Sidestand 'Hoof'!
- Thread starter JayC
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juddadredd
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I promised JayC that I'd leave a review of the product on a 2006 R1200GS Adventure, and I'm as good as my word.
The build quality of the Hoof is really good with no sharp edges to catch my pants on, the puck is nice and thick and lifts the bike more than I thought it would. Which is great as I'm only 5 6" and weigh about 68kgs so don't have much leverage or weight to hoist the bike about.
The fitting was easy as...
Time taken about 10 mintues with an hours wait for the paint to dry.
The reason I added some silicone to the standard fitting is that although the screws fitted nice and tight, I like to make sure that it's going nowhere. This could also be acheived by adding longer screws and drilling out bottom of the puck to enlarge the four screw holes, and then adding nylex nuts.
Would I buy JayC's Hoof again? Yes in a heart beat, it looks nice and it works even better then it looks 10/10 If there's still one left I strongly suggest you buy it if like me your short.
Lee
The build quality of the Hoof is really good with no sharp edges to catch my pants on, the puck is nice and thick and lifts the bike more than I thought it would. Which is great as I'm only 5 6" and weigh about 68kgs so don't have much leverage or weight to hoist the bike about.
The fitting was easy as...
- Placed the Bike on the centre stand.
- Cleaned the side stand foot.
- Placed the puck against it to make sure it fitted (as Jay said he'd take returns if there was a problem), then made sure it RETRACTED and doesn't catch on anything.
- As all was fine, I put a little paint on the bottom of the stand and left to dry for an hour.
- Then I put some SILICONE Sealer on the puck and put it against my stand then added some silicone to the screw holes and bolted it together.
- Then when it was all dry, I put some paint on the top of the side stand foot so that it all looks nice and CLEAN.
Time taken about 10 mintues with an hours wait for the paint to dry.
The reason I added some silicone to the standard fitting is that although the screws fitted nice and tight, I like to make sure that it's going nowhere. This could also be acheived by adding longer screws and drilling out bottom of the puck to enlarge the four screw holes, and then adding nylex nuts.
Would I buy JayC's Hoof again? Yes in a heart beat, it looks nice and it works even better then it looks 10/10 If there's still one left I strongly suggest you buy it if like me your short.
Lee
I'll take the last one, if it's not too late.
Not too late Greenman. If you can leave an email address or contact details I can get back to you with payment details.
Not sure how to do a PM. Text or call on 07881 245974.
Cheers, Dave
Cheers, Dave
juddadredd
Registered user
@ JayC no problems matey, thanks for making a great product, had the balls today to fill her right the way up at Tesco's because I KNEW that I'd be able to get the BATTLESHIP upright again...
@ Dave you won't regret it...
@ Dave you won't regret it...
Already had to have help just getting on and off the bike because it was parked on a slight camber and leant over too far for me to pick it up.
The hoof looks so much better than a Camel Toe. Very neat, don't understand why Nippy Norman isn't selling them by the bucket load.
The hoof looks so much better than a Camel Toe. Very neat, don't understand why Nippy Norman isn't selling them by the bucket load.
Country Bumpkin
Registered user
my hoof
My hoof is now on the bike and looks the business. super quick delivery thanks JayC.
CB
My hoof is now on the bike and looks the business. super quick delivery thanks JayC.
CB
Hoof arrived today, thanks Jay. Fitted as per Lee's instructions, I did find that some of the sealant squeezed out from between the hoof and the stand when i dropped the bike onto the stand, and I got another quarter turn on the screws.
Very minor dressing needed to one plate to clear a weld on the stand foot. All in all I'm very happy with the hoof, the side stand is now a useful bit of kit whereas before I just didn't trust it.
Very minor dressing needed to one plate to clear a weld on the stand foot. All in all I'm very happy with the hoof, the side stand is now a useful bit of kit whereas before I just didn't trust it.
Thanks for letting me know it arrived ok.
You'd think BMW would have robot welds instead of the inconsistency of a backstreet fab welder wouldn't you!
juddadredd
Registered user
Isn't it just a great feeling when you either fill up or get on the bike when it's fully loaded with absolute confidence in the fact that you can get the beast vertical with no outside help...
Glad the installation advise helped, ride safe...
Glad the installation advise helped, ride safe...
mario.costasa
Registered user
Can I order a hoof for my 2010 1200gs twin cam when available?Greenman - The last Hoof is on its way to you, sent this morning.
Mario
Www.costasa.com
Order
PM sent please let me know if you are doing another batch?
Thannks
PM sent please let me know if you are doing another batch?
Thannks
The last batch were to be the last batch but I may just try and dig the tooling out again , which got buried in the shed at the weekend when the GS was squeezed in to take up all of what little space there was left for it's winter hibernation!
I will try and gain access at the weekend and look into ordering some more materials to bang some more out.
A new batch is currently being worked on and I have 3 available at the moment.
Prices are as per initial batch £22.00 incl shipping.
I will update the thread when the rest are completed.
Paypal payments can be made to ****.
Please ensure to include your FULL postal address.
Prices are as per initial batch £22.00 incl shipping.
I will update the thread when the rest are completed.
Paypal payments can be made to ****.
Please ensure to include your FULL postal address.
Please ignore the email address above. I haven't and shan't be setting that one up for paypal.
Anyone else interested please PM me for payment details.
New Stock!
*** New stock now available , approx 30 items.***
Price £22.00 inclusive.
By all means show your interest in this thread but please PM me for orders and I'll get back to you with a Paypal address to make your payments.
Please also make sure you provide a delivery address as my crystal ball has a flat battery!
*** New stock now available , approx 30 items.***
Price £22.00 inclusive.
By all means show your interest in this thread but please PM me for orders and I'll get back to you with a Paypal address to make your payments.
Please also make sure you provide a delivery address as my crystal ball has a flat battery!
Yes please, incoming PM.
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