Which Discs

I have a bent front disc and I am going to have to replace them as I have no idea where to go to get my current ones straightened. Are new discs pretty much all the same or are there any ones you would specifically recomend?

Also what kind of stand is best for getting the front wheel of the floor?

Cheers

Rich.

[northwind]

I'd say stay away from EBC Prolite... They work brilliantly, but if your bike ever sees rain they rust like mad things. The pads clean the friction surfaces but the rest of the disc ends up very scabby.

As far as stands are concerned, an ABBA or NWS stand is a great buy- you could get the wheel off with a set of normal stands for £40 (you do need to support the rear if you're using a front one) but all you can do with that is remove the wheel- no fork removal. YOu can get ones that lift under the yoke or frame, still not great though. An ABBA or NWS means you can do, basically, anything you want. Take out the rear shock? No probs. Remove the whole front end and muller out the bearings? OK then.

[jambo]

How bent?
If they're waped I'm not sure if they can help, but if they're a little bent from a ding: maidstone moto-liner may be able to straighten them? worth a call!

http://www.motoliner.com/

im about to upgrade to wavey disc look good and slow u down like fec

Hi guys

just nosing around the site and this thread caught my eye. You have mentioned the abba stands. but as we know they are a bit pricy. for the work you describe (ie forks, head bearings and rear shock removal. I fabricated my own stand.

Now no laughing at this - but basically it is two axle stands, the cheap fold up type (mine came from aldi £6 ish) then i replaced the cup part that the car sits on with two steel tubes of the same diameter as the old ones and drilled a hole near the top.

Next a got a length of 8mm stainless bar long enough to fit through the swing arm pivot with at least 6 inches sticking out of either side. The holes drilled through the top of the new tube has the stainless bar slid through it either side of the bike.

This cost in total less than £20 but could be made for less. Now the interesting part getting the bike on the stand. you need two people for this. a rode the back wheel onto a block of wood atl least 6 inches high then got my friend to steady the bike whilst i fitted the stainless bar through the swinarm pivot and fitted the axle stands over them. then i lifted the rear of the bike using the pillion grabrail from the back of the bike and kicked the wood away then rested the axle stands on the floor.

Easy a cheap stand that is very hard to use but very steady. To work on the front simply hang a rusk sack with a weight over the grab rail or chock up with a block of wood under the engine.

Any body still not died of laughter can pm for a picture if they feel they must see this great invention !!!!!!

Oh my god this reply is so long

Bye

[northwind]

Nice. I used to use a heap of bricks and an old clothes pole, with my Virago... Propped one sied of the swingarm on the bricks, then lifted the other side and slid the bricks under it with my foot. Then, made another pile of bricks off to one side, stuck the clothes pole on, and used it as a humungous lever to lift the front. Then propped the pole on another pile of those versatile bricks.

It all got rather unstable if I removed the rear wheel- the centre of balance shifted. But I could get round that with... ah, you guessed. More bricks, balanced on the lugage rack.

Originally Posted by northwind

Nice. I used to use a heap of bricks and an old clothes pole, with my Virago... Propped one sied of the swingarm on the bricks, then lifted the other side and slid the bricks under it with my foot. Then, made another pile of bricks off to one side, stuck the clothes pole on, and used it as a humungous lever to lift the front. Then propped the pole on another pile of those versatile bricks.

It all got rather unstable if I removed the rear wheel- the centre of balance shifted. But I could get round that with... ah, you guessed. More bricks, balanced on the lugage rack.

I too have found joy with the load of bricks method. I found that instead of bricks, balanced on the lugage rack I got plenty of stability by kicking in a couple of wooden props on either side, front and back. Rock solid at that point. (I also rested the bike on wood too, to stop scratching...)

Originally Posted by northwind

Nice. I used to use a heap of bricks and an old clothes pole, with my Virago... Propped one sied of the swingarm on the bricks, then lifted the other side and slid the bricks under it with my foot. Then, made another pile of bricks off to one side, stuck the clothes pole on, and used it as a humungous lever to lift the front. Then propped the pole on another pile of those versatile bricks.

It all got rather unstable if I removed the rear wheel- the centre of balance shifted. But I could get round that with... ah, you guessed. More bricks, balanced on the lugage rack.

I too have found joy with the load of bricks method. I found that instead of bricks, balanced on the lugage rack I got plenty of stability by kicking in a couple of wooden props on either side, front and back. Rock solid at that point. (I also rested the bike on wood too, to stop scratching...)

oops. What happened there?

[Biker Biggles]

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