Norton prop stand

[iansoady]

Been a bit quiet here so thought I'd bring you up to date. My ES2 came without the prop stand which is a hefty affair that looks as though it was designed by Brunel. It's possible to buy repros but at the thick end of £150 a bit much for me.

I'd read that a Kawasaki ZZR item could be pressed into service so picked one up from ebay for £7. With an old alloy engine plate and some spacers and lengthened studs this is the result:












Seems to work very nicely. I do like saving money.......

[Grunt]

I can’t weigh up why repro’s can be so expensive, but at 7 quid for a Kawasaki one you can’t go wrong.

[murdo]

Nice work, well done.

[Rex]

Nice job, but can you remember which Kawa it was meant for as I could do with one too?

[iansoady]

ZZR 600 - but I expect others may work.

here you are:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KAWASAKI-ZZR600-ZZR-600-D-COMPLETE-SIDE-STAND/183339362213

I chopped the bit that holds the switch off.

[mini-me]

Quite a nice fix, now paint it black please.

[Rex]

Thanks Ian, and I'll paint mine black...

[mini-me]

So you should, if not you'll be in grave danger from the sort of blokes that stand there and say "that's not original is it?"

[john.k]

If the mount is forged steel,rather than cast ductile,it would be possible to weld the jap one onto a mounting similar to the original,and it would be very hard to pick then.