Best Bike Stand

Sintari · 03-09-2008, 6:06 PM

So I have read several threads/articles on here concerning bike stands but I wanted everyones opinion on which company makes the best one for the money. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hondachunk · 03-09-2008, 6:10 PM

I use an Abba stand which lifts the rear off the ground a treat, will probably buy a headstock stand later this year

Bigtoe · 03-14-2008, 9:56 AM

PIT BULL hands down.

jacobflyin · 03-14-2008, 10:55 AM

2 thumbs up for Pit bull stands very nice I use a cheaper version because I got all three stands at one time spool, fork, and head tube, But I have used the Pit Bull and they are nice and very well made.

segiano · 03-14-2008, 9:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtoe

PIT BULL hands down.

Echoing BigToe. I have the Pit Bull as well. Best stand I ever had.

Hammer · 03-15-2008, 11:43 PM

Pitt Bull

bulldog12 · 03-16-2008, 11:23 PM

i finally ordered some stands last night. went with MotoGP front and rear for $89.99 total + shipping. don't know if they're any good, but didn't want to spend the $'s for the Pitt Bulls (which i'd really like to have)

Hope i like them.

oldnslow · 03-17-2008, 2:57 AM

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Originally Posted by bulldog12

i finally ordered some stands last night. went with MotoGP front and rear for $89.99 total + shipping. don't know if they're any good, but didn't want to spend the $'s for the Pitt Bulls (which i'd really like to have)

Hope i like them.

It's not really a matter of likeing them...It's a matter of if they will hold your bike without falling apert and your bike falling to the ground...

Having said that, I have some cheap ones and some pitbulls. I have not had a problem with the cheapies yet but you can certainly notice the difference in how sturdy the bike is on them compared to the pitbulls.

Good luck.

CBR_954_RR · 03-17-2008, 3:01 AM

Definitely

for the Pit Bulls...i have two (front and rear) and they work great! i have no trouble gettin the bike on them, and they are very sturdy as well.

NDMBlackBlade · 03-19-2008, 11:17 PM

Harris Performance UK.

954BLADE · 03-19-2008, 11:39 PM

I had a cheap stand and you could see it "tweak" back and forth when it was under a load.. I bought the pit bull and it lofts it as if it is weightless!!

adamjayp · 03-24-2008, 3:24 PM

Lockhart Phillips makes the worlds number one selling stand... In white or black.

I have the white one. My bike (a 919) doesn't have spools to lift it with, so I had to get a generic swingarm stand. Works great, and it had "roller blade" style wheels. Good price to, 80 bucks give or take.
-Adam

Bigtoe · 03-24-2008, 4:02 PM

I am confident enough to sit on my bike during the winter months and make vroom vroom sounds while my bike is on the Pit Bull Stands.

nedro · 03-24-2008, 4:47 PM

Best = Pitbull
Best for the money = anything that doesn't cost you extra money in repairs.
It always comes down to personal choice, doesn't it?

fl-929 · 03-24-2008, 10:03 PM

I use pitbull for my front stands, but am happy with my handy rear stand

oldnslow · 03-25-2008, 1:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtoe

I am confident enough to sit on my bike during the winter months and make vroom vroom sounds while my bike is on the Pit Bull Stands.

shawdawg17 · 03-25-2008, 4:08 AM

pitbull

waterproof · 04-08-2008, 6:44 PM

so it seems like pit bull is the hands down fasvorite. i'm shopping for a rear stand too, i'm gonna go with the pit bull but have a few questions...
1. any advantage to the new forward handle vs traditional style?
2. (and most important) wheres the cheapest i can get it online?

HondaGalToo · 04-08-2008, 7:16 PM

www.sportbiketrackgear.com has good prices in general. I haven't found many places giving any significant discount on the PitBull stuff. When I got mine, I ordered directly from PitBull, as they had free shipping. Don't know if that's still the case.

I've never tried one of the forward handle rear stands, so I don't know if there's an advantage, other than it saves some space in the garage.

waterproof · 04-09-2008, 9:44 PM

i just purchased the stand today, pit bull rear spooled, traditional. i got it from KneeDraggers.com - Sportbike Parts, Accessories, and Apparel. they;re usually a little pricey but they have good stuff and good customer service. they have it listed for $132, but i searched around and found it on a random site (oniedasuzuki.com) for $107 ... and kneedraggers did the right thing and matched the price.

waterproof · 04-16-2008, 9:53 PM

got my stand in today ... good stuff

CBR929RE · 04-16-2008, 10:23 PM

I know this thread has kind of petered out but I have a Cycle Cat USC1 rear stand. Works awesome. don't even have to lift it off the sidestand. very sturdy and comes with both spool and underarm style lifters. won't be a very good stand to use in the pits if you aren't running with a kickstand but I have a Baxley Sportchock for that.

curt248 · 05-16-2008, 2:29 AM

I just decided to buy a stand.

