Stands for working on yer sprots bark

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Yeah it's the ABBA centre stand for sports bikes I'm interested in - allows you to remove rear wheel, shock, swing arm or whatever and it's a one man job. Looks real stable. I have a padock stand but I'm worried about damage to the swing arm when using it solo.

Just wondering if they have to be bought online from England and if so what the shipping fee is.

[Pwalo]

Yeah it's the ABBA centre stand for sports bikes I'm interested in - allows you to remove rear wheel, shock, swing arm or whatever and it's a one man job. Looks real stable. I have a padock stand but I'm worried about damage to the swing arm when using it solo.

Just wondering if they have to be bought online from England and if so what the shipping fee is.

Go to the ABBA web site, and you should find the NZ agent listed. From memory it was Chris Le Boullin (sic), and he was a good guy to deal with.

The superbike stand is a hefty piece of kit, and I wouldn't fancy bringing it in from England.

Once you've tried the stand a couple of times it's a doddle to get your bike ready for some work.

[McJim]

I bought a fairly inexpensive 'Bike Lift' stand from Motomail.

It's a one person job to lift and to drop. Dead easy. And it's red and it's made in Italy so suits me just fine

[bungbung]

+1 for Bike Lift, I have one of their headstock stands.
I've a micron rear stand which will work with bobbins or directly on your swingarm with rubber brackets.

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Cheers for the info Pwalo - have emailed the the guy for prices. The bike lift might be worthwhile considering also. Thanks fellas

[slopster]

Why can't you use a normal stand solo. I've never had any troubles just holding the bike upright with one hand and putting the stand in place with the other

[icekiwi]

Paddock stand... have one for my SV... it's a one person job. Lift it up from the back... with a Swanman stand, she ain't going nowhere but up on the stand... getting it off, well that's a 2 second exercise... stop it (the stand) rolling with your foot, push it forward, off the stand, place bike on side stand. Done!

/edit: Hmmm, or did I get a Frosty stand? OAB, where the heck did these things come from again??? Regardless, recommended!! (CHEAP TOO!)

Hey I know where your comimg from dude,I got a rear paddock(re smooth concrete)stand and it can sometimes be a bastard getting the bike up,mainly cause i'm a short arse built like a chinese racing pidgeon.
Use a slope (and i'm not being racist either ...lol)

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Why can't you use a normal stand solo. I've never had any troubles just holding the bike upright with one hand and putting the stand in place with the other

A combination of having a curved shape on the triple's swing arm, shitty bobbins and non-forgiving steel brackets on the paddock stand. Plus the Abba stand allows removal of rear wheel etc

[Salival]

I too recommend the BikeLift. You can find them on TradeMe (they're actually sold by Waikato Yamaha).

Here's one

Mine arrived yesterday, cost about $150 incl shipping and it works perfect. No bobbins required and I managed to get it up and down by myself. Highly recommended.

[AlBundy]

Go to the ABBA web site, and you should find the NZ agent listed. From memory it was Chris Le Boullin (sic), and he was a good guy to deal with.

The superbike stand is a hefty piece of kit, and I wouldn't fancy bringing it in from England.

Once you've tried the stand a couple of times it's a doddle to get your bike ready for some work.

I was dealing with Steve le Billon. Think he was Nelson based. Not sure if he still does the stands though. Got mine maybe four years ago... I did manage to track him down and get different inserts for another bike last year, so he may still have them.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Does anyone use the front wheel holder/stand from Ventura. That looks like a good tool for holding it upright to put rear stand on. Also for keeping bike upright when loading in van/tray/trailer.

I bought one a month ago and it is good. the only issue is that it can be a PIG to get the bike out of. the tyre kind of glued itself to the stand/paint. not good. also trying to pull the bike out had the thing skidding on the floor. That pissed me off too. I bought mine for use in a trailer so no drama there. it will be strapped in.