Center Stand for 300/250

old3 · August 4th, 2013, 02:29 PM

Search proved fruitless, anyone fitted a older gen 1 center stand to a +08 or newer 300 yet? I'm guessing the exhaust will run right thru where it would need to be welded on.

Motofool · August 4th, 2013, 02:44 PM

It may be short too, because the pre-gens' have 16" wheels.

Maybe from a Ninja 500?

I absolutely love center-stands, they are very practical.

Snake · August 4th, 2013, 03:47 PM

Center stands do not look very good on a single exhaust bike due to having to weld a bump stop on the opposite side for the stand to rest on in the up position. When I changed my dual exhaust to an Area P 2 into 1 I had to take my center stand off due to the bump stop sticking out. I saved my center stand and reinstall for maintenance and washing.

old3 · August 4th, 2013, 04:45 PM

I'm not worried about the look, you can't see it from the saddle!

Motofool · August 4th, 2013, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old3

I'm not worried about the look, you can't see it from the saddle!

This is where the pivot is in the pre-gens':

This article explains how to work with around the spring:
http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/I_am_ha...ts_centerstand

old3 · August 4th, 2013, 08:06 PM

Thanks for the pic of the mount.

The old coin trick! I have a spring puller but that might come in handy if I find a way to get the thing bolted on, thank you!

I think I might need a CS that has a Y shape to it, with the narrow point of the Y attached to the frame tabs I would weld on, the wide part being the feet.

August 4th, 2013, 02:29 PM	#1
old3 ninjette.org sage Name: Jim Location: NJ Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, KTM EXC610SMR Posts: 913	Center Stand for 300/250 Search proved fruitless, anyone fitted a older gen 1 center stand to a +08 or newer 300 yet? I'm guessing the exhaust will run right thru where it would need to be welded on.

August 4th, 2013, 02:44 PM	#2
Motofool Daily Ninjette rider Name: Hernan Location: Florida Join Date: Mar 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2016, MOTM - Dec '12, Jan '14, Jan '15, May '16	It may be short too, because the pre-gens' have 16" wheels. Maybe from a Ninja 500? I absolutely love center-stands, they are very practical. __________________________________________________ *Motofool* *.................................Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly* "Mankind is composed of two sorts of men — those who love and create, and those who hate and destroy. Love is the bond between men, the way to teach and the center of the world." - José Martí

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Snake ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Rick Location: Alexandria, Louisiana Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): 05 Blue Ninja 250 Posts: Too much. MOTY - 2017, MOTM - Jan '19, Oct '16, May '14	Center stands do not look very good on a single exhaust bike due to having to weld a bump stop on the opposite side for the stand to rest on in the up position. When I changed my dual exhaust to an Area P 2 into 1 I had to take my center stand off due to the bump stop sticking out. I saved my center stand and reinstall for maintenance and washing.

August 4th, 2013, 04:45 PM	#4
old3 ninjette.org sage Name: Jim Location: NJ Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, KTM EXC610SMR Posts: 913	I'm not worried about the look, you can't see it from the saddle!

August 4th, 2013, 08:06 PM	#6
old3 ninjette.org sage Name: Jim Location: NJ Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300, KTM EXC610SMR Posts: 913	Thanks for the pic of the mount. The old coin trick! I have a spring puller but that might come in handy if I find a way to get the thing bolted on, thank you! I think I might need a CS that has a Y shape to it, with the narrow point of the Y attached to the frame tabs I would weld on, the wide part being the feet.