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Harbor Freight rear and front stands A+

Started by ducatiz, February 01, 2010, 09:40:15 AM

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ducatiz

#15
February 04, 2010, 03:05:20 AM Last Edit: February 04, 2010, 03:08:48 AM by ducatiz
Quote from: corey on February 02, 2010, 11:46:00 AM
that bottom photo looks more like user error than product malfunction to me...

i think so.  mine pops up just fine and straight.  

$30!!
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WetDuc

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February 04, 2010, 03:31:37 AM Last Edit: February 04, 2010, 03:37:38 AM by iamhybris
I'll give it a shot.
Goin to get mine today.
2007 S2R1000, 2009 M696 & 2008 M695 (foster bikes)

ducatiz

#17
February 04, 2010, 04:41:20 AM
Quote from: iamhybris on February 04, 2010, 03:31:37 AM
I'll give it a shot.
Goin to get mine today.

pick up the front fork adapters for $10 too . you'll be glad you did.  i bought two of these and wish i had bought two sets of adapters.  i already have a couple of rear stands.  with a bunch of bikes, it helps to have them up.
Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

Fergus

#18
February 04, 2010, 07:41:49 AM
Quote from: ducatiz on February 04, 2010, 04:41:20 AM
pick up the front fork adapters for $10 too .
What do the fork adapters look like? I picked up one of the stands a couple of months ago when I couldn't find my old one after a move. I found it (found my red key too!), but hate my old front stand. Maybe this with the adapters would be better...



ducatiz

#19
February 04, 2010, 10:45:34 AM
Quote from: Fergus on February 04, 2010, 07:41:49 AM
What do the fork adapters look like? I picked up one of the stands a couple of months ago when I couldn't find my old one after a move. I found it (found my red key too!), but hate my old front stand. Maybe this with the adapters would be better...





Check out my oil filter forensics thread!                     Offended? Click here
"Yelling out of cars, turning your speakers out the window to blast your music onto the street, setting off M-80 firecrackers, firing automatic weapons into the airâ€"these are all well and good. But none of them create a merry atmosphere of insouciance and bonhomie quite like a revving motorcycle.

WetDuc

#20
February 05, 2010, 02:34:28 AM
I used my new rear stand on my buddy's 696 to support it while we put on clipons.  Works great!
2007 S2R1000, 2009 M696 & 2008 M695 (foster bikes)

Scotzman

#21
February 06, 2010, 11:59:45 AM
Quote from: dropstharockalot on February 03, 2010, 04:06:56 AM
I picked up Harbor Freight's other rear stand, as they were out of the tube one at the store I went to:




Suprisingly well-built... the welds are solid, the hardwear is all pretty stout, no sharp or unfinished edges... I'm not wild about the potential of those spool supports to claw my swingarm, but I think a quick wrap with some spare packing foam will manage that.  I figure it will suffice for light duty, and with the 20% off coupon from one of my bikeporn mags, it was only $4.83 after tax.


//jk.  I think it set me back about $22.
There's paddles that HF sells for this stand. This stand also has wheels, the downside that I have with it is it doesn't raise the bike very far of the ground. Just enough to spin the tire.
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Tastes as good as it sounds. Good for what ales you."

WetDuc

#22
February 06, 2010, 01:10:08 PM
The tubular one seems much more solid than the "low profile" bolt-together one.
2007 S2R1000, 2009 M696 & 2008 M695 (foster bikes)
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