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It looks like theres holes for a center stand on the TBA. Does anyone know if there is one and how to get it if so?
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Nope....not available.
The holes I think are for the "Kaliforniya" Emissions Canister.
The America is probably too heavy for you to be hoisting up on a center stand anyway.
Tony G
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sniffle sniffle
Welp time to find a good cheap jack..
Thanx TonyG
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to find a good cheap jack..
Thanx TonyG
Sear Craftsman...$79.00
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The center stand for the Bonneville won't fit. Get a Sears or Pep Boy lift.
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06BA,-AI,NoBfls,K&NPods,TBS,155/45,2 3/4Out,SidGapPlgs,Wirsnbrs
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HarborFreight has one like the Northern tool jack. Probably about the same price. I paid $55 for mine. If there is a Tractor supply near you they also carry Motorcycle/ATV jacks.
Steve
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I bought the Sears jack for 89.99 but it is on sale through the Craftsman Club June 4-10th for only 59.99. No one should be without a good jack at that price!
Bob
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The Sears jack was on sale when I went there Saturday, the Craftsman one was on sale for $50-something.
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Or you can build one for less than $15 from two, 2x6's. Works like a charm. I also have the Sears lift but the homemade jack works easier and better for oil changes (it's not in the way). $15 Bike Lift
Al
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Nope....not available.
The holes I think are for the "Kaliforniya" Emissions Canister.
The America is probably too heavy for you to be hoisting up on a center stand anyway.
Weight is not the reason. My Moto Guzzi '03 Califoria EV weighs in at 575 pounds dry (about 50# heavier than the BA and is much larger than my '05 America, and the Cali's Center stand works extremely well... lack of a center stand on the BA probably has more to do with exhaust pipe clearance.
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For a first post that was full of insight...welcome awaginc! This has been brought up before. The reason for no centre stand is because of the exhausts. I think the frame is the same as the Bonneville and so hence the hole....for the centre stand for that. And if I saw a jack for $50 or so...I'd snap their hand off. The cheapest I've seen over here is £75 so as a rough conversion... around $135. 
Gina
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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The America is probably too heavy for you to be hoisting up on a center stand anyway.
It's already been touched on but centre stands are designed to lift the bike with no effort at all.
No hoisting required.
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Holy crap! That looks almost identical to the one I paid £100 ($175) for!!
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I have a Lift jack for 4 years( Pd $89, before they got cheap. Just bought a Step-jack which breaks down to take on Long vacations. It lifts either back or front up www.stepjack.com
I was so much older then, I am younger than that now (Wrote By Dylan Sung by the BYRDS,)
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It's already been touched on but centre stands are designed to lift the bike with no effort at all.
No hoisting required.
Yeah right...they may be DESIGNED that way but both my 79 Bonny and my Suzuki I had to stand on the lever and HEAVE the bike backwards to get them up onto the stand
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