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Pompey
Joined: 31 Jul 2008
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Location: Marlborough
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I always panic when I see this pic wondering how close it was to tipping point on the stand 
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2bims
Joined: 03 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Pompey wrote: |
| I always panic when I see this pic wondering how close it was to tipping point on the stand |
I presume you are talking about the Db2, and yeh, it still astounds me the angle of lean it goes over on even when on the level before the sidestand touches down. have a slightly longer spare just haven't got round to fitting it yet, as it needs modding at the bracket and the spring. When you get on you do have to throw it to get it back upright, but then I recall that it sat for 8 years in an underground carpark in London without ever falling over or being moved so it "sort of" must be up to the job, just have to keep to the faith  |
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Pompey
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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My DB2 is not so bad but the SB6? Yikes...
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oily
Joined: 05 Apr 2008
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Location: worcestershire
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Pompey wrote: |
| My DB2 is not so bad but the SB6? Yikes... |
You have a SB6 ?
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Pompey
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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no! my lovely old one I should have never sold, 
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oily
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| Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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I see..........
http://www.bimotaforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1491
not to worry.....only a matter of time 
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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Location: Australia
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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Bimota stands... why are they so bad. I recon the db4 stand is no better than the sb6 stand. Need to be very careful where you park
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akito-man
Joined: 27 Jan 2012
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Location: fife,scotland
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| Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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Is that why my sb8r came with a axle stand tae?
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brian
Joined: 22 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:28 am Post subject: |
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| Is that why my sb8r came with a axle stand tae? |
Yeah i guess so. It's just a bit hard to cart it around with you 
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philfingers
Joined: 05 Sep 2009
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Location: Bimota Capital of the UK, Kidderminster
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| Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:29 am Post subject: |
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YB11 is the same and my Mille isn't a lot better. NC30 was great until I fitted the ohlins to the back and increased the ride height, now it tips over aka Bimota!
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