16-01-13, 11:44 AM | #31 | |
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Thats not to say the Abba is brilliant, its unnervingly unstable, extraordinarily over priced and next to useless without additional spending. In fact if you're not buying it with the swing arm kit its no more beneficial than a bog standard paddock stand which could be bought for half the price. I'd have one second hand, especially at the £40 that the OP obtained his for but purely because it has the option to be versatile even if out of the box its nothing more than a paddock stand. Sorry this is starting to feel like a proper abba rate lol, basically to me if it were possible for someone to construct a unit which came able to lift both the front and back (so fully suspend a bike) for under £100 including shipping it'd be worth a look for sure. Out of interest where do you find the £80 stand? All I see is: http://www.abbastands.co.uk/product_details.asp?id=1 thats £99.95 for the Abba with SV adaptor, plus £14.95 if you want the swing arm tool. |
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16-01-13, 12:53 PM | #32 |
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I will be picking a new one up this weekend. I need to change the spring in an R6 shock I have fitted to my FZR400RR. Without an Abba I cant see how i could raise the back of the bike and get the job done 'on my own'.
For what it would cost if i was to go 'f___ it' and let someone else do the job, it would cost near the same. As with most things like this it will pay for itself over time with the more jobs I can do with it. Having the Abba will also mean I can get rid of the front headstock stand I have (which doesn't tuck away in as half a small place as the abba in my smallish shed). Luckily Abba are relatively just down the road too Chris
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Put a pair of axle stands under the rear pillion footpeg hangers. Push the bike over to the left onto front wheel and sidestand, put the axle stand in under the right footpeg hanger. Walk round the bike and jack up the other side until your other footpeg hanger is high enough to get the axle stand under that. If you need to go higher still, jack under one side, remove the pin from the axle stand, jack up one hole, replace pin, remove jack, repeat on other side. I don't have a picture of that, but I'm sure someone can point to one already on the forum If you need to work on the front you can do the same at the front by putting a piece of metal bar through the hole in the front of the engine casings. I do have a picture of that And my XT I remove the rear end this way |
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16-01-13, 01:29 PM | #34 |
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There is a difference between something being 'worth it' and something being 'value for money'.
When your dog's about to die even a £1000 vets bill for a 30 minute operation and a course of medication can be worth it. Look at what an Abba stand actually is and compare manufacturing costs and sell price, it's not value for money. They could sell them at half the price and still make a very tidy profit thank you very much. They charge what they charge because they can get away with it. That's because like the majority of responses in this thread, their customers consider that it's 'worth it' |
16-01-13, 01:40 PM | #35 |
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Mine's paid for itself loads of times over but I do use it on customers bikes.
I'm not sure about abbas manufacturing costs, I'd suggest it would come down to the costs of the turned pieces and whether they have their own machines or farm them out.
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Nothing you don't get on a cheapo ebay paddock stand for £30 quid. I'm going to get some offcuts off ebay and make one, just to see how much it costs. If I get enough materials for two and you do the welding you can have one of them! Last edited by -Ralph-; 16-01-13 at 03:01 PM. |
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i have the best set up for working on my bike in my shed , i have a 4x4 fence post across roof , and got a rachet strap of my mate thats a lorry driver , cost me nothing , have both wheels of ground , for weeks , no problems at all , and cost less then £20 for the post ,
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