems today and nothing else to contribute, so I thought I would ask a sort of a general question. When I am not wrenching or riding I'm cruising the net for anything Triumph
I have seen a few pictures on the www showing vintage Triumphs using the kick start lever as a kickstand. It seems to be mostly on pre unit chops with no visible electric start. Looks quite strange. How is that done?
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Old 11-11-2009, 10:59 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I have seen a few pictures on the www showing vintage Triumphs using the kick start lever as a kickstand.
Do you mean the kick start as a side stand? If so, I've learned something I did not know. This is all news to me. RR
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I've been wanting to know the same thing.
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Old 11-11-2009, 11:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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That is sure as heck not what theat hunk of metal is for.

You're on your own if you want to do that...
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I was surfing Youtube last night and saw someone with a triumph bobber doing the same thing.

I thought that the guy was nuts! Didn't realise that others do it.
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WHY ????

What's wrong with a normal stand?

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What's wrong with a normal stand?

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Amen to that brother!! RR
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That is sure as heck not what theat hunk of metal is for.

You're on your own if you want to do that...
Although I am not restoring my Bonnie to factory specs, I would not do something like that to my girl
And I certainly don’t want to be on my own as that is where I was before I found this Great resource. - Just idle conversation.
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