Any good proven stands?

Bob2010 · February 4th, 2014, 05:14 PM

Look at this on eBay:

Motorcycle Stand Front Triple Tree & Rear Spool Stands, Head Lift

http://bit.ly/17V6yTl

AND

Look at this on eBay:

Motorcycle Stands, Front and Rear Set, Front Forklift, Rear Spoollift Paddock

http://bit.ly/1jWzMbv

I have 2 bikes but need at least 1 rear and 1 front

I could buy blindly but figure I would ask what people have used and what works best.

For example this eBay ad asks for pin size ? What is that

bkh2 · February 4th, 2014, 05:47 PM

The front triple tree stand works better if you want to do work on the forks. As you can imagine, the other style depends on the forks to keep the front end up.

The pin size is normally required for the triple tree stand style. The pin goes inside the head tube, partly for alignment, and partly so the bike doesn't fall off the stand. Note that the front stand should typically only be used in conjunction with (and after) the rear stand has been set.

Boosted139 · February 4th, 2014, 06:54 PM

Pitbull. Are they on the expensive side? Yes. Will they last longer than your motorcycling career? Yes. I own other name brand stands as well and the Pitbull are just nicer. They are easier to lift (the leverage required is next to nothing compared to my woodcraft) and they have withstood a lot more abuse and are in better shape than others.

csmith12 · February 4th, 2014, 07:10 PM

^^^ yep

Pitbull
T-Rex
Even the cheap rear stand from Harbor Freight

Bob2010 · February 4th, 2014, 07:24 PM

Ok thanks for the feedback. Soo I see now these work with "spools". Don't know how I over-looked that one. I guess when I decided to not go with frame sliders because the reviews were horrible (both install and After crashing ) I forgot about these.
I see Yoshimura and other brands $40 a set. Is that normal?

csmith12 · February 5th, 2014, 06:15 AM

Yea, pretty normal. I have some cheap HF spools on my race bike. Not really all that pretty but look "ok" and they work very well.

Pro Tip* - If you get spools, work them in and out slowly until they are seated all the way. Paint in the threads can make this seemingly easy job a HUGE pain the arse.

DCMoney · February 5th, 2014, 07:50 AM

I've owned the cheaper stands and have gotten rid of all of them, all I own is putbull now.

Watch craigslist for used stands, that's were I've bought most of mine.

My wall of stands, plus two being used to hold up race bikes not shown.

Aodrn · February 5th, 2014, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

Yea, pretty normal. I have some cheap HF spools on my race bike. Not really all that pretty but look "ok" and they work very well.

Pro Tip* - If you get spools, work them in and out slowly until they are seated all the way. Paint in the threads can make this seemingly easy job a HUGE pain the arse.

I actually like my HF rear stand, but I cant find adaptors to use my spools. Maybe I am looking in the wrong places?

csmith12 · February 5th, 2014, 09:09 AM

What spools do you have?

Aodrn · February 5th, 2014, 09:11 AM

I dunno. I have a correct sized bolt going through some generic spools off a gsxr I think. Fairly small.

csmith12 · February 5th, 2014, 09:22 AM

I guess I will need to see a pic. I haven't seen any adapters that might work with the HF stand.

Aodrn · February 5th, 2014, 09:47 AM

The HF stand came with paddles. I wanted to get spool hooks.

csmith12 · February 5th, 2014, 09:51 AM

OH! You have the paddle stands. HF also makes a hook style stand as well. If you get some good coupons, you should be able to land one for about a $10 spot. I think that would be a better spend of $$ than finding adapters.

rasta · February 5th, 2014, 10:22 AM

+1 for Pitbull. Expensive, but you get what you pay for. I like the triple tree stand, I just never trusted the fork stand.

Aodrn · February 5th, 2014, 10:56 AM

I found this
http://www.harborfreight.com/low-pro...and-99701.html

If I can find a pit bull stand for cheap, I would go that direction. Chicks dig good gear right?

csmith12 · February 5th, 2014, 11:03 AM

That's it Ryan. Find a 50% or 70% coupon and pick it up much cheaper.

