General Category => Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc => Topic started by: hotrod on February 05, 2013, 09:44:21 PM

Title: kickstand
Post by: hotrod on February 05, 2013, 09:44:21 PM

does anybody have a picture of what the kickstand and spring setup looks like on a 1955 automatic,somebody jerry rigged mine,thanks

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: pd on February 05, 2013, 09:48:53 PM

Here's a link to the 1960 M manual :

http://www.simplexservi-cycle.com/index.php?topic=430.0

You'll find it in there .

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: hotrod on February 05, 2013, 09:53:13 PM

Thanks alot  i appreciate the info

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: hotrod on February 05, 2013, 10:16:30 PM

can i buy the complete kickstand assembly from somebody

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: pd on February 06, 2013, 06:37:54 AM

Wayne M. might have those . They are just a heavy walled bent pipe with a hole and 'nub' welded on and a bolt , nut , spring and cotter pin .

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: hotrod on February 06, 2013, 01:02:34 PM

Thanks

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: Mike Sal on February 06, 2013, 03:05:41 PM

If you make your own, make it a little longer than the stock one.  The factory made them just too short.
Mike Sal

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: Ricks on February 06, 2013, 04:51:51 PM

Quote from: Mike Sal on February 06, 2013, 03:05:41 PM

If you make your own, make it a little longer than the stock one.  The factory made them just too short.
Mike Sal

Different years had different length kickstands.  My 53 had a short one, the one that came on my 49, that I built thentrucknfrom was about 2 inches longer.  I put that one on my 53, and the bike stands up better.

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: hotrod on February 06, 2013, 06:02:45 PM

thanks for the great info

Title: Re: kickstand
Post by: butch27 on February 07, 2013, 02:54:18 PM

Wayne has reproductions that ARE longer.