The T-Rex stands seem to be very well received. I read another post here and everyone seemed to love them. They were all saying that they are very stable and 1/2 the cost of pitbull.

Since the 929 has an uneven swingarm, you'd have to buy an adapter to use the pitbull rear stand, but apparently the T-rex stand has and adjustable height so it's not an issue.

They sell each one separately or for $137 + $25 shipping I purchased the combo that comes with the rear stand, the front stand (forks), and the triple tree adapter that lifts the bike by the triple tree instead so you can take the forks off if you wanted to.

They even sell a triple chrome plated version for $15 more. I ordered the galvanized gold, which looks pretty cool too.

bighicks2980 · 05-16-2008, 8:27 AM

PIT BULL IS THE KING

95Roguem3 · 05-28-2008, 1:51 PM

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Originally Posted by curt248

I just decided to buy a stand.

The T-Rex stands seem to be very well received. I read another post here and everyone seemed to love them. They were all saying that they are very stable and 1/2 the cost of pitbull.

Since the 929 has an uneven swingarm, you'd have to buy an adapter to use the pitbull rear stand, but apparently the T-rex stand has and adjustable height so it's not an issue.

Have you received your T-REX stand yet? Im looking at them online and wouldnt mind saving the $60 over going with a Pitbull stand if the T-Rex is a quality piece.

Thanks!

schnogg · 05-28-2008, 2:49 PM

I had the Handy Industries front+rear stands for my 929. They had a custom set that didn't require any adapters since the swingarm is uneven. They were cheap, but I had no problems with them.

curt248 · 05-29-2008, 1:32 AM

I did receive the t-rex stand. I just looked at a friends pit bull stand and I think both are comparable quality. The t-rex has really nice big tubes like the pitt bull. I thought it would be a little wimpy, but it doesn't seem to be. I haven't put the bike on the stand yet, but I will tomorrow. I actually like the pit bull a bit better because I was able to choose a gold color that looks pretty trick.

I think you'll save more than $60 by going with the T-rex. You get all 3 stands for $137 + $25 shipping. That's the rear stand, the fork stand and the adapter to convert the fork stand to a triple tree stand (so you can take off the forks). All of the pieces work the same way the pitt bull ones do.

Both the pit bull and the t-rex are waay more beefy than a cheap stand I have borrowed from a friend of mine. With that stand, the bike is very wobbly.

95Roguem3 · 05-29-2008, 7:58 AM

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Originally Posted by curt248

I did receive the t-rex stand. I just looked at a friends pit bull stand and I think both are comparable quality. The t-rex has really nice big tubes like the pitt bull. I thought it would be a little wimpy, but it doesn't seem to be. I haven't put the bike on the stand yet, but I will tomorrow.

I look forward to hearing your opinions after putting the bike on the stand as well. Ive heard a few people mention the stand arms seem to bow in a little with the bike's weight on them.

Im leaning towards getting the T-Rex stand, but dont know for sure.

curt248 · 05-29-2008, 3:08 PM

I tried the stand today. It really holds the bike up solidly. The height adjustment feature for the rear stand works great (the pitbull requires an extra block to purchase or use). The 929 has uneven swingarm heights so it requires some variation to keep the bike level.

The triple clamp stand is a little troubling due to the brake line y clamp being a bit in the way (would be for any stand). The pin that is used for the triple clamp was difficult to get out. I figured out that you need to change the height of the triple clamp stand to the shorest to work best. Even then it's a bit hard to get the pin to fall down out of the triple clamp hole (after the bike is back on the ground). I would assume that any triple clamp lift would have the same difficulty on the 929 since they are the same design concept, but I've never tried the pitbull or any stand with the triple clamp until today. A slightly smaller pin diameter might be helpful though. I may ask t-rex if there is an easier way to get it out or order a smaller pin (it fits perfectly its just hard to wiggle out).

The regular front stand works really well. It is solid and has really nice rubber pads. The rear stand also has rubber pads all around where the swing are attaches to the stand. The other rear stand of my buddies was just metal and put small scuffs on the swingarm.

The stand also has rubber pads for the stand to touch the ground while the bike is in the air. The other cheap stands I tried just rested on the metal frame of the stand itself.

The wheels have a wider stance than the cheap ones which add to the stability of the bike when up. The wheels are also of better quality and a little larger in diameter.

The finish of the gold stands that I purchased is really nice. The welds look smooth and the gold has a bit of irridium reflections to it that looks really cool.

These are definitely some quality stands. I figured this is one of those items that you will have for the rest of your life so I might as well buy quality.

I didn't see anything bow when I put the bike up. I'm not sure how it could with these beefy s