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Tank prop

#1 Post by blinkey501 » Tue May 01, 2012 6:04 pm

Does anyone have one for sale? :smt002

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#2 Post by D-Rider » Tue May 01, 2012 6:58 pm

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#3 Post by wayofthedarkhand » Tue May 01, 2012 9:05 pm

My bike never came with one of those either. Such a pain.

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#4 Post by D-Rider » Tue May 01, 2012 9:15 pm

wayofthedarkhand wrote:My bike never came with one of those either. Such a pain.
Most of them didn't (including mine). They were standard on the early bikes and an option on the later ones
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#5 Post by fatboy » Wed May 02, 2012 5:51 pm

Dont imagine one would be that difficult to fabricate.
Got to be better than resting tank onn your head !
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#6 Post by blinkey501 » Wed May 02, 2012 6:51 pm

fatboy wrote:Dont imagine one would be that difficult to fabricate.
Got to be better than resting tank onn your head !
I tend to find a brush handle from the floor did the trick but there is no substitute for the real mcoy :smt002

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#7 Post by DavShill » Wed May 02, 2012 7:31 pm

I found an old stump from the kids cricket set from years ago - does a great job......... doesn't fit under the tail hump like the real thing though :smt017

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#8 Post by HisNibbs » Wed May 02, 2012 8:28 pm

I have the real thing but find a plastic rake from an old kiddies beach set, does a better job.
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#9 Post by mellow haze » Wed May 02, 2012 8:30 pm

i use a similar item but mines a plastic spade from the kids sand pit

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#10 Post by wayofthedarkhand » Wed May 02, 2012 9:13 pm

I've got a ram mount so couldn't use the real thing anyway.

A few days ago i used a 12v compressor stuffed between the lower airbox

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#11 Post by exupmonkey » Sun May 06, 2012 5:41 pm

...got one up for grabs here.

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#12 Post by blinkey501 » Sun May 06, 2012 6:58 pm

exupmonkey wrote:...got one up for grabs here.
Got one thanks :smt002

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#13 Post by exupmonkey » Sun May 06, 2012 7:08 pm

...good effort, mind you, you can never have too many tank stands :smt003

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#14 Post by mangocrazy » Sun May 06, 2012 9:40 pm

exupmonkey wrote:...got one up for grabs here.
I'd be interested in that, if it hasn't already been snaffled... PM sent.

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