It has a bolt that holds it the footpegs, and a spring which is fairly tight which creates the bistable action. If you hold the bike up and extend the stand out (so it's not on the ground) it should be fairly stiff.
Some questions I thought of to consider, FWIW:
How far does it lean over when on the stand? I've seen bikes of identical model lean in varying degrees due to the footpegs being slightly bent this way or that but if too much or not enough it can be unstable.
Are you turning the wheel to the left when parked? Are you parking on sufficiently hard ground?
Was it bumped and it shouldn't have been a big enough bump to knock it over, or was it just standing there and fell over all by itself?
After it's fallen over, is the kickstand in the retracted position or still extended and just failed to hold it up?
Did it fall over to the left or the right?
--- In Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com, "bob66542" <bob66542@...> wrote:
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> my recent purchase 81 c70 has fallen over 3-4 times since ive had it- theres obviously a problem w/ the kickstand. I removed it, and the parts dont look badly worn, although there is a lot of play up and down if you grab the stand at the end. is there supposed to be any shims between the stand itself and the frame mount?(I have none). Any advice from the experienced? Also- just a note on my carb problems- I bought a new carb from drAtv, $53 shipped. put it on, started right up, ran like a champ. Filled the tank, rode 20 mi, refilled the tank to the same spot, 20 oz of fuel. 1 oz per mile will be fine with me. will see if that holds for a whole tankfull.-bob
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1970-73 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/6ebwtw
1970-73 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1980-83 C70 Honda Service Manual: http://tinyurl.com/hu42c
1980-81 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
http://tinyurl.com/hu42c (scroll to sec.18-1 page 170.jpg)
1982-83 C70 Troubleshooting Guide:
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1980-81 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/z4zn6
1982-83 C70 Maintenance Schedule: http://tinyurl.com/hw35c
More resources for C70 Passports and Cubs:
http://www.shlaes.com/Vehicles/Scooter.htm
http://www.velodrome.com/HondaC70/HondaC70.html
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