Paddock stands, so many which ones are best?

yip i think 2 you would better getting bobbins and a stand with hooks as the bobbins are a bit safer that just the stands that go under the swing-arm!

+1 for the Abba stand, great bit of kit.

[northwind]

If you want a paddock stand, and you're not going to use it constantly, there's a lot to be said for getting the cheapest one you can... I had a Bike-It one which was pretty rotten, but it still lasted me 2 years, in which time it got a lifetime's normal use... It went a bit too wobbly so I binned it, and got a beautiful Harris one made of a single bend of stainless steel tube, it's better made than an SV but cost me about 4 times as much as the Bike-It one. For everyday use, it's no better than the Bike-It one, but it should outlast me... And it's nice to have nice things. But I could equally have got another Bike-It one or similiar and just used that til it fell apart, then got another one...

Front stands... Ones that go under the forks are pretty rubbish, and ones that lift under the yoke aren't much more expensive- but they're much more versatile and stable. And not drastically more expensive, the Ebay ones are decent enough.

Abba or NWS stand does a slightly different job, but they're similiarly brilliant, you can do stuff with them that you can't do with rear stands (remove a shock or swingarm frinstance, or remove the forks in complete no-risk stability) but if you're going to use it just for regular maintenance it's far more than you'll ever need, and a bit of a waste of money IMO. But I wouldn't be without mine.

Originally Posted by northwind

If you want a paddock stand, and you're not going to use it constantly, there's a lot to be said for getting the cheapest one you can...

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Originally Posted by northwind

Abba or NWS stand does a slightly different job, but they're similiarly brilliant, you can do stuff with them that you can't do with rear stands (remove a shock or swingarm frinstance, or remove the forks in complete no-risk stability) but if you're going to use it just for regular maintenance it's far more than you'll ever need, and a bit of a waste of money IMO. But I wouldn't be without mine.

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