what front stand for 85

[427 chevelle]

what kind of front fork stands are you guys using?i have an 85 with stock forks ,i tried a motostance today and the bike almost fell over,very unstable,i am thinking about a pitbull.anybody have experience with these?

[Flynt]

pitbull.anybody have experience with these?

I do, but on a Beemer K1300S...  the Pitbull works like a charm, but the bike needs to be on a rear stand first to keep stable.  I think the front alone would not work well since it (by design) allows some twist for alignment and the bike would try to fall over if you touched the grips or bumped the bars...  twist + lean (no rear stand) = drop I bet.

The rear is also top notch and uses a center spindle that goes inside the rear shaft drive hub which is hollowed out.  Super cool stands IMHO.

Frank


Frank

[427 chevelle]

i have the bike up on a rear stand already,thanks for the reply any help is appreciated

[Dan Filetti]

I have a Pit Bull front stand, very nice, well built, works like a charm on my Gixxer, and it did work well on the FJ.

Hope that helps,

Dan

[RichBaker]

I've got a Lockhart, lifts at the steering stem, it is pretty stable with no rear stand....

[ribbert]

You could try putting a bottle jack on the lug in front of the oil drain plug (on the centre stand) I've been doing this for years without incident, including fork out work, and it allows you to swing the bars. I've found it quite stable.
Noel

[FJmonkey]

You could try putting a bottle jack on the lug in front of the oil drain plug (on the centre stand) I've been doing this for years without incident, including fork out work, and it allows you to swing the bars. I've found it quite stable.
Noel

Floor jack and piece 'O' 2x4 works as well... I now have a 17" front wheel...

[427 chevelle]

thanks for the great advice guys