(07-28-2014 06:44 PM)chrisross Wrote: Okay...I guess it's kinda hard to explain but I've got stuff to try. Before I go about this, I want to make sure. The 2 springs have one more rounded side and one more v shaped side. I'm assuming the v side goes on the stand, and the round side attaches to the little connector clip to the bike. Also, on the clip, one side just has a hole, and the other side has a hole and a slot cut. I assume the slot side attaches to the spring and the regular hole side attaches to the bike.
Sorry, that was way too wordy..
No worries mate, but I am getting a little confused. Slot side? Regular hole side? Clip? With respect, I don't understand. The springs are attached to the bike frame by hooking to a post that protrudes from the frame. This post is grooved just short of end. The spring hooks sit in this groove so that they are secure, that is they can't slip off. The springs attach to the stand by hooking to an "eye" that is on the outboard side of the stand. To correctly orient the springs, just hook one end OVER (not under) the frame post. If you have got it right the hook at the other end, although short of the eye, should look as though you can hook it through the eye from the outboard side.
To proceed to the next step:
1. Secure the centre stand in the up position. Tie it to the frame with something. Rag, silk stocking, corporate look tie etc.
2. Next the springs. Separate the springs and start with the main spring (the big one). If you have managed to work out which is the frame end, let's call it the top, and the stand end, let's call that the bottom, hook the top end over the frame post, aligned with the stand leg. Clamp it in position with vice grips (these may be called locking pliers in the US).
3. You will have to use your ingenuity to then stretch the main spring bottom hook through the stand eye. I used another set of vice grips around the stand leg as a pivot, a sturdy PH screwdriver as a lever and a bit of push and shove to get the hook through the eye. I also told it that if it didn't go on this time I would rip its guts out and feed them to the pigs. This was effective.
4. Once the main spring is on you are laughing ("Yalarfinmate" in the local dialect). Remove the vice grips from the stand post. Feed the sub spring, from the bottom, through the main spring so that the top hook sits OVER the frame post, INBOARD of the main spring hook. Clamp with vice grips, not really necessary as the main spring holds the sub spring in place but if you have any difficulty with the next step it may help.
5. Once again use ingenuity to stretch the sub spring bottom hook through the stand eye.
6. Remove silk stocking, vice grips, put tools away and run the bike up and down on the centre stand and check that all is in place. With all the above excitement don't forget to torque the pivot pipe mounting bolt to 12Nm (9 lbft), that is, snug tight if you don't have a torque wrench. Honda recommends that this bolt is replaced once disassembled, I didn't. Also you should have lubed the pivot pipe with a little lithium grease.
7. Admire your work while sucking the guts from a "coldie".
Cheers mate, and good luck.