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Title: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on August 02, 2011, 06:46:44 PM http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-FRONT-TRIPLE-TREE-MOTORCYCLE-CENTER-LIFT-RACE-STAND-/180700412462 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-FRONT-TRIPLE-TREE-MOTORCYCLE-CENTER-LIFT-RACE-STAND-/180700412462)
Found this on ebay. I bought one. I luv it. Price includes shipping. It works perfectly. No connection with the seller Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Meerkat on August 02, 2011, 06:51:45 PM How does this attach to triple? Looks like pin is in wrong direction to fit into the hole that the pitbull ones fit into. How sturdy is it once it's up on the stand?
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on August 02, 2011, 07:01:06 PM How does this attach to triple? Looks like pin is in wrong direction to fit into the hole that the pitbull ones fit into. How sturdy is it once it's up on the stand? the pin goes into the bottom of the stem, same as the pitbull. the photo does not show it with the pin installed. it is very sturdy you can't use it without a rear stand though. all it does it lever up the front by the triple. it comes with 4 different attachements so you can use it as a rear stand (spools or dss) and as a fixed or a moving triple lift. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Meerkat on August 02, 2011, 07:16:01 PM Cool. I don't need another rear stand, but I've been thinking about picking up a triple tree front stand for a while. Good news is it looks like these guys have multiples of these so I don't have to make an immediate decision.
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on August 02, 2011, 07:37:43 PM No idea how many they have, they are a camera film seller!
$54 bucks, no shipping.. you can't beat it! Shipping alone on the Pit Bull or similar is $25-35 I should buy another, I am always working on something. I already popped a tire off a rim with that bead breaker. I don't know why I didn't get one before... Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Meerkat on August 02, 2011, 08:53:01 PM I already popped a tire off a rim with that bead breaker. I don't know why I didn't get one before... Nice! I'll be over for tire changing lessons sometime. ;D And I can ogle your bikes while I'm there. [thumbsup] Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: The Bearded Duc on August 03, 2011, 01:55:16 AM +1 on this stand.
I've had the same one (don't recall if it's from the same seller) for almost 2 years now and I love the thing. It's very sturdy and it comes with multiple diameter pins for use with just about any triple. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: DRKWNG on August 03, 2011, 02:35:04 AM Odd how the add has the graphic for free shipping, but the text says shipping is $74.95
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Meerkat on August 03, 2011, 03:31:49 AM Odd how the add has the graphic for free shipping, but the text says shipping is $74.95 Free to the lower 48....$74.95 to goofballs that don't know how to change their zipcode from HI. [bang];D Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on August 03, 2011, 04:01:37 AM Nice! I'll be over for tire changing lessons sometime. ;D And I can ogle your bikes while I'm there. [thumbsup] sure, i learned all i need to know from youtube! lemme know when you want to come by. weekends are better. i have a front and rear set from a 748 i need to get the old tires off Change a motorcycle tyre by hand. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyY0UO5gqk#normal) Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Meerkat on August 03, 2011, 04:25:20 AM That looks pretty damn easy, especially with those stubby tire spoons you posted about. I do have a couple of questions:
What was that stuff he spread on the bead when putting it on? If I remember correctly, you don't balance your own tires...so do you just take them to the shop and have them balance them before putting them back on the bike? Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on August 03, 2011, 05:50:01 AM That looks pretty damn easy, especially with those stubby tire spoons you posted about. I do have a couple of questions: Tire lube. Murphy's makes it.What was that stuff he spread on the bead when putting it on? Quote If I remember correctly, you don't balance your own tires...so do you just take them to the shop and have them balance them before putting them back on the bike? Yes, but I'm buying a static balance next time I hit HF. Same one he's using in the video. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: bikepilot on August 03, 2011, 06:52:48 AM FWIW My balanced TLS wheels (the wheels themselves were unbalanced a bit from the factory - maybe due to the valve core) haven't needed any additional balancing for my last three sets of rubber. I do run Avons on it all the time and they tend to be very well balanced tires. Had the first set tested on a spin balancer at a dealer and it needed no balance weights. The next two sets I spooned on myself and didn't check balance, but they were smooth well above speeds monsters are capable of and lasted 20k miles a pair (tires don't wear much in the winter!) so I'd say they were in balance or near enough to it.
