Front paddock stands

[hobo]

Stupid question (I suspect), but i've just got some decent paddock stands to replace the crap rear one I had previously (and also so I can use tyre warmers as & when I choose to). However, never had a front stand before & wasn't sure where I was meant to support the front ?

The stand/s is a Harris one, as above.

[dern]

If you just need to support the wheel off the ground to put a tyre warmer on or to remove the wheel then you can simply support the front of the bike on the forks (assuming you can still get to the axle nut). If you need to remove the forks then you'll need the type that lifts the front from the bottom of the steering stem and if you need to replace the head race bearings then you have to be more inventive.

Personally I normally use an engine hoist to lift the whole bike off the ground but it's way over the top just to change a wheel.

It looks to me like that one sits under the bottom of the front forks.

Regards,

Mark

Edited by dern on Wednesday 2nd August 15:32

[chilli]

Yep, fits under the ends of the forks.

[hobo]

But is it directly at the end of the fork or under the two yellow circle things ?

[Carrera2]

hobo said:

But is it directly at the end of the fork or under the two yellow circle things ?

Forks - those yellow circle things are your brakes

[hobo]

Yeh, I guessed that

I just meant does the stand go right at the end of the forks, or does it do in the end between the end of the forks & the brakes (the bit at a right angle to the forks).

Edited by hobo on Wednesday 2nd August 16:27

[Andy Oh]

The front paddock stand will locate at the bottom of the fork just off centre of the axle/pin holding the front wheel and just underneath the bottom arm of the brake caliper mount to the rear of the fork or nearer to the engine.......

Edited by Andy Oh on Wednesday 2nd August 17:22

[rumpelstiltskin]

Is it just me or does anyone else not trust front paddock stands?My one seems to 'just' get under the fork and most of the support part is up the side of the fork?Not a good look,especially when you've got a Busa dangling on top of one like me,i won't let the sodding thing out of my site!