1-Frame-151-Stand, Front

A replica of 151-Stand, Front  was made by using pictures taken from an original Stand.
All photographs in this series are taken from the replica I made. The only exception are the photographs marked “Original”; these were taken from a newly sprayed, original Front Stand.
Determination of the dimensions was done by scaling, using the ruler which was photographed with it. Small adaptations were made to fit the stand correctly as described below. This replica is probably not exactly identical to the original one. The cut out section to allow operating the foot brake could probably be prevented by making the stand a bit narrower.  

Most Model A’s have lost their front stand in the course of time, because it’s hanging quite low and can easily be damaged. And because you don’t actually need one, it was often removed and thrown away.

The front stand is made of steel profile with a U shaped cross section. It is bent in the shape of (another) U; at the end of each leg, a flat steel part is welded onto it, serving as the hinge.  A reinforcement strip has been riveted onto the U shape.
The stand is at the bottom wider than at the top; the bottom part has to be wide enough to have the bike stand firmly and when folding back or forth, to swing clear from the muffler stud, which is bolted to the same brackets that form the hinges. At the top it has to be as narrow as the distance between the outsides of the two brackets. This makes the shape of the front stand more complicated than that of the rear stand. When folded back or forth it swings closely along the muffler stud, the foot brake lever and the right hand side of the engine’s bottom cover (the ‘pan’). This cover sticks more out at the right hand side than at the left hand side, because the flange for attaching it to the longitudinal members is pointing outward at the left side and inward at the right side, making the right side wider than the left side.

When folded back the stand is retained by a clip fitted on the bottom cover plate.

It is unclear what 161-Brace-Front Stand is.

2012-07-01