Front paddock stands

[Pinion]

Hope this is right section
Right off,
I have one similar to the first pic, fork cradle type, hate it, it scratches the bike, never feels solid, in the way at times.
2001 monster
Options;
pin under fork
Rubber cradle under fork, (me likey)
Pin in tree

Opinions
Type I have, and hate
765A64DA-415F-4341-8815-9826D675D341 by D charles, on Flickr

Type I like
C54AC3A0-0FD2-42D1-A655-CF5B64DF7826 by D charles, on Flickr

Other type I like

FBB518C0-5B71-4930-B08A-2EEE3921785E by D charles, on Flickr

Other type, not sure it's an option
6CED504B-8CAF-42B1-A2D1-4DCB3F6F802A by D charles, on Flickr

[Speeddog]

Pin into lower triple style, like the last one.

I got one from Lockhart-Phillips.

[greenmonster]

+1 on last one.

[Howie]

Pin in triple you can do fork work  Also, IMO, more stable.

[Speeddog]

The under the fork end style make me very nervous.
Even on a lift where there's a wheel clamp holding the rear.
Too many degrees of freedom, and falling off a stand is a calamity

If you have a *secure* way of holding the rear
Two jackstands and a piece of pipe and a scrap of hose
Raise front with dodgy under-fork stands
Pipe under H cylinder with hose as a pad, supported each side on a jackstand
Remove dodgy under-fork stands
Commence fork work

[Pinion]

Awesome
Thanks guys, do any that you know of have a 7mm pin. Aftermarket trees

[d3vi@nt]

You might check T-Rex: https://www.t-rex-racing.com/Triple-Tree-Stands-s/439.htm

You can buy individual pins and swap them out for whichever bike. Not sure how their measurements work, though.

[Speeddog]

7mm pin?

Got a picture of the bottom of your stem?

[Pinion]

13mm is the smallest pin i can find

C79C751A-0070-4CDF-9753-A5B9C4A33032 by D charles, on Flickr

[Howie]

I don't remember the size pins on the Pit Bull I had,  but way bigger than 7mm.  What lower triple is that?

[Pinion]

AEM
It's an 8mm hole
Might just go with the one with pins in the bottom of the forks

[Speeddog]

Yeah, you gotta go fork bottom style

[Pinion]

I'm gonna confirm the lightech span, I like it because it's fixed with pins in the bottom
I can just use my bursig if I need to deal with fork work

[ducpainter]

Why not have a pin custom turned?

[Pinion]

Why not have a pin custom turned?

Was thinking of that too
Like the idea of the tree stand
Not a fan of the bursig is stand either. Always in the way