Abba stand are they worth the money?

Originally Posted by Tomor

I also got the group buy, 65quid plus 5 quid post. Included the adapters aswell!!

B@st@rd!

[Mark_h]

Was it the NWS stands that had the conical adapters that effectively go in as far as they can until they hit the right diameter? If so surely it's not beyond the ability of one or more of the fabricators on there to knock up a tapered cone with a hole in it to take the Abba threaded bit then we're back to a universal stand with the option of custom fit adapters for the bikes you use most often.

Where's Biblio when you need him?

[Bibio]

wonder how many members purchased on visordown to get a decent price.

there is nothing to stop org members getting together and doing a group buy. i'm sure ABBA would be more than helpful.

i actually like the look of their new adapter to lift the front. hhhmmm

Originally Posted by Bibio

i actually like the look of their new adapter to lift the front. hhhmmm

Yes! I'm on that Bibio. Organise it now!

[Mark_h]

Originally Posted by Bibio

i actually like the look of their new adapter to lift the front. hhhmmm

If the front lift is the weird narrow thing I looked at earlier in the year then it's not recommended for twins as it can't spread the load across enough exhaust metalwork.

Any chance of knocking up some generic cones to universalise the abbas? I'd still prefer to use custom adapters where possible as I suspect the y do less damage to the socket the go into but for occasional use on mates bikes seems a sensible way to go.

[Edit] here you go from Abba's own site.....
Will the front lift fit my bike...?
The abba front lift is designed to lift on the bottom of the exhaust pipes of a four cylinder machine where at least two pipes run parallel to create a flat lifting point. (On faired bikes there needs to be a 10+cm gap between the fairing for the front lift to locate up inside). The front lift is not suitable for V-twin engine motorcycles because of only one single front down pipe, or motorcycles with an unusual exhaust layout (i.e two pipes not running parallel)

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Mark_h

Was it the NWS stands that had the conical adapters that effectively go in as far as they can until they hit the right diameter? If so surely it's not beyond the ability of one or more of the fabricators on there to knock up a tapered cone with a hole in it to take the Abba threaded bit then we're back to a universal stand with the option of custom fit adapters for the bikes you use most often.

Where's Biblio when you need him?

i know exactly what to do as in regards universal adapters

i could also knock up copies of the stand.

but i wont!

why? well these guys make a living out of what they do so if someone comes along and starts making copies then they might just go out of business then we loose another company. this leaves the person who made the copies who could just be out for a quick buck then dump it which leaves the biking community without a product.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by Mark_h

If the front lift is the weird narrow thing I looked at earlier in the year then it's not recommended for twins as it can't spread the load across enough exhaust metalwork.

Any chance of knocking up some generic cones to universalise the abbas? I'd still prefer to use custom adapters where possible as I suspect the y do less damage to the socket the go into but for occasional use on mates bikes seems a sensible way to go.

[Edit] here you go from Abba's own site.....
Will the front lift fit my bike...?
The abba front lift is designed to lift on the bottom of the exhaust pipes of a four cylinder machine where at least two pipes run parallel to create a flat lifting point. (On faired bikes there needs to be a 10+cm gap between the fairing for the front lift to locate up inside). The front lift is not suitable for V-twin engine motorcycles because of only one single front down pipe, or motorcycles with an unusual exhaust layout (i.e two pipes not running parallel)

no they have a new one

http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=42

[maviczap]

Group buy of the new front lift thing would be a great idea.

I'm up for than

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Group buy of the new front lift thing would be a great idea.

I'm up for than

yup. i'd be up for that as well.

might give them a ring on monday see what they say.

[maviczap]

Good man Bib