how to jack up your SV:(homemade front/engine stand)

Good job dude, I have used a trolley jack, some rods and axle stands in a similar manner, but yours is a much neater solution, nice one!!

As for a pro job, I have one of these stands:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FRONT-HEADSTOC...QQcmdZViewItem

They are great, once it is up on this the bike is incredibly stable, you have full access to the wheel and forks. Its a 1 man job to do too. Its only limitation is if you want to get the yokes out. At that point a ABBA stand or a concoction like yours is the only solution

Oh and I hate them front standsthat go under the fork bottoms ... they are hard to use and make wheel changes hard!!