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Old 02-08-14, 23:21
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Genuine Yamaha Centre Stand Fitting

Fitted a Yamaha centre stand to the Tenere last night, as noted by others, getting the upper rubber stopper/bumper fitted was the most difficult part. I pulled the "tail" through by tying strong fishing line around the small long rubber end and threading it through the hole then by pulling on it until I could get a pair of pliers onto it to hold it tight and keeping pulling pressure on the cone, then some WD40 on the cone and a small screwdriver to progressively work the rubber cone into the hole eventually saw the cone pop through. Very relieved to achieve this without tearing the rubber but it seems pretty tough.

The springs went on fairly easily with a short length of rope to pull the end onto the stand terminals.

The nuts for the main bolts look to have a locking feature to prevent them coming undone but will get some Locktight today and re-fix them to be sure.