paddock stand

[cattestpilot]

i have bought a new thruxtonR and had bobbins fiited to the back wheel so i could use a paddock stand.

but I had not given much thought to how i would get the bike on the stand by myself.

can someone advise me on the following;

which stand would be best
how do i get it on the stand by mysef without it falling over

by the way i am 73 yrs old

dave

[billinom8s]

Depending on what type of stand you use will determine how you get the bike up onto it.

It may be worth putting a shout out for some of your fellow pixies to pop over (a bribe of tea and biscuits may tempt them out as they age timid folk.) And show you what to do.

Failing that, youtube seems to be a good source of visual how to's.

It will take you a couple of goes to become confident in it though.

[cattestpilot]

many thanks, i will have a look on utube first

dave

[Gimlet]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

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[Robbo87]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

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Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

[scorcher]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

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Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

That would depend on the width of your bike, as the fixings slide along the bottom rail. As you pull the stand over to take the weight off the bike, the feet at the bottom would need to land on your bench.

[Robbo87]

Yes, I see what you mean Mr S, thanks for the pic', makes it easier to picture (ha!). It would be even better if I could work out what the distance between the two bottom feet were, any figures? I expect I'm being Mr Dim again!

I AM Mr Dim! Just spotted that the bottom rail needs to slide to accomodate bike width, doh!
Having seen the light, I can now get a rough idea of bottom leg width by calculating roughly how far the two uprights will be from the swingarm pivot and take it from there. Not exact science, but I subscribe to fact that the art of bodge rarely fails = there's always a way around 'stuff'.

[Gimlet]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

http://abbastands.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"

Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

650 mm is the full width of the stand, the widest fit of my bikes is the 1290 KTM which is about 600 but the other two are within an inch of that so you could say 600 mm for most bikes. Depends of the length of the adaptor pieces as well. They vary.
You could always bolt a piece of 1/4" chequer plate across the centre of the platform to widen it when the stand is being used.

[Robbo87]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

http://abbastands.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"

Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

650 mm is the full width of the stand, the widest fit of my bikes is the 1290 KTM which is about 600 but the other two are within an inch of that so you could say 600 mm for most bikes. Depends of the length of the adaptor pieces as well. They vary.
You could always bolt a piece of 1/4" chequer plate across the centre of the platform to widen it when the stand is being used.

Thanks for the numbers Jim, saves guesswork on my part.
I've already got a piece of checker plate prepared with holes drilled ready to put on the lift bench in case I had a Hardly Ableson or other bike with a long sidestand in. Time to start saving the sheckels then.

[MellowYellow]

I have a coouple of lumps of wood plus 2 x old car jacks...and a lot of faith.

[Gimlet]

Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

Actually I lied. The spigots may be 600-650 apart but you need to take account of the foot the stand rests on. So really the minimum width required is 700 mm. And then the foot will be right on the edge of the ramp. Widening plate required I would think.

[Robbo87]

Jim, could the Abba model you have fit onto my 54cm wide lift bench? Might be a handy thing to have, save all that stripping off of plastic to get both wheels out at the same time.

Actually I lied. The spigots may be 600-650 apart but you need to take account of the foot the stand rests on. So really the minimum width required is 700 mm. And then the foot will be right on the edge of the ramp. Widening plate required I would think.

Right, out with the tape measure again! Cheers.

[Gimlet]

As chance would have it, as I read that post I just so happen to have a tape measure about my person and the SMT is on the stand outside the door. As fitted to that bike, the maximum width from outside of foot to outside of foot is 720 mm.

[cattestpilot]

I prefer Abba Superbike stands with the front wheel lift bar for garage use on my own. Takes a few seconds longer than paddocks but you can get both wheels off the ground with one stand, its totally secure, leaves the swinging arm/rear spindle area and front forks/headstock unencumbered and with the correct adaptor one stand will fit any bike.

http://abbastands.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;"

many thanks, abba stands looks the best,

I need to speak to them on monday as they may not fit the thruxton, their web site does not include the bike.

dave

[Robbo87]

As chance would have it, as I read that post I just so happen to have a tape measure about my person and the SMT is on the stand outside the door. As fitted to that bike, the maximum width from outside of foot to outside of foot is 720 mm.

Thank you Mr Supermeasure, 720 mm it now is.
However, as I only have a single garage which already houses a CBR 600, a DT 175 and the (in)famous Fut, and these lifts are getting wider every day, I now await the next missive from the Gimlet with some trepadition Will I have to instruct my man to add an east wing before next Wednesday I ask?