Spotted this threaded boss on the front cylinder (located between exhaust flange and oil line in image), both sides. What is the purpose of this? Vestigial from older frames?
I am wondering if it can be used to attach a support for the bike when working on the front end. I'm looking for a way to support the bike when I remove the front forks. Thinking that I can fabricate a simple steel support that would attach to this spot and share the weight with the swing-arm stand. Alternatively, I could pass a tube through the gap and support the ends on jack stands. Would this stress the cylinder too much?
Thoughts?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v48/orangelion03/cylinderthreadedboss.jpg)
That boss is for a fairing support, used on SS's.
The jackstand/tube approach works fine.
Thanks Nick!