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Marque Remarks => KTM => Topic started by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 11, 2015, 06:51:42 am

Title: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 11, 2015, 06:51:42 am

Anyone got a '76 GS400 with a centre stand ?......mine doesn't have one, and there don't appear to be any mounts for one, but I've found pics of this model on the web with them. Is it a difference from '75 to '76 models ?Does it depend where it was sold.....US...Europe .....etc.
  If you have one with a centre stand, I'd appreciate some pics of the bike and especially the mounts.
It appears that the GS400 only ever came in white.......is this correct?......also it's actually a 360 !

                           Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: bigk on November 11, 2015, 07:26:30 am

Hey Roger,
I have a new Clarke tank  (white)for that bike here, was sent by mistake & is a bit painful to return to USA. If you're interested you'd save yourself about $100 on getting one direct from USA.
Cheers,
K

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: oz555ktm on November 11, 2015, 05:09:58 pm

Yes I do ..      and I hope I got my centrer stand  back from you...

The Centrer stand is mounted on the Swing arm ..

two types of Swing arms   GS or MX ..

most bike into oz had the MX swing arm ....

so if your swing arm has a side stand mount it will not have a canter mounts ...

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 11, 2015, 09:54:07 pm

...............yes,I gave you your centre stand back !  ::)  But you didn't tell me about it being swingarm mounted >:(........so, does anyone want to trade a swingarm with centrestand mounts for one that doesn't ??   ;D

                       Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 11, 2015, 10:23:06 pm

........every web photo I have of a KTM with a centrestand, dozens of them, there is no way they are swingarm mounted.
  Maybe they just don't have them? :o

                     Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: LWC82PE on November 11, 2015, 11:50:36 pm

Are the photos you have seen perhaps of works or factory bikes? Sometimes those bikes had stuff on them different to the production models. As an example the 80-81 works PE's had centrestands but the production models did not.

Mounts on the frame

check out photos here

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1974-1975-1976-PENTON-KTM-CENTER-STAND-GS-MC-125-250-400-KICK-KICKSTAND-/351460936852

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 12, 2015, 05:42:40 am

Thanks Leith, thats the first decent pic I've seen of how they mount. :)

                              Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: bigk on November 12, 2015, 07:20:34 am

I reckon there's something like that in the back shed, from memory it is KTM but a later model I think? I'll check it out.
K

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 12, 2015, 05:19:14 pm

..............I'd be interested, let me know.

                      Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: oz555ktm on November 12, 2015, 11:08:32 pm

Hear you go from the Parts manual

(http://i1063.photobucket.com/albums/t512/oz555ktm/KTM%201976%20swing%20arm.jpg) (http://s1063.photobucket.com/user/oz555ktm/media/KTM%201976%20swing%20arm.jpg.html)

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: YUMASTEPSIDE on November 13, 2015, 05:24:49 am

Thanks Dennis, if I can get a stand, I at least now have a choice (and some idea ) on how to mount it  ;D ;D

                        Roger

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: bigk on November 13, 2015, 07:06:12 pm

Send your email Roger, I'll shoot you some photo's of the one I have.
K

Title: Re: '76 GS400
Post by: ozktm on November 14, 2015, 06:48:00 pm

What manual is that from Dennis?
My 76 Penton Cross Country parts manual only show's side stand options.

(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i342/ozktm/1976%20GS%20Cross%20Country/IMG_8541_zpspe5av40z.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/ozktm/media/1976%20GS%20Cross%20Country/IMG_8541_zpspe5av40z.jpg.html)

(http://i1089.photobucket.com/albums/i342/ozktm/1976%20GS%20Cross%20Country/IMG_8542_zpsftgozsft.jpg) (http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/ozktm/media/1976%20GS%20Cross%20Country/IMG_8542_zpsftgozsft.jpg.html)