For sure on pit bull, good luck finding them cheap

.

Klondike1020 · February 5th, 2014, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCMoney

I've owned the cheaper stands and have gotten rid of all of them
Watch craigslist for used stands, that's were I've bought most of mine.

MY stand is a Grieves I think? I got it for free. fit a r6. I bent it to fit my 250 and bent it back to fit my GSXR.... its all aluminum and works nice!

!TIRE machinE - sooo nice
you have a serious shop....

I was considering giving up my hand powered Harbor freight tire machine for one of those get ups

Do you get your use out of it?

I DIG the SWEET phone charging station ! that is the best shop mod yet lol

DCMoney · February 5th, 2014, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klondike1020

MY stand is a Grieves I think? I got it for free. fit a r6. I bent it to fit my 250 and bent it back to fit my GSXR.... its all aluminum and works nice!

!TIRE machinE - sooo nice
you have a serious shop....

I was considering giving up my hand powered Harbor freight tire machine for one of those get ups

Do you get your use out of it?

I DIG the SWEET phone charging station ! that is the best shop mod yet lol

Ha thanks!

I advertise tire changes on craigslist and was using a NoMar changer till I had enough money made from doing changes to purchase this machine, even in this cold weather I still do at least a tire change a week, some times 3 depends.

During riding season I was averaging 10 tires a week.

That's in my garage at home too.

Its a life saver! watch this if you really want to hate your manual machine...

Link to original page on YouTube.

Klondike1020 · February 5th, 2014, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCMoney

Ha thanks!

I advertise tire changes on craigslist and was using a NoMar changer till I had enough money made from doing changes to purchase this machine, even in this cold weather I still do at least a tire change a week, some times 3 depends.

During riding season I was averaging 10 tires a week.

That's in my garage at home too.

Its a life saver! watch this if you really want to hate your manual machine...

Link to original page on YouTube.

WHOA maybe I should buy the setup the guy offered me ?>

I didnt know you could do bike tires on this thing!!!!!

what !
I want it!
this is the one I was looking at?
DO these do the same ?>

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...FStgMgodIWUADQ

http://equiptool.com/i-5048905-range...-balancer.html

DCMoney · February 6th, 2014, 07:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klondike1020

WHOA maybe I should buy the setup the guy offered me ?>

I didnt know you could do bike tires on this thing!!!!!

what !
I want it!
this is the one I was looking at?
DO these do the same ?>

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...FStgMgodIWUADQ

http://equiptool.com/i-5048905-range...-balancer.html

PM sent to not derail even more...

Watch craigslist for pitbull stands, I've gotten 2 of there for 75 each.

February 4th, 2014, 05:14 PM	#1
Bob2010 ninjette.org sage Name: Bob Location: NY Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 730	Any good proven stands? Look at this on eBay: Motorcycle Stand Front Triple Tree & Rear Spool Stands, Head Lift http://bit.ly/17V6yTl AND Look at this on eBay: Motorcycle Stands, Front and Rear Set, Front Forklift, Rear Spoollift Paddock http://bit.ly/1jWzMbv I have 2 bikes but need at least 1 rear and 1 front I could buy blindly but figure I would ask what people have used and what works best. For example this eBay ad asks for pin size ? What is that __________________________________________________ 2010 Red Ninja 250 2009 Black Ninja 250 -If you ride like lightning,you're gonna crash like thunder-

February 4th, 2014, 06:54 PM	#3
Boosted139 ninjette.org guru Name: Justin Location: Central NJ Join Date: Sep 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250R SE, 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Posts: 334	Pitbull. Are they on the expensive side? Yes. Will they last longer than your motorcycling career? Yes. I own other name brand stands as well and the Pitbull are just nicer. They are easier to lift (the leverage required is next to nothing compared to my woodcraft) and they have withstood a lot more abuse and are in better shape than others.
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

