Tell me about a 2007 Griso

[Clancy]

Its hard to see how the Becker stand works, a picture of a bike on it would help.

[Kiwi_Roy]

I spent most of the day pulling bits off, I must say the CARC swing arms are a breeze after doing a VII, as Pete told me, very little grease but no damage yet.


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[Kiwi_Roy]

Clancy, is that the Becker stand, is it bolted to the bike? For some reason I thought it was just a shop stand.
Thanks for posting.


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[pete roper]

Don't forget the linkage bearings, they're even more vulnerable.

[beetle]

Here's mine.

The two halves can be spread or split apart. They are then nipped by wing nuts at each end.






The pivoting ends slip over the two front lower screws on the side plate. I replaced the tapered head screws on the plate with screws that I had machined down to fit all the way into the stand.







Of course, I can't currently use it 'cause I don't have side plates. I need to engineer some sort of adapter.


You can actually buy these from Stein-Dinse, who do ship to the US.

[Moto]

Mgcycle.com carries the Becker stand. The Becker web site has had a good video showing the use of the stand with a Griso.

[Clancy]

Clancy, is that the Becker stand

I got them from the Becker site the link in this thread took me to.

[Moto]

...The pivoting ends slip over the two front lower screws on the side plate. I replaced the tapered head screws on the plate with screws that I had machined down to fit all the way into the stand.

I just use mine w/ the original side plate screw heads. It's true the stand's sockets don't fully enclose the screw heads, but the stand works very well that way, as designed. Completely satisfied with it.

Moto

[Kiwi_Roy]

I was peering at the pictures on my phone, now I see its just a shop stand, not that useful if you have to take the swingers out with no side plates.

I ended up lifting it on my motorcycle jack, it was ok but not the safest.

The hole through the centre is almost the size for 1/2" conduit or water pipe, 30 seconds with a rat-tail file, it would be a no brainer if you had some way of hoisting to the rafters.
I will make something with a couple of wood blocks next time.

[KiwiKev]

I was peering at the pictures on my phone, now I see its just a shop stand, not that useful if you have to take the swingers out with no side plates.

I ended up lifting it on my motorcycle jack, it was ok but not the safest.

The hole through the centre is almost the size for 1/2" conduit or water pipe, 30 seconds with a rat-tail file, it would be a no brainer if you had some way of hoisting to the rafters.
I will make something with a couple of wood blocks next time.

Could you make up a stand to pivot on that half inch pipe rather than existing bolts ?

[Kiwi_Roy]

Re grease in the rear end bearings

Someone pointed out to me the factory don't put any grease there at all, it's just the stuff the bearings are shipped with.
Sure enough its that thin translucent green stuff.

Bastards

Is there any shock drive in the transmission of a Griso?
Nothing like the rubber wedges VIIs had, is that what the strange looking shaft does?
No nipples to grease the cross's, I guess they will be throw away in 10 years.

[KiwiKev]

Re grease in the rear end bearings

Someone pointed out to me the factory don't put any grease there at all, it's just the stuff the bearings are shipped with.
Sure enough its that thin translucent green stuff.

Bastards

Is there any shock drive in the transmission of a Griso?
Nothing like the rubber wedges VIIs had, is that what the strange looking shaft does?
No nipples to grease the cross's, I guess they will be throw away in 10 years.

They didn't want to get their hands all dirty and greasy :-)

[pete roper]

Hardy Spicer make greaseable Hookes couplings that are the right size. I had the number hanging around I'll see if I can find it.

On the 2V CARC bikes there is a face cam shock absorber on the input shaft of the gearbox to compliment the bonded two part shaft which acts as a shock absorber. The 8V gearboxes do not, dunno why? Cost I'd expect. The face cam returned with the advent of the 1400's.

Pete