Sidestand Integrity

Discussion in 'Ducati General Discussion' started by Mark64, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. Hi guys, I've always been concerned about the integrity of the sidestand on my Ducati, it's not a great idea from an engineering point of view to bolt the sidestand directly to the crankcase, I realise because of the nature of the trellis frame that there's nowhere else to put it, and I was told never to even sit on the bike with the stand down for fear of stressing /snapping the bolts/crankcase, so I wondered how do you go on if you take the bike on a ferry where it is strapped down? I had a blazing row with the MOT guy because he wanted to lift the bike up on the stand to check the headrace bearings - I refused to allow it & fetched my own bike stand to do it safely.
    Am I being overly cautious? But who will pay if the bike got damaged in the process?
     
  2. As long as the bolts to the crankcase are tight they are not a problem but the stand itself on most models isn't up to using it to lift the wheels up. I know of a couple of multi stands failing, possibly because of this. Some dealers use the sidestand to pivot the bike around when moving bikes in the showroom. A practice I was horrified to see.
    I've no problems on ferries where I've tied the bike down, a properly tied down bike doesn't need to have any load on the stand at all, but I wasn't so happy with CalMac who insist that there men tie the bike down by simply having it on the side stand with a strap over the seat. Not good for the stand and not very secure either.
     
  3. I pivot my bike on the side stand all the time. I know its horrendous but I have no choice where it is garaged. I would think the aluminium stand would snap before any damage is done to the cases as long as the bracket is fully tightened on its mounting bolts.
     
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