February 4th, 2014, 07:10 PM	#4
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	^^^ yep Pitbull T-Rex Even the cheap rear stand from Harbor Freight __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

February 4th, 2014, 07:24 PM	#5
Bob2010 ninjette.org sage Name: Bob Location: NY Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 2009 Ninja 250 Posts: 730	Ok thanks for the feedback. Soo I see now these work with "spools". Don't know how I over-looked that one. I guess when I decided to not go with frame sliders because the reviews were horrible (both install and After crashing ) I forgot about these. I see Yoshimura and other brands $40 a set. Is that normal? __________________________________________________ 2010 Red Ninja 250 2009 Black Ninja 250 -If you ride like lightning,you're gonna crash like thunder-

February 5th, 2014, 06:15 AM	#6
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Yea, pretty normal. I have some cheap HF spools on my race bike. Not really all that pretty but look "ok" and they work very well. Pro Tip* - If you get spools, work them in and out slowly until they are seated all the way. Paint in the threads can make this seemingly easy job a HUGE pain the arse. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

February 4th, 2014, 05:47 PM	#2
bkh2 ninjette.org guru Name: Ben Location: R'lyeh Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2006 GSXR 750; 1983 CB750SC Posts: 277	The front triple tree stand works better if you want to do work on the forks. As you can imagine, the other style depends on the forks to keep the front end up. The pin size is normally required for the triple tree stand style. The pin goes inside the head tube, partly for alignment, and partly so the bike doesn't fall off the stand. Note that the front stand should typically only be used in conjunction with (and after) the rear stand has been set.

February 5th, 2014, 07:50 AM	#7
DCMoney ninjette.org guru Name: Andrew Location: St Louis Join Date: Sep 2013 Motorcycle(s): Ducati 1198s, Triumph D675, Suzuki SV1000s, `08 Ninja 250, `11 Ninja 250, Suzuki GS750 Posts: 368	I've owned the cheaper stands and have gotten rid of all of them, all I own is putbull now. Watch craigslist for used stands, that's were I've bought most of mine. My wall of stands, plus two being used to hold up race bikes not shown. __________________________________________________ MCRA.com

February 5th, 2014, 09:09 AM	#9
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	What spools do you have? __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

February 5th, 2014, 09:11 AM	#10
Aodrn It's a long boring story Name: Ryan Location: St. Louis Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 167	I dunno. I have a correct sized bolt going through some generic spools off a gsxr I think. Fairly small. __________________________________________________ #41 MCRA alex.s :crashing is a normal part of life... people are just in denial about that.

February 5th, 2014, 09:22 AM	#11
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	I guess I will need to see a pic. I haven't seen any adapters that might work with the HF stand. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

February 5th, 2014, 09:51 AM	#13
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	OH! You have the paddle stands. HF also makes a hook style stand as well. If you get some good coupons, you should be able to land one for about a $10 spot. I think that would be a better spend of $$ than finding adapters. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

February 5th, 2014, 10:22 AM	#14
rasta Your face Name: Wes Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Honda CBR650f Posts: A lot.	+1 for Pitbull. Expensive, but you get what you pay for. I like the triple tree stand, I just never trusted the fork stand. __________________________________________________ "even a proper fitting helmet can 'get loose'" -csmith

February 5th, 2014, 10:56 AM	#15
Aodrn It's a long boring story Name: Ryan Location: St. Louis Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2012 Ninja 250 Posts: 167	I found this http://www.harborfreight.com/low-pro...and-99701.html If I can find a pit bull stand for cheap, I would go that direction. Chicks dig good gear right? __________________________________________________ #41 MCRA alex.s :crashing is a normal part of life... people are just in denial about that.

February 5th, 2014, 11:03 AM	#16
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	That's it Ryan. Find a 50% or 70% coupon and pick it up much cheaper. For sure on pit bull, good luck finding them cheap . __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

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