Hi all.
I mentioned the other day that I bought a race stand off John for my Fizzer http://bikestand.888788.com and a few people have asked for a review on it, so here goes:
I rang up John on his cellphone (021 495995) and via the joys of internet banking was able to place the money in his account straight away.
So, for $139.95 (including postage) the race stand was mine!
I purchased a universal stand as my FZR750 doesn't have pickup bobbins on the swingarm.
Three days later the stand arrived by ParcelPost, not wrapped (actually just with tape covering the universal pickups and an address on a bit of card taped to it) but it didn't suffer any damage from NZ Post so all good.
So what's it like? Its a lot larger than I thought it would be. The steel tubing is 2mm x 25.4mm thick, and has mandrell bends throughout.
The welding all looks pretty sturdy and there is a wide range of width adjustment (50mm) on the universal pickup brackets, which are 60 x 50 x 4mm thick steel with generous rubber padding glued to them. The wheels are 100mm urethane and seem sturdily welded on.
The stand is powder coated in a satin black which I have noticed has already gotten a few scratches where it touches the concrete. Possibly chroming would have alleviated this problem but hey, its a working tool, and I can live with it.
How does it work? Its really easy to use. The most difficult thing about it was learning to hold the bike straight up before putting the stand underneath. More disconcerting than anything else. But I got used to that real fast. Not a lot of effort at all required to lift the bikes back end up - in fact I was surprised how little effort. Let's just say that Tim, my 4-year-old, can do it!
Likewise putting it down again. A LOT of fine control as you put the bike down again, allowing you to easily get it back on the sidestand.
The back tyre on my bike is approx 50mm from the ground when on the stand, which is plenty. My bike has an 18 inch back wheel, and is running a 160-60-18 tyre.
Anyway, to finish up, I'm very happy with the stand. Chain oiling has gone from a half hour job to around 2 minutes now, which means it will get done a lot more often!
This will become one of those tools I will wonder how I did without...
John is a great guy to talk to, and for the money, these are an absolute bargain. I will be definitely getting a front stand now - when funds permit
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Originally Posted by curious george
) for more than a year now. Not a slightest hint of rust and still working very well.
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