Yeah rear wheel was on the rollers, front wheel was on the ground with the steering all the way to the left. I also put a 2 x 4 wood block under the sidestand because it was leaning over a fair bit and would actually shift off of the stand as you rotated the wheels. With the block under the sidestand the rear wheel stayed in the center of the stand and seemed fairly stable to me.
Harbor Freight Rear wheel stand
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kevcoop
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Picking up my stand this weekend. Thanks for all the input in this thread, it helped me make my decision.
Under $30 is a steal! And you didn't have to pay shipping, even better:thumbup:
Stephenfz6r
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I use small automobile jack stands. Easy to use and and rated at 3000 lbs each so no worry about them collapsing.
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mas4489
picked one up myself recently for about $30 as well, makes it real nice to work on the bike when its straight and not leaning
went into my local shop and they had one for $50, looked like it was 2 pieces that came together in the middle, was not very sturdy at all
went into my local shop and they had one for $50, looked like it was 2 pieces that came together in the middle, was not very sturdy at all
rjsantana20
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I have a Harbor Freight near me and picked one up last week for about $33. Not bad considering other more expensive ones on other sites plus shipping. I used it like a child at christmas to see how it would hold the bike. No complaints.
Got my stand a few days ago.. Works fine, bike is pretty sturdy. No real complaints...
Good thing you have the stock fender on there, cause when you clean your chain all of that dirt will go flying everywhere.
It looks like if you call Harbor Freights toll-free number, they can ship it to you in Canada.
You can also try Royal Distributing in Ontario. They'll ship to you.
2010 Spring/Fall
Just be careful that you only use the front fork adapters while the rear wheel is already up in a rear stand. You should never use a front fork stand by itself, it's too unstable. It's right in the instructions in the package for the front fork adapters for harbor freight stands.
I have a pair of them and they do work well together. got them from my local store with one of the coupons out of the back of cycle world.
Hey dan, it is possible. Ive pulled mine multiple times to do sprocket changes. I put mine on the kickstand and put a jack under the stock exhaust can and jack it up a couple pumps and it stays steady on the jack and kickstand enough to pull the rear wheel off. And its completely sturdy. Hope this helps
Derek
NoDoze
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I really wouldn't recommend jacking the bike up at the muffler. It's not designed to bear weight, and isn't the most stable way to get the rear wheel off the ground. If you do, you run the risk of damaging your exhaust, or tipping the bike over.
For the cost, I would think it is better to spend the $29.59 (normally $36.99 - 20% discount) from harbor freight and get a rear wheel stand that won't tip over or damage your bike.
Here's the coupon to get the 20% off. It's good till 4/14/11.
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Definitely helps with regular maintenance. As you can see I'm half way through doing my wheel stripes. Have to scrub the front wheels clean before I do them, but having the stand makes this job a ton easier.