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Staggerlee on October 19, 2011, 07:27:57 AM http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-FRONT-TRIPLE-TREE-MOTORCYCLE-CENTER-LIFT-RACE-STAND-/180700412462 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-FRONT-TRIPLE-TREE-MOTORCYCLE-CENTER-LIFT-RACE-STAND-/180700412462) Found this on ebay. I bought one. I luv it. Price includes shipping. It works perfectly. No connection with the seller Sorry to drag this one up from the bottom, but is there some sort of special technique with this stand that perhaps I'm not privy too? I am finding that the pin doesn't line up square with the bottom of the stem; I can lift it like this, but the pin never sets inside the stem and the bike will lever itself back down as soon as I take pressure off the stand. (http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii181/Staggerlee101/6d8d2c74.jpg) If you hadn't said it works perfectly for you, I would chalk it up to cheap ebay shit; as it is, I find myself questioning my mechanical aptitude. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on October 19, 2011, 08:35:25 AM Mine lines up ok, you have to use the sleeves to match the hole.
I can photograph mine and show how it looked. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: zooom on October 19, 2011, 08:36:34 AM Mine lines up ok, you have to use the sleeves to match the hole. I can photograph mine and show how it looked. I think you should make a video.... Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Staggerlee on October 19, 2011, 09:29:26 AM Mine lines up ok, you have to use the sleeves to match the hole. I can photograph mine and show how it looked. Yeah; I got the sleeve bit figured out but nothing short of an act of Congress is gonna get the pin to line up any better than what's shown in my pic. I'm wondering if the arm that the pin fits into wasn't welded on upside down. I guess I'll chalk it up to cheap ebay shit. Bummer that it would cost as much as the stand in freight to send it back. If it wouldn't be a huge inconvenience, a pic might actually be helpful... Thanks. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: battlecry on October 19, 2011, 10:09:25 AM I'd remove the CF front fender until you get the knack of it. Give you more room to maneuver the arm close to the tire and protect the fender from scratching or damage when you lower the bike and the stand falls off the triple hole and whacks the fender.
How about lifting the stand off the ground. You can then handle the arm close to the fender surface and line up the pin better. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: The Mad King Pepe' on October 19, 2011, 11:55:57 AM How-to video:
Correct placement of the pin from an under-the-triple stand (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jh9mOyz6X8#) Hope this helps. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Staggerlee on October 19, 2011, 03:39:37 PM So, yeah. I'm retarded.
The only "trick" is assembling the stupid thing correctly; once I figured out where the hinge pins fit into th equation, we were golden. :facepalm: Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: xsephirot on November 05, 2011, 06:23:22 PM Man wish I had saw this thread sooner! I bought a t-rex triple stand for like 80 bucks. After shipping it was like 110... =(
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Monsterlover on November 06, 2011, 06:14:20 AM That's still not a bad deal in the grand scheme of things.
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: red baron on November 06, 2011, 06:59:49 AM Nice find. My rafters will thank you. ;D
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: DaveTheMailman on November 06, 2011, 03:59:32 PM Does it come with the pin?
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on November 06, 2011, 05:10:59 PM comes with everything needed to use for front or back.
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: Vishwacorp on November 06, 2011, 07:25:39 PM I ask this because I see no mention of it in the ebay listing. Can I use this as a rear stand for a DSS Monster? I have no use right now for a front triple tree stand but at that price, it's pretty cheap for a rear stand if this actually acts as one.
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: zarn02 on November 06, 2011, 07:27:02 PM The lower triple on my 998 doesn't appear to have a hole. How, or does, this work with with it?
Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on November 06, 2011, 07:44:02 PM I ask this because I see no mention of it in the ebay listing. Can I use this as a rear stand for a DSS Monster? I have no use right now for a front triple tree stand but at that price, it's pretty cheap for a rear stand if this actually acts as one. yes, mine came with paddles and with spool mounts. you can install either the rear stuff of the front stuff. The lower triple on my 998 doesn't appear to have a hole. How, or does, this work with with it? no idea. i believe it has to have a place for the pin to enter the steering stem. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: red baron on November 14, 2011, 10:23:53 PM Showed up today.
Seemed to work fine, pulled forks out to send them to Racetech. I think I'll drill a hole for a pin so once the front end is in the air that it can't rotate (read as fall). Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: red baron on November 23, 2011, 07:23:16 AM Thanks ducatiz,
without reading this I may never have taken the time to have my front end fixed and would have written off the 1k as crap suspension. My bike sat on this stand for two week without any other support, I'd say I got my money's worth and then some. Now I can shop for tires and have anyone install them. Title: Re: For other cheap tool lovers.. front stand, $55 Post by: ducatiz on November 23, 2011, 10:23:40 AM No problemo!
I have two now! My SS has been up on front and back supports now for about 2 months while I'm working thru a bunch of fixes and mods. |