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Anyone know the part # for an 03 TBA.
My stand was hanging down, and dragging on Sunday's ride.
Thanks in advance
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Speed Supplies' number T2080808 $6.90
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Bike Bandit's number 5570186-001 $7.18
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T2080808  Hehe, Moe, you beat me with just seconds! 
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Let me know if you want me to send you my spring hook 
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Thanks for the offer Mike, my next question was going to be: Any suggestions/tips for putting this on? Spring hook, hummm. I was gonna use a brake spring tool. Ya got me thinkin'. The surprising thing was that my dealer had the spring  Uncle Charlie
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Neat trick for stretching heavy springs, Put one end in a vise then flex it in a radius, insert coins or washers into the coils. This lengthens the spring. Install it in the retracted position. When you extend your side stand , all the washers/ coins will fall out.
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Thanks Bill,
When the kid at the dealer handed me the spring, I thought
two springs were stuck together???
Good idea,
Uncle Charlie
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Quote:
Neat trick for stretching heavy springs, Put one end in a vise then flex it in a radius, insert coins or washers into the coils. This lengthens the spring. Install it in the retracted position. When you extend your side stand , all the washers/ coins will fall out.
That's a cool trick, I have always done it the hard way but in the retracted position.
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Hey Dog
Not my idea, I bought a centrestand and they were the instructions for installing the spring. We had a spring puller, but it wouldn't go near it..
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Quote:
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Neat trick for stretching heavy springs, Put one end in a vise then flex it in a radius, insert coins or washers into the coils. This lengthens the spring. Install it in the retracted position. When you extend your side stand , all the washers/ coins will fall out.
That's a cool trick, I have always done it the hard way but in the retracted position.
That is too cool of an idea! Thanks 
Warren
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I ended up using a screwdriver to install it.
And i did it with the stand extended.
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Mine went on a trip up north. I stopped at a small town bike /lawn mower shop and we bodgied it up with fencing wire. Very interesting when I stopped!!! I carried on to the next town that had a Triumph dealer and was told that I had to wait a week for the spring. So I found a wreckers and he let me go through a huge box of springs. Found a yamaha one that is almost a perfect fit. Then his apprentice put it on for me. Cost .. nothing. It was a bike wreckers in Cairns North Quensland. Nice bloke, can't remember his name though. That was years ago and the spring is still there.
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