side stand removal (s2)

[Grahamm]

I want to take off the side stand for painting, There is two big bolts with alen key and threadlocked..
There is also one large nut in the middle, Looking at it I was thinking that the two bolts ( alen key ) had something to do with the rear subframe or something like that..Can anyone confirm that removal of the two ( alen key ) bolts are just for the side stand and not connected or needed for anything else,

I've just had a look at the Haynes Manual and they're simply to hold the sidestand in place (also I had one of them come loose at one point and nothing fell off, only the side stand wobbled!)

Haynes says: "To remove the stand leg only, first unhook the spring with the stand in the raised position, then couterhold the nut on the pivot bolt and unscrew the bolt. Support the stand leg and withdraw the bolt. Note the location of the stand switch plunger."

If you want to take the whole assembly off, you'll need to deal with the sidestand cut-out switch first which is more complicated, I'd recommend picking up a copy of the Haynes manual for this.