Abba stand

[yorkie_chris]

Mine was delivered today,
first impressions;

Abba delivery reasonably quickly
Whoever does the packaging for abba must be a really old guy who used to work for egyptian pharaohs, must have taken me 15 minutes to get all the tape and packing off! (did the job though)
The stand is an absolute piece of pi$$ to use, and I wish I'd bought one ages ago.

Chris

[andyb]

Mine took me about 20 mins to unwrap even trying to cut through the whole lot with a stanley knife! Great piece of kit, oyu wont regret getting it.

[yorkie_chris]

Got the swingarm removal thing too, going to have a play with that in a few minutes when I can be arsed moving the washing out of the garage.

(Moms been back from her holidays 20 hours and my lovely clear garage is full of f##king washing and yuppie $hite :smt013)

[HopefullySoon]

Hi

Not got an ABBA stand , but do have an NWS stand and it's been worth its weight in gold the last few weeks .

From when I was reasearching which one to get I found they both had a couple of pro's and cons .

Abba - pro , with Swingarm kit you can remove it
- con , need a differant fitting kit every time you change bike

Nws - pro , change your bike and you dont need a new fitting kit
- con , can't remove the swing arm using it .

Which ever way you go , they are both handy pieces of kit .

Hopefully Soon

[yorkie_chris]

The swingarm removal kit was what made me go for abba, you can also use this on other bikes if you don't have the particular kit

[northwind]

NWS is more stable, mind. But I have an Abba and I love it. And aye, it came encased in about 10 kilos of plastic and cardboard. The lift was even worse/better.

[Lissa]

The swingarm removal kit was what made me go for abba, you can also use this on other bikes if you don't have the particular kit

The swingarm removal kit is great. It means we can go with the Suzuki OEM endless chain every time, still the best chain we think.

[yorkie_chris]

Had the swingarm off before, it was a right painful operation involving a big bar, 2 jacks, numourous blocks of wood and backache.
Just tried the abba tool, 5 minutes, not a drop of sweat and the bikes up.

[Nostrils]

Mine was delivered today,
first impressions;

Abba delivery reasonably quickly
Whoever does the packaging for abba must be a really old guy who used to work for egyptian pharaohs, must have taken me 15 minutes to get all the tape and packing off! (did the job though)
The stand is an absolute piece of pi$$ to use, and I wish I'd bought one ages ago.

Chris

Touche! And all of 5 mins getting it put together and on the bike! I would this stand to anyone. If anyone is interested call Abba rather than order online as some discount may be offered if you ASK and mention the forum - I missed out but was offered to call them when getting other stuff!

[philbut]

Just bought one at the NEC today. Didnt realise I'd need an extra swing arm tool though :-( how much are they?

[northwind]

£20 I think. But only needed if you want to remove the swingarm.

[philbut]

Ar*e, thats what I bought it for. I knew I shouldnt have drunk that pint before going shopping! The whole idea was to remove the swing arm to give it a good clean and regrease the bearings over winter. Ah well, you live and learn.

[northwind]

If you want, you're welcome to a lend of mine, but to be honest by the time you pay postage there and back you'd be halfway to buying your own.

[phil24_7]

I bought one of these at the NEC on Saturday and being the cheeky sod I am I even asked for discount on the show price.... Guess what..... I got another £5 off!

The stand looks awsome and the Abba guy's are great!

[ASM-Forever]

I bought one of these at the NEC on Saturday and being the cheeky sod I am I even asked for discount on the show price.... Guess what..... I got another £5 off!

The stand looks awsome and the Abba guy's are great!

He was handing discounts out to everyone....you may not be the master negotiator you think you are. ;)

[phil24_7]

So my £80 wasn't a bargain then? :(

[Dangerous Dave]

Personally I have an NWS Ultipro, they are a little more stable than the Abba superbike stand but both are excellent! If you plan to remove the swingarm and want to do it simply then buy the Abba as you can also buy an adaptor which will allow you to. If you use your brain you might be able to fabricate or notice a way of using the NWS in the same way.

Oh... NWS ain't NWS any more, bought by Pyramid I think for the huggers.

Ultipro - www.buystands.co.uk (http://www.buystands.co.uk)

Abba - www.abbastands.co.uk (http://www.abbastands.co.uk)

[ASM-Forever]

So my £80 wasn't a bargain then? :(

I doubt he sold many/if any for under that. It seemed that circa £80 was the lowest he(the man with the eyebrows and Jeremy Clarkson forehead) was prepared to go.