Hi All, First time posting so go gentle... I have recently bought this on eBay - Ducati 848 / 1098 / 1198 Spider Stand Motorcycle Lift Superbike Paddock Stand | eBay Now the thing is, it is not for my 999 as mentioned in the eBay title so why buy it? Well, if you look at the Bursig equivalent here - Motorcycle parts Bursig Webshop it is 229,000 Euros (£226.05 at current xchange rate) for just the stand and no adapter plate or 359,00 EUR (£290.25) with the adapter plate and if you add the casters then its 419,00 EUR (£338.77) then add taxes and delivery your talking in the region of £450.00. Ok, so as this cost me £129.99 and free delivery with the casters and the faceplate so I thought it was worth the hastle. The problem I have is that because the stand was not for the 999 the collar which they slide onto the mounting bolt is missing (watch the video here - Ducati 999 by Bursig.com Germany - YouTube) and the sleeve which I have is for the 848 / 1098 / 1198 which is a bigger hole. I reckon if i can take a millimeter off the outer diameter then it should fit fine and the missing collar I could replace with some washers (maybe?) the length is roughly 5cm as per the video. here are some pictures of my sleeve: So back to my original question - Has anyone got a metal Lathe for hire comments and abuse most welcome.
Yes - but I'm a long way from you. The wall looks quite thin. I'm not familiar with this type of stand, but it looks like all the load is being placed on this sleeve. Not sure I'd be happy about reducing the wall thickness with having a proper look at the job.
Thanks DM, I can post it to you and add a SAE to get it back and will of course pay for the postage and your expertise and time As for the wall thickness, was waiting for the calipers to turn up from ebay which they did later today so..... the wall thickness at the nut looking end is between 2.3mm and 2.6mm depending which side you measure. At the screw end it is between 6.1mm and 6.3mm or could be the cheap calipers The point of the sleeve is to take the strain but I would expect the frame itself would happily take the weight at these points as well, so I assume the sleeve is just to stop damage to the paintwork/frame etc so even 1mm would be worth it as the weight would be transferred to the frame if it was a close enough fit? but will leave that to your judgment as if you have access to a lathe then you are definately in a better position than me to make those sort of comments :biggrin: Take a look at - BURSIG Stand Instructions "Insert Installation" - YouTube this shows how to fit the sleeve on a different bike but same principle.
Put a tight fitting bolt down the centre and clamp into an electric drill.....turn the drill upside down and clamp it in a vice....then get your files out......put the drill on a speed just above slow and work the file normally against the direction of rotation.... ....it won't take long.... AL PS....that's assuming I read the post right..... PPS....put your goggles on
Arq, U know what, that's not a bad idea. Sod it I will give it a go if I screw up then there will be a bursig lookalike stand for sale with no sleeve on here soon.. Cheers mate will update this post later....
Use the widest file you have to keep it even, work your way down to a finer file and finish with emery....check the dimension as you go though...as it is threaded, maybe you can run a stud into it so you know it is dead central in the drill....but make sure the chuck is effing tight......if it oscillates, slow the speed down, or don't do it all. AL
Will do, going down town tomorrow to get some emery and a new file as the one (yes only one ) I have is pretty old and worn.
Don't see why....I have done it successfully loads of times.......but you have to be careful.......also use a file with one edge that isn't toothed because the file tends to drag towards the drill... AL
Trouble is that this piece looks like a permanent fix on the bike . Once you have reduced the size you will have removed the cadmium plate and then it will go rusty. Not a good look.
Looks like stainless steel to me.......cadmium plating usually has a yellow tinge to it.....still, he can always lacquer it when polished and faling that, coat it in copaslip.
Get down to your local small engineering shop (even Hastings must have one) and let them do it. 5 minutes and a perfect finish. You'd probably get the job done for a bottle of cheap plonk. Or a kiss.....my local one is run by a rampant queen and his mate. Actually I never go there...................just heard like
pick up a cheap lathe off flea bay and do it yourself thats what I did a few years back and have never looked back
Get it done on the lathe, you will struggle to put enough force on it in the drill especially if its stainless. Local engineering shop is your best option.
B*llocks.....see pics below...just a few items done with a drill. 5mm brake pad retaining pins, reduced from 6mm dia (hand drilled for R clips, also made from stainless spring steel) Rear brake plate/ swingarm retaining stud, reduced from 22mm dia Spacer 20mm diameter turned down from 24mm diameter....but I can't remember what it was for. Footrest hanger spacers 20 mm diameter (I think) reduced from 24mm diameter.... AL
