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07-24-2007, 09:16 PM
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Decent yes, PitBull quality...no.
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Exactly. Won't spend the money(which I don't have to begin with) on something not worth buying.
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07-25-2007, 12:13 AM
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Kinda looks like when I called you to help me out...except I didn't have a harley stand...just a car jack and some plywood scraps like the ones you have...
Dude call me I have stands now. I can drop them by if you need them for a few hours/days.
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07-25-2007, 12:14 AM
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Cake Cop
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Originally Posted by causef0rconcern
Kinda looks like when I called you to help me out...except I didn't have a harley stand...just a car jack and some plywood scraps like the ones you have...
Dude call me I have stands now. I can drop them by if you need them for a few hours/days.
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That was fun! Thanks dude Ill keep that in mind.
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07-25-2007, 10:29 AM
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Get stands now!!!
One tip and you'll be paying a lot more than a couple of hundred to repair stupid little stuff.
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07-25-2007, 10:35 AM
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The Solution
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You know there's dozens of places on eBay that sell decent front/rear stand sets for less then $100.
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There was a guy on GDC a few years back, bought a set of $100 stands. Was doing some minor work on the bike and one the stands buckled, bike fell over. Worse part is his 4yr old happened to be walking by luckily missed but only by a few inches.
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07-25-2007, 10:47 AM
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Throttle Lock
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There was a guy on GDC a few years back, bought a set of $100 stands. Was doing some minor work on the bike and one the stands buckled, bike fell over. Worse part is his 4yr old happened to be walking by luckily missed but only by a few inches.
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Really?
I have those stands (Checkered Flag). The guy's name was Scott I think, the business has since went belly up as he's in the middle of a divorce.
I actually got them when they were $89 shipped before the price went up. I've had them for over 2 years now of very frequent use and no issues at all. Never heard from anyone else on GDC that had any issues with them failing.
When I get home I'll take a good close look at them under good light to see if there is any fatigueing. Perhaps you got a dud
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07-25-2007, 10:51 AM
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I have stands from this company. They are strong and close to pit-bull quality.
http://www.handyindustries.com/shop/index.asp
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07-25-2007, 10:51 AM
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Really?
I have those stands (Checkered Flag). The guy's name was Scott I think, the business has since went belly up as he's in the middle of a divorce.
I actually got them when they were $89 shipped before the price went up. I've had them for over 2 years now of very frequent use and no issues at all. Never heard from anyone else on GDC that had any issues with them failing.
When I get home I'll take a good close look at them under good light to see if there is any fatigueing. Perhaps you got a dud
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Not exactly sure what brand he said they were, but I definitely remember the story due to what "almost happened." Might of been Handy Stands, but I can't say for sure. I know he said they were $100 for the set. I'm sure there are other brands that will hold up and do a good job, I just don't have any experience with anything other than PitBull.
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07-25-2007, 11:47 AM
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PitBull is the way to go I picked my front/rear stand up on ebay for 150 for both of them.
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07-25-2007, 12:50 PM
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I picked up a set of Handy's for a friend who does little more than lubing the chain and cleaning the wheels with them. They work but they move around. Once you get a quality stand like PitBulls, you don't want to use others. You could probably lift your cage with PBs.
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07-25-2007, 10:19 PM
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Throttle Lock
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Not exactly sure what brand he said they were, but I definitely remember the story due to what "almost happened." Might of been Handy Stands, but I can't say for sure. I know he said they were $100 for the set. I'm sure there are other brands that will hold up and do a good job, I just don't have any experience with anything other than PitBull.
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Oh I see.
Probably a different stand company. Scott made them entirely himself; mandrel bending, welding, powdercoating. Never heard of anyone have one fail, they definately weren't shoddy stands.
This was his old website
http://www.checkeredflagmotorsports....dsnewpage.html
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07-26-2007, 11:18 AM
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Just got the rear stand the other day. Pretty sturdy I must say. It is a little nerve racking lifting alone though.
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07-26-2007, 11:42 AM
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It is a little nerve racking lifting alone though.
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Why? Perhaps you need to do it more to get used to it or you might be doing something wrong?
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07-26-2007, 12:02 PM
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Cake Cop
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Try lifting without a kick stand lol at the track with full gear
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07-26-2007, 12:29 PM
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Throttle Lock
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I seem to have it down okay. seems lining up the spools is the hardest part after that its pretty easy. I could imagine trying it without the kick stand though.
Sidebar - possibly dumb question. When I finally do get the front stand, which is the correct order of lifting? Front first then rear? Or rear first.>?
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