Why do some bike stands raise the rear wheel off the ground? I've always wondered about this. Is there any particular reason why? and, if so, whats the benefit of such a bike stand?
Hardcore Biker
Why do some bike stands raise the rear wheel off the ground? I've always wondered about this. Is there any particular reason why? and, if so, whats the benefit of such a bike stand?
Grumpy Old Bastard
If you mean a paddock stand, it makes lubricating chains, setting tyre pressures etc much easier if you can rotate the rear wheel...I wouldn't be without a paddock standOriginally Posted by mattian
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Hardcore Biker
My bike has a side/kickstand and a centre stand. I sue the side stand if I'm just parking up for a bit and the centre stand if I want to do anything like oil the chain or any other maintenance. I hear that side stands are good for parking in wind etc because they provide a bigger surface area for the bike to rest on. I guess some heavier bikes may not have a centre stand because they might be too heavy to get onto it easily (having to lift the back of the bike up and all).
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+2 for that. I would not be without my Paddock stand either. I have one for the front as well. Great for servicing the scooter.. Chain cleaning, tyres, brakes etc...Even store my bike on it, when I am not riding it. Takes up a little less room.
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Dude, how do you lube your chain? Or do you just leave it till the bike gets serviced at the shop?
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Hardcore Biker
Yes I have one for the front as well......took me a while last week to figure out why I could not get the axle back in after a tyre change. Bloody knob that sits in the bottom of the forks had moved up into the space for the axle once it had been removed......lucky I didn't hit it too hard with the hammer
Rider in training
+3. I have a centre stand, and it makes doing maintenance, like chain lubrication, so much easier and quicker.
Moped rider
My bike only has a side stand, and it's incredibly annoying. Checking the oil is a 2-person job. Or one person and some pieces of wood and the fear that the slightest breeze will knock my baby over.
sdkfz
I've since bought "real ones" (front and rear set off TardMe) but used this for a good while to oil and adjust the chain, install a belly pan and other stuff...
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...72#post1356372
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Hardcore Biker
I got a huge jack on wheels that I have to heave around..... it never even occured to me that those stands would be much more convenient for chain maintanence....lol
Forum whore
Just a random note.
The Chch earthquake has shown that centre stands are less stable than side stands. Bikes parked on their centre stands are more likely to fall over. This is purely anecdotal.
Quite a few people (including me) had bikes damaged by falling from the centre stand, but those who had them on their side stand are reporting that they didn't fall over.
Like I said, just a random thought.
Hardcore Biker
Yeah, the ferry thread on here http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ght=Bike+ferry says the same thing. I have also seen that a centre stand is less stable in wind. When I arrived at uni the other day there was a scooter on its side which had been blown over by the wind, all the other bikes/scooters in the area were still up, and I notices that they were all on side stands, whereas the one which had fallen over had only a centre stand.
But yeah, they do make it a bit easier for maintainence etc
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L-Plate Rider
Any idea what paddock stand is suitable for a VTR 250????
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I've got one that doesnt have forks at each end, so it will work on a bike without bobbins. its got a bit of angle with a rubber block on it: works OK. Its an "FB" stand, made by a KE-er actually.
But Bike-lift do one.
(if thats an answer to your question: it might not be)
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