[Let The Good Times Roll]

Note - I will split the pictures into 2 posts ( I received an error when trying to upload 9 pictures).
Objective - to use my rear stand on my Ducati Scrambler. The problem is the bike wants to slide backwards off the stand, because of the upwards angle on the bottom of the swing arm.
This mod is easy and cheap to make in a simple home workshop.

The Left side - this is real easy because there is an attachment point under the swingarm where there is a bracket that supports the OEM Number Plate Thingy. If you still have the Number Plate Thingy, my bracket just bolts onto it. Because I have a Tail Tidy I have removed my Number Plate Thingy including its support bracket so I have just substituted a couple of 18mm spacers. My bracket is fairly inconspicuous except the socket head bolts need painting black. The bracket is made from 3mm Aluminium angle.

At this stage I can put the bike up on the rear stand. My bracket on the Left side will stop the bike enough from sliding backwards off the rubber blocks of the stand. BUT - if you start wrenching, pushing, rocking the bike it will gradually start creeping backwards on the Right side rubber block.
Not good.

The Right side - There are no fixing points on the swingarm. So I attached a flat bracket to the back of the Right side pillion foot rest. There are two threaded holes already there (for some unknown reason).
I have tried to keep this bracket inconspicuous as well.

My existing rear stand is just a cheap one and is used also for my Thruxton. To the pin, on the Right side of the stand, I attached a simple adjustable link using a cable tensioner and some flat Aluminium . This assembly can pivot on the pin, but will end up acting as a solid link.

Process - I straighten the front wheel and put a small chock behind it. This just makes the bike start out nice and square when you lift it. Raise the bike on the rear stand. (Of course you start with the stand contacting the Left side swingarm first because the bike is leaning that way on its side stand.) On the right side, swing the adjustable link over and attach it to the bracket below the foot rest.. You may need to adjust its length by a couple of mm because you may not have put the stand in exactly the same place as last time. That's why the link is adjustable and takes seconds to do it. The bolt that fixes the link to the bracket only has to be finger tight. The link now stops the bike from sliding backwards, on the Right side, off the stand.
The bike seems to be very stable and I would be confident to do any repairs, cleaning, wheel removal etc.
It probably looks like a bit of mucking around but aluminium is easy to work, the 4 bolts were cheap and the cable adjuster was about $10.
Hope this helps a bit.
Let The Good Times Roll - Ray

 

[Let The Good Times Roll]

Using Rear Stand - easy, cheap homemade mod - part 2

Here are the rest of the pictures.
Let The good Times Roll - Ray

 

[PeteI]

here are the rest of the pictures.
Let the good times roll - ray

nice!

 

[Doc59]

Another good mod Ray, man after my own heart, cheap and functional mods, have to copy this one too when I need to remove the rear wheel.

Hope I'm not hijacking your thread here (just tell me to bugger off if I am) but I have one that suits too. Tried the L brackets and yeah, that sucks then noticed the size of the hole in the rear axle looks very similar to handlebars. Remembered the thread about expensive crash bobbins etc so dug out an unused set of handlebar inserts that I had left over from some handguards. Yep, fit perfectly and, since I'm impatient, went to a local bike shop and picked up some $20 8mm swingarm spools that I could have got off ebay for $5 and mounted them to the bike. Works great for lubing the chain, cleaning the back wheel and probably adjusting the chain but obviously cant remove wheel unless you try really hard and want to feel really embarrassed when the bike falls over..

 

[Doc59]

Forgot to say, I think the threaded holes in the pillion rests are for the semi hard luggage mounts. Trust Ducati to bother with that but not weld a couple of threads in the swingarm for a paddock stand.

 

[Let The Good Times Roll]

Reply to Doc59

Doc - thanks for reading it and your comments.
Yes - the rear axle is hollow and your idea is great. For some stubborn reason one of the requirements for my mod was that I had to be able to remove the rear wheel.
I fully agree - stinjy pricks - how hard would it be to put a couple of threads in place for some bobbins during the manufacturing/design process.
One thing that has me stumped - if they are clever pricks and didn't put the bobbin threads on the swingarm for a reason, maybe so we would have to buy something from them to lift the back of our scramblers, then what the **** would/does this paddock stand look/operate like. How do they expect us and repair shops to lift the back of the bike ??.
I was very keen to buy a Yamaha MT09/FZ09 before I bought the Scrambler. It is $3000 cheaper and comes with all sorts of extras including bobbin threads on the swingarm. It gives me the shits that I'm not really happy unless I have a Ducati in the shed. It a bit of a disease.
Let the Good Times Roll - Ray.

 

[DownAnda]

Nice mod., good Idea! thx

 

[jkblaq]

Older thread, but looking into getting a rear stand. In the pic you have the L bracket from the stand on the slope of the swing arm isnt supposed to go on the flat part under the rear axle bolt? Wouldnt that prevent it from sliding, since its flat?

 

[vibration]

The original (Performance) rear stand that went with the Ducati 999 and 749 fits the Scrambler perfectly. Since these models had a short production life and are getting long in the tooth, the stands are showing up on Craigslist for short money. I snagged one for $39.

 

[Vincelp]

Hello

Aren't the threaded holes in the pillion rest for a Termi Evoline exhaust ?
I'm afraid so...