Ok one for the Cheapskates, Aldi is at it again this Saturday 11th august

[Paul W]

I was in my local Aldi yesterday post lunchtime, and quite a lot of the stuff had gone, noticeably the stands (front and rear), helmets and bluetooth units.  Also the leather jackets had disappeared.
Gotta be quick by the looks of it...

[Wells]

I'm after one of their non-descript bike covers if anyone comes across one, please grab it for me and I'll fix you up for it.

The Waterloo Aldi had sold out of most stuff post midday yesterday
Still had a head of bike ramps, balaclavas and a couple of textile jackets though.

M

[WTSDS]

Went to get just a helmet ( noice), walked out with a paddock stand, disc lock and a leather jacket.

Won't be wearing the jacket fer riding tho as discovered many years ago when leather gets wet it's wet for weeks and I have a MotoDry fabric jacket.

Took out the Quasimodo back brace thing and the jacket will be a fashion item. Lovely to finally have BIG shoulders, without wasting time and energy pumping weights in the gym :-)

The paddock stand is great for the rear but felt awful dodgy lifting the front - I'll stick to my tried and true method for taking off the front wheel, a car jack under the front exhaust port and a rope to the rafters for balance.

Was telling a know-it-all friend about the jacket and when he found out it was buffalo hide he said I paid $99 too much - looks and feels great to me, am I missing sumping ?

[J5]

The paddock stand is great for the rear but felt awful dodgy lifting the front - I'll stick to my tried and true method for taking off the front wheel, a car jack under the front exhaust port and a rope to the rafters for balance.

you can't use a front stand without using the rear stand first to support the bike

or you will be picking up a fallen bike 

so best go and buy another stand 

[WTSDS]

I put a centrestand on my Monster as soon as I got it.

So why did I buy the paddock stand you may well ask - coz recently when I took off my shock I had to take off the Right rear set, and one of those bolts holds the centrestand, so I used two car scissor jacks under the DSS arm to hold the 'bike up. Paddock stand will be easier, and safer next time around.

And it was $50, and I was in Aldi, and there was Special fever in the air...........