Paddock Stands

Is there a knack ?

I unpacked my bargain Ally Pally paddock stand at the weekend as the
12R has no centre stand - grr

What a faff. I had it wobbling all over the shop with it under the
swingarm, and had loads of fun just trying to lift the sodding bike.

Am I doing something wrong here ?

Cheers,

Paul.

 

No, that's about it. It gets easier with practise though. I used to hold the
bike central, balanced with one arm while trying to put the stand in place.
Nowadays I just line up the left bit under the swingarm and hoist it up; the
right bit seems to catch just right on the way to central position and it
seems to work. Then I rush round the front and wedge a foot-operated pump
under the front wheel and start breathing again.

My stand, by the way, is a peace of shit.

 

Is it a Dove product, then?

 

Oh no! We're getting back into the Great Paddock Stand Jihad of 1999!

 

No , but make sure the sidestand is down before you roll it off the stand.

 

Sounds like it, but it depends on both bike and stand.

With the bike on the side stand, I position the cups on the swingarm
(the RHS one has to wiggled above the brake toruqe arm). Then I just
push down gently on the stand - the LHS bearing on the swingarm forces
the bike upright, off the side stand, and as it comes up the RHS cup
goes into position. Once here, carry on pushing, and Robert's your
auntie's live-in lover. I usually have one hand on the pillion seat
just to steady the bike as I do this.

 

Zymurgy says...

To start off with I position the paddock stand under the swingarm making
sure it is past all the spindle and brake hoses. Then I lift the bike as
upright as possible by holding the grabrail and then position the
paddock stand cups more positively under the swingarm. With one hand on
the grabrail steadying the bike, and the other hand pushing the paddock
stand down I can normally get the bike up on my own.

Getting the bike off it is easy. I just kick it from the left side until
it falls on its side and blame Pip for being a clumsy ****.

Yes, you don't share a house with Pip. We all need someone to blame.

 

Yes, that's the way I do it too.

Aye, I agree.

That's the way. Easy, innit.

Hang on ...

You Spicky ****.

I'll fucking have you, Shorty.

 

**** me sideways !!
You bought that over 2 years ago didn't you?

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This is exactly what I do with mine. Using a paddock stand is even
less hassle than using the centre stand (which I loathe)

 

Are you using bobbins? They rock.

 

porl says...

<proud>

At last

 

Colin Irvine says...

I've got some on the Thunderace now, lovely stainless Harris ones at 7
quid a set. Good job they're the same fitment as a ZX-9R, cos I can take
them off and use them on the next bike.

 

I've always found them to aid stability ...

 

Lozzo wrote

What is this grabrail of which you speak ? ;-)

There's knack-all around the back to get hold of (oo err)

Ah, an optional live-in Pip.

Hmm, let me get back to you on that, the negatives may outweigh the positives ;-)

Cheers,

Paul.

 

Indeed it is, never needed it before. Didn't realise the sodding thing
was missing several bolts and a R clip. I wuz robbed ...

Shows why they were cheap ?!

Cheers,

Paul.

 

I posted this first ffs. Don't give the kudos to that geriatric git.

 

Sez you, grandad.

 

Your version was significantly different, as it implied that you
lifted the bike vertical (ie off the side stand) before you started
applying force to the paddock stand.

 

No, I said :

I used to hold the
bike central, balanced with one arm while trying to put the stand in place.
Nowadays I just line up the left bit under the swingarm and hoist it up; the
right bit seems to catch just right on the way to central position and it
seems to work