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Sid Squid · 12-01-10, 11:23 PM

No, not necessarily.

There are some rear crash bungs, ie for the swingarm, that are also intended as bobbins for use with a paddock stand.

I've never seen front crash bobbins that are also intended as stand bobbins, (ordinarily these are fitted with a long stud that passes right through the front wheel spindle, which obviously will need to be hollow, and which the SV650 hasn't got).
There are some front stands that use a bracket that fits to the spindle clamps, (which also wouldn't suit the SV650 as there's only a clamp on one side), but they're not the most commonly found variety, and I haven't seen one for some time.
The most common type of front stand does not require bobbins or brackets but lifts the bike under the end of the fork legs.

12-01-10, 11:23 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Paddock Stand Bobbins - probably a silly question No, not necessarily. There are some rear crash bungs, ie for the swingarm, that are also intended as bobbins for use with a paddock stand. I've never seen front crash bobbins that are also intended as stand bobbins, (ordinarily these are fitted with a long stud that passes right through the front wheel spindle, which obviously will need to be hollow, and which the SV650 hasn't got). There are some front stands that use a bracket that fits to the spindle clamps, (which also wouldn't suit the SV650 as there's only a clamp on one side), but they're not the most commonly found variety, and I haven't seen one for some time. The most common type of front stand does not require bobbins or brackets but lifts the bike under the end of the fork legs. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"