Honestly, it is hard for me to trust them at the moment. It’ll cost me another $400 if they don’t compensate. I can ask them to lower the price of the bike and refund, but I feel like they won’t be happy with this request. At least worth a try if they don’t get back next week.
Can you find out if a 1st gen centrestand will work on a 2nd gen model?
According to a post from stromtrooper: “The center stand will fit but it won't have a rubber stop. It will clang against the bottom of the bike when raised and rub while running.”
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I agree it was not right for them to do what they did in the first place. All I’m saying is now that they’ve ordered the part and offered you an alternative because of the back order, it’s kind of up to you to choose which way you want to go and wait it out. You basically can’t blame them for anything past the 19th.
Then ask them to order that stand for you instead me f the OEM. Surely the OEM is more expensive.
I disagree. If they took something off my bike and then told me it is ordered but they have no idea when it will arrive and SK can point to a store with a centrestand in stock, the dealer should be getting the alternate shipped today if the buyer agrees to the substitution. The dealer screwed up, tried to get away with it and now is trying to take the cheapest way out for them even when it further inconveniences their customer. Not cool.
The reason I ask is that I have an 1st gen OEM centre stand as a spare. If they continue to delay or give you a hard time, and you want this one, you can have it because maybe it doesn’t need a modified stopper like the SW-Motech ones does. If it does need a modified stopper then try and make it work, because making a tiny bracket to get it to stop is very easy - I had to do that with my SW-Motech one when I put an aftermarket exhaust on. If it doesn’t work, then give it back to me and I’ll sell it.According to a post from stromtrooper: “The center stand will fit but it won't have a rubber stop. It will clang against the bottom of the bike when raised and rub while running.”
New DL650?
I agree that after April 30th it’s on me now. It’s just I didn’t know up until April 28th that they ordered centre stand. I was offered other options on April 30th. And all the communication was made after my pursuit. If they were more clear and informative, I would have known what to expect.
Thank you so much. I will contact them on Monday if thats ok for them to send me an aftermarket one (for ex. directly from fortnine) or refund me the cost of fortnine so I can order from them.
they said they ordered the sw motech one from motovan and should be there in a day or two.
I’m kind of sure that those threads were enlarged. There are 2 holes on each side of the bike. Previous brackets were secured with 3 bolts only. Those 3 holes are bigger. Unused one still takes metric m10 bolt.
Can I do that with a regular drill bit? What if I use nuts to secure original bolts?
