MrGrumpy wrote:

tallpaul wrote:Hiya Mr grumpy, if you get hold of the old stand I could get it blasted & double powder coated fo you, keep it as a spare, I'm just up in sunderland

Interesting idea - thanks. I'm waiting for the new one to be delivered

I have to say that for years after cleaning a bike as part of the routine I put spray grease on the centre and side stands pivots and wipe them over with ACF50

spaceprobe wrote:I have to say that for years after cleaning a bike as part of the routine I put spray grease on the centre and side stands pivots and wipe them over with ACF50

hmmmmmm cleaning a bike ........ interesting concept must try it one day

jamie wrote:

spaceprobe wrote:I have to say that for years after cleaning a bike as part of the routine I put spray grease on the centre and side stands pivots and wipe them over with ACF50

hmmmmmm cleaning a bike ........ interesting concept must try it one day

I clean my scoots... but I don't spend hours on it! Since the mk3's stand went rusty, I paid especial attention to the mk4's stand by washing grime off. Maybe that's where I went wrong...