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I'm super proud to say I installed the Honda OEM centerstand on my NC700X DCT today. In general, it went very well. It took me about an hour. It wasn't simple, but I got it done and it works great.
A few highlights:
* The instructions were mostly clear and easy to follow. One confusing part was about greasing the centerstand shaft. The illustration differs from what the actual shaft looks like, but it shows greasing the whole thing. That's what I did.
* The most difficult part was attaching the spring assembly. I expected that from other videos and write-ups about installing the centerstand. Still, it was very challenging. I knew the spring was super tight, so I didn't even try stretching it into position. Although, I saw a video of someone who used a rachet-style tie down and a loop of strong string/rope to stretch the spring and connect it. That was very clever.
I went with the alternate instructions, to get the spring into position on both mounts before inserting the shaft. Attach the spring to both mounts, then insert the shaft a little ways into the center stand, then manipulate and push the center stand (flexing the spring) to get the shaft to line up with the remaining center stand mounting hole, and then push the shaft all the way in. You need two people to do this. One person on the kickstand side of the bike, pushing the shaft in and another person on the opposite side to manipulate the center stand. The shaft is really difficult to push in while the center stand is being manipulated. My wife ended up pushing the shaft with her foot once I had the center stand lined up. The good news is that it worked!
* The instructions don't explicitly say to reinstall the muffler nuts and bolts, but that's pretty easy to figure out.
In the end, I felt really proud of doing the job myself. I immediately used the centerstand to secure the bike while I lubed the chain. Much easier then when it's on the kickstand. Yee-haw!
Success!
A few highlights:
* The instructions were mostly clear and easy to follow. One confusing part was about greasing the centerstand shaft. The illustration differs from what the actual shaft looks like, but it shows greasing the whole thing. That's what I did.
* The most difficult part was attaching the spring assembly. I expected that from other videos and write-ups about installing the centerstand. Still, it was very challenging. I knew the spring was super tight, so I didn't even try stretching it into position. Although, I saw a video of someone who used a rachet-style tie down and a loop of strong string/rope to stretch the spring and connect it. That was very clever.
I went with the alternate instructions, to get the spring into position on both mounts before inserting the shaft. Attach the spring to both mounts, then insert the shaft a little ways into the center stand, then manipulate and push the center stand (flexing the spring) to get the shaft to line up with the remaining center stand mounting hole, and then push the shaft all the way in. You need two people to do this. One person on the kickstand side of the bike, pushing the shaft in and another person on the opposite side to manipulate the center stand. The shaft is really difficult to push in while the center stand is being manipulated. My wife ended up pushing the shaft with her foot once I had the center stand lined up. The good news is that it worked!
* The instructions don't explicitly say to reinstall the muffler nuts and bolts, but that's pretty easy to figure out.
In the end, I felt really proud of doing the job myself. I immediately used the centerstand to secure the bike while I lubed the chain. Much easier then when it's on the kickstand. Yee-haw!
Success!
