Bike Stands

[ShadowDragonx]

i was wondering what people were using for bike stands on their street bike

and if anyone knows anywhere locally we can get decent ones?

[Dumbass17]

i bought a set of the yellow ones from Canadian Tire. regular price is $100 for the set. just make sure you buy new bolts for the front stand as the ones included will bend/snap sooner or later. but other then that, they worked well and usually go on sale for $70 or so quite often

good luck

[Go4Long]

or for a stand that you don't need to modify to work:

http://www.blackfootdirect.com/p-13965-parts-canada-superbike-front-under-fork-lift-stand.aspx

http://www.blackfootdirect.com/p-6035-parts-canada-superbike-rear-spool-stand.aspx

I'll pay the extra money to not have a stand known to have issues with failure. But I bought mine from redline...not blackfoot :poosie:

[Graham_A_M]

I made my own for my rear. I just welded up some 3/4" tube steel, and mounted that on some heavy duty castor wheels.
http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii312/Graham_A_M/P9200173.jpg
but just do some measuring and you can make one quite easily as well. For the "spools" as they're called (what the lift holds the bike on); every one I tried bent, so rather then go out and buy one I just use a 3/8" rod that I slip through the rear axle. Works great.

The front one I'd probably just buy, as its a lot more technical to make, considering it has to hold up the bike via the triple tree.

[Zigo]

I have a pitpull one from blackfoot, cost around 200 + 20 bucks for the spools, works nice. I still like having another person around when I put it on the stand

[TYMSMNY]

I have a front/rear one if you want. I'll let it go for cheap. PM me.

[Toilet_D]

Originally posted by Zigo
I have a pitpull one from blackfoot, cost around 200 + 20 bucks for the spools, works nice. I still like having another person around when I put it on the stand

i JUST bought one of those. gosh are they ever nice!
it sure is nice not having to do an oil change on the kickstand anymore!

[Go4Long]

Originally posted by Toilet_D

it sure is nice not having to do an oil change on the kickstand anymore!

I don't know about other bikes...but I know that on the Yamahas draining the oil on the kickstand gets an extra 1/2 L or so out...

[TurboMedic]

I have used to ones from Canadian tire for the last 6 years, bike sits up on them all winter long...never had an issue...save the money, its just bent tubing