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My bike sits at a jaunty angle when on the stand. Checked the small bolt and it was loose, tightened it up but just keeps turning so put it on with thread lock for now. Main bolt tight and no deformation on bracket, but the wear on the stand is 😳. It’s like someone has filed it away. Does anyone know of a side stand foot extender that fits.

Giving the cafe sport a bit of love, been languishing in the garage since before covid 😳. Re insure it this week take it for its MOT, once it’s passed that get road tax and see what the summer holds for us. 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi, Advice needed. My Cafesport has been laid up for over a year now, but it’s time to get her ready for a summer of fun ( should be out of lockdown by then 😎). Anyway l drained the tank and changed the fuel filter when she was laid up. Is it a good idea to change the fuel lines as they are the originals, they look ok but it’s the internal condition I am worrying about (how come I only worry about the guzzi, and not any other bike I have😳). Also it is clips that are crimped onto the hoses and not jubilee clips, are they reusable or do I need to source new ones if I do the job. Cheers Gary

Lockdown is finally easing here. Went a 400 mile run on Monday to the west coast, roads were very quiet, no caravans, Motorhomes etc to impede progress. Loved it, just what I needed. Pubs, hotels, campsites open next week. See what the “new normal” is then.

Thanks for the replies

Have my swing arm off for some maintenance ( s/arm bearings are good, phew 😅). When refitting do you add threadlock or just lubricate the threads and tighten the locknuts. Would hate to damage the fine thread used. Can’t find any mention in the manual. cheers Gary

Just cleaned up my front brakes and changed the oil. Looking across to the clutch cylinder on the bars and the fluid looks like cold tea. I know it’s a pain to get to the bleed nipple so have sort of ignored it for a long time . Any way the battery is out of the bike, so I removed the starter motor and the rear shock cylinder thing, all the room you will ever need to get to the bleed. Job done, easy peasy

What happened??

Nice job, love the colour.

There is a V11 side stand on ebay with a modified plate fitted.

Chuck, you beat me to it as i was going to post this. My bike has the same wear, I noticed because it seemed to be leaning over further than it used to. Scud has hit the nail on the head. I have always taken my bike out of the garage, put the sidestand down on a concrete drain cover and warmed it up,now there is a slight angle on my driveway so the bike can slide a few inches when rocking back and fore, obviously wearing away material off the stand every time. We need someone to engineer a solution, someone who likes a challenge and can make it look good, someone with, oh i dont know say a aviation type background.

Go onto the glen english models site, he has 9 pre ordered. Ten if my lottery numbers come up.

Wow, i want one. But at £8750 i will give it a miss

Welcome to the forum. Another cafe sport in Scotland, getting affa common now.Where abouts are you based.

What size do you need for the clutch??.

Flywheel.

No, had no wear on that part.

Docc There was wear on the splines. So I just thought the plates are sticking on the grooves. But I also replaced the springs and now the lever pressure is slightly harder than it was. Made me think when I put it all back together that it could have been the original springs on there way out ( getting weaker) as some were slightly shorter when I compared them. But nobody is going to go to all the trouble of stripping the bike down and only replacing the springs ( or are they?). Any way just got the bike's MOT done and out for a 200 mile blast and all seems well. with just a smidgen of paranoia

That is what happened to me. I changed the master cylinder as I thought it was the seals gone. Thought it was cured, but it did it again and the clutch started slipping anyway. Bought a slave cylinder ( didn't use it). The problem was the plates sticking on the flywheel. Anyway the only thing I didn't buy for this job was a new clutch line. So just dive in there and have fun Docc.

I have the same forks on my Cafe sport. Never used a special tool for it. All i do is put the spindle in fully and tighten the 2 left side axle allen bolts to the right torque. Tighten the axle nut then tighten the 2 right side allen bolts. Gary

Got mine this morning, nicely made, Thanks Chuck

Thanks Chuck, am in no hurry, away working right now, then home to fit a new flywheel and clutch. Thats if i can remember how i took it apart.

Hi Chuck am i to late for one. If not count me in.

Just took my bike apart to change the clutch as the gear changing was getting worse and the clutch was slipping, my flywheel looks to have wear on it, although not as bad as the OP. So looks like i will have to get a new flywheel as no point in re assembling just to strip it down again. Anyway the 10 hole flywheel seems to be like rocking horse S**t and just as expensive. Anybody know a supplier? Gary