Abba Stands

[phillvr6]

Arent they brilliant!, just swapped the rear shock on my bike and it was a piece of piss thanks to the abba stand, has to be one of the best bike related £95 I've spent. It makes maintainance so much easier.

[Busamav]

Totally agree, nothing better or even close out there.

A friend had his bike on paddock stands with both wheels out and it fell .

To get it back up , we put my Abba stand in back to front and levered her back up .

Theres nothing more sad than seeing a Busa sitting helplessly on its belly .

[Steve_T]

Had one for ages and I agree it's been very useful as a home mechanic. When I bought the Aprilia, I just bought another pair of adaptors (£15) and away we go again.

Steve.

[dern]

Do they only lift the back wheel?

[phillvr6]

dern said:

Do they only lift the back wheel?

They lift the bike in the centre so initially the rear wheel is raised, but you can see-saw the bike so the front wheel is up. They even do an adaptor that replaces the rear pegs which means you can lift the bike using these and remove the swing arm.

[chilli]

Must admit, I've been promising myself one of these for ages....ever since I started to scrath the swing arm with those sh!tty paddock stands.

Ebay, me thinks.

[phillvr6]

chilli said:

Must admit, I've been promising myself one of these for ages....ever since I started to scrath the swing arm with those sh!tty paddock stands.

Ebay, me thinks.

Second hand ones seen to go for about £70 is on ebay, pluss £10 postage, then you have to buy the fitting kit for £15. On the other hand you can get a brand new one, delivered with fitting kit direct from the manufacturer for £95.

[aeropilot]

They are good value for money for covering most of what you need to do.

A mate swore by his.....until he came around one day and saw my Monnie on my EazyRizer lift.......

A lot more money yes, but, for us old gits the ability to work standing up and not have to bend or work on yer knees is worth the extra dosh.

http://on-bike.com/products.htm

[Steve_T]

How stable is it? The bike is a long way up on that stand and looking at it makes me nervous!

[aeropilot]

Steve_T said:

How stable is it? The bike is a long way up on that stand and looking at it makes me nervous!

Very stable, and they'll cope with the weight of a Harley or other big cruiser types, without any problem.
When my Monster was stolen from my garage, they nicked all my tools, but left the paddock stand and the EazyRizer lift....?

Wasn't going to replace the bike immediately, and had a good overfrom another Monster owner for the stand and lift so, sold it.

Just about to order another one for the new Harley that I'll be taking delivery of soon. Will probably get the blue one this time, as it's designed more with heavy bikes in mind.

[wedg1e]

£400? I'd be having a go at making one, for that sort of money

Few bits of tube, long leadscrew and a nut, why aye, nae frets.

[sclayto2]

I have heard about those lifts being used as a sort of security item. Basically you jack the bike up, wedge it up and remove the handle/gear for lifing it.

It probably makes more sense if it isn't your daily ride.