Six30 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 I’ve spent for a while , if you got no centre stand , lubing chain and cleaning it’s ideal , from memory it was about a score I think .. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 17:17, Six30 said: I’ve spent for a while , if you got no centre stand , lubing chain and cleaning it’s ideal , from memory it was about a score I think .. Expand You just pull the wheel around on that? Doesn't look as safe as an axle stand though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Gay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 22, 2021 Author Share Posted July 22, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 17:34, XTreme said: You just pull the wheel around on that? Doesn't look as safe as an axle stand though. Expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooN Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 22/07/2021 at 17:17, Six30 said: I’ve spent for a while , if you got no centre stand , lubing chain and cleaning it’s ideal , from memory it was about a score I think .. Expand I got one like that. 60€. if the wheel isn't quite straight on it by the time youve turned it a full rotation it's moved off to one side and won't roll anymore. it's also pants on anything but a flat and clean surface. I can't be arsed with it anymore, I just put an old car jack under the footpeg bracket on the other side to the stand and jack the rear tyre off the flloor half an inch, can spin the wheel much easier then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 18:45, MooN said: I got one like that. 60€. if the wheel isn't quite straight on it by the time youve turned it a full rotation it's moved off to one side and won't roll anymore. it's also pants on anything but a flat and clean surface. I can't be arsed with it anymore, I just put an old car jack under the footpeg bracket on the other side to the stand and jack the rear tyre off the flloor half an inch, can spin the wheel much easier then. Expand mine works spot on , dont move off to one side, .... course it wont work properly if its not on a flat surface . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 How much was it @Six30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 24, 2021 Author Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 19:39, Slowlycatchymonkey said: How much was it @Six30? Expand Just went into my ebay ...it was £28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 19:46, Six30 said: Just went into my ebay ...it was £28 Expand Post us a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 19:55, Six30 said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353539404873?epid=1444672636&hash=item5250973449:g:BqoAAOSw~SxgzNHN thats same as one i got , there is a cheaper one on there for£22 Expand Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Don't bikes come with center stands anymore they make so many things easy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 20:04, Sir Fallsalot said: Don't bikes come with center stands anymore they make so many things easy Expand The 9T doesnt and the Bandit (should it be well enuf to ever need its chain cleaning again ) has been lowered so the centre stand that was a pig before is impossible now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 I have a Stongarm bike jack, allows me to lift the front or rear wheel for cleaning or removal. https://on-bike.com/motorcycle-lifts/strongarm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 29, 2021 Author Share Posted July 29, 2021 On 25/07/2021 at 22:35, Buckster said: I have a Stongarm bike jack, allows me to lift the front or rear wheel for cleaning or removal. https://www.millenniumcranehire.co.uk/ Expand that must cost you every time you want to do a bit of maintenance , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 20:04, Sir Fallsalot said: Don't bikes come with center stands anymore they make so many things easy Expand I paid extra for a centre stand on my CB500X. Some bikes can't have them now because of the catalytic converters for the Euro5 take up all the space under the bike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 20:18, Tango said: I paid extra for a centre stand on my CB500X. Some bikes can't have them now because of the catalytic converters for the Euro5 take up all the space under the bike. Expand Still thinking about a Beemer Bob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 20:24, XTreme said: Still thinking about a Beemer Bob? Expand The offer on the f750GS has finished now, so if I do it's unlikely to be a new one, Pete. I need to have a sit on the new Trident 660. Seems to have good reviews. But I keep changing my mind about changing the Honda! If it had a few more BHP I probably wouldn't be thinking so much about changing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 20:32, Tango said: The offer on the f750GS has finished now, so if I do it's unlikely to be a new one, Pete. I need to have a sit on the new Trident 660. Seems to have good reviews. But I keep changing my mind about changing the Honda! If it had a few more BHP I probably wouldn't be thinking so much about changing it. Expand I saw one of those Tridents the other week, it really looked good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 On 05/08/2021 at 07:00, Buckster said: I saw one of those Tridents the other week, it really looked good. Expand Yes, it does look good. It goes and handles OK too, apparently. For the price tag I think that Triumph is on to a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 20:04, Sir Fallsalot said: Don't bikes come with center stands anymore they make so many things easy Expand I love the centre stand on my Himalayan, one of the things Royal Enfield got right! The other day in a parking lot I was putting it up on the stand, because the side stand works 10% of the time (bad lean, almost no lean), anyways this older guy comes over and was so happy to see someone using a centre stand that he had to mention it......lol 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 06/08/2021 at 16:52, Grasshopper's Ride said: I love the centre stand on my Himalayan, one of the things Royal Enfield got right! The other day in a parking lot I was putting it up on the stand, because the side stand works 10% of the time (bad lean, almost no lean), anyways this older guy comes over and was so happy to see someone using a centre stand that he had to mention it......lol Expand You live such an interesting life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowlycatchymonkey Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 06/08/2021 at 16:52, Grasshopper's Ride said: I love the centre stand on my Himalayan, one of the things Royal Enfield got right! The other day in a parking lot I was putting it up on the stand, because the side stand works 10% of the time (bad lean, almost no lean), anyways this older guy comes over and was so happy to see someone using a centre stand that he had to mention it......lol Expand The stands are one of the things they’ve fixed on the latest Himalayan. They were rubbish. Rode with 12 others on Himalayan’s and a the end of the ride only 1 person had a functioning side stand 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 On 06/08/2021 at 18:02, Buckster said: You live such an interesting life. Expand .... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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