Harbor Freight rear and front stands A+

[ducatiz]

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=65620&CategoryName=&SubCategoryName=

They are on sale for $30, if you want the fork supports which attach they are $10 extra.

It's a single piece of tube steel.  It is not a pitbull, but under normal use, they will last almost as long.  4 polyurethane wheels and the tube is about 1.25" thick.  The swingarm "claws" have a 3/4" thick bar steel mount.  VERY nice.

Mgr of the store near me said they are going to up the price to $50 soon as they are selling like crazy.

[mookieo2]

I`ve had one for a year now and it works great. I leave the bike on it all the time and even sit on the bike while its up on the stand with no worries.

[derby]

the bottom pic alone would shy me aware from these stands:



of course, i'm a stand snob... pit-pull all the way.  

[ducatiz]

the bottom pic alone would shy me aware from these stands:



of course, i'm a stand snob... pit-pull all the way.  

they are VERY stiff.  the pic doesn't really do it justice.  i've had a bunch of them (including pitbulls and DP) and those are in a different league -- like if you are a pro racer.  this one is for the person who puts it up for the winter and doesn't use it every day -up/down up/down.

$30!

[sally101]

Would this work with a single sided swingarm?

[derby]

Would this work with a single sided swingarm?

nope.

[ducatiz]

Would this work with a single sided swingarm?

The rear setup will not.

But if you want it for the front, you can buy the fork adapters (extra $10)

[1KDS]

[thread jack]
I just got a pitbull sss rear stand and when it is on the right side of the bike the bike seems to lean to the right (toward the stand) normal?  I haven't used a sss stand before.
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[NAKID]

Normal. The Power Stands I have does the same thing...

[1KDS]

Cool, thanks man

[corey]

that bottom photo looks more like user error than product malfunction to me...

[dropstharockalot]

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.

[ajw85]

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.

omg take that one back and wait for the other one

[1KDS]

omg take that one back and wait for the other one

It does look pretty sketchy, are those sheet metal screws holding it together?

[ducatiz]

It does look pretty sketchy, are those sheet metal screws holding it together?

4 bolts on each side.  it's solid aluminum, very light and it's a "low profile" design.  i like the other one better as it has wheels.