Hi Recent new owner of a 04 749 bip enjoying clocking up a few miles at the moment before the winter sets in Been reading up so not to ask the usual repeat questions and finding my way around the forum The only thing bugging me at the moment is the side stand as the bike leans way tooooo far over for my liking , its making me paranoid LOL Checked the side stand and its been stripped cleaned and the bolt tightened up and its not worn See a few posts to extend the foot but mine seems / needs to be extended by 30mm which seems a lot I can usually find a place / position to park and take a "pad " with me just in case I have not checked to see if the rear suspension has been jacked up yet which is this weekends job Great forum with loads of information Eddie
Welcome Eddie. Pics please and I hope it’s not red. Got to bat for the yellow side. Did they even do 749s in yellow? ps. I come from the Midlands originally despite the Irish/Italian flag.
Where’s your pics of bins and bike We like them and it’s a forum law Please be red otherwise you can’t come into the mad house
Welcome Eddie,some Ducati sidestands aren’t the best,plenty on here have them of that era though so hopefully help on its way
Hi, and welcome Eddie. I’m also midlands based ... East Midlands that is. Also have a 2004 749. There was a thread recently about putting a 3 to 5mm shim in the yoke at the top of the side stand, to correct the over lean that they suffer from. Have a search for it.
This works but bonding the plate/shim in place didn't work for me. Currently experimenting with an interference fit. There's a lot of pressure there with so much leverage.
The problem appears to be that the steel fitting the aluminium stand bears against as an end stop isn’t terribly flat so digs a hole in the softer aluminium. This allows the stand to travel further forward in its arc, so it ends up further in underneath the bike - not good.
Thanks for the heads up , My side stand look good with no wear , but as you say it extends further ,as a test i put a 5 mm Allen key between the steel bracket and the flat on the alloy side stand and it was perfect , I see why people have put a "packer " in there , I'll have another look but a 12mm x 5mm striker plate seems a simple fix Eddie
My 749 with the obligatory bin , So far , I've fitted mirrors that work , R1 throttle tube , clutch cover and done the side stand spacer mod. Still working my way through the Forum , thanks to all those who have contributed loads of useful and essential information
