My new speed obviously wont go on my standard padock stand aĺthough never been daft on them and i dont have anything for the front. do you folk use a aba stand. Failing that my garage has strong beams and was thinking of winching it up to let me dismantle swing arm forks etc rear or front one at a time do any of you folk do this and where do you lift from.
I use the 'normal' Abba Superbike stand, comes with the spindle adaptor etc to lift the front off the ground if needed..... Not anything like as much as the Skylift though! Depends what level of maintenance you're planning I guess!
Me too for the normal Abba, being close to centre there's not a great deal of weight on the front wheel. Bike's only a few months old so haven't needed to change tyres yet, but on last bike I put a bottle jack under each fork leg and like you I have a handy overhead beam which I use with a ratchet tie-down strap around the top yoke or handlebar clamps. Only slight criticism is that the Abba stand flicks the side-stand partially out of the way on the way up, so be careful to flick it back as you bring the bike back down.
Thanks for that not sure what to expect yet craigs honda doing rear swing arm and service before delivery but i enjoy working on my bikes being a mechanic. How often do you guys strip rear swing another guy said his was bad at around the 14k and that you need to manipulate the chain adjuster regularly or it drys up.
I should think it very much depends on the type of riding the bike is/has been subjected to, I had a SprintST1050 from new for 5yrs / 35k mls, BUT they were 95% dry miles. I did strip the eccentric hub once in that time (it did get quite stiff) and cleaned / regreased with CopperSlip on reassembly. Never touched the swingarm pivot or shock linkage and wasn't aware of any problems in that time..... But the bike led a sheltered life and was kept well clean!!
Returned from holiday and bike delivered today, the rear end has been off and fully overhauled and I'm well pleased. I find the bike well balanced and lighter than my cb1000 although not been far as yet 6 inches of snow earlier. The R&G crash protection fitted to the frame/engine is quite impressive, very heavy duty cast bracket and protrudes a fair bit out and looks like it will provide good protection. The rear spring has a few chips on it which i'm surprised since it has a hugger fitted. I need to get something for xmas from the kids and was thinking of bike bits. Are bar ends worth it I read yes and no since the bars bend on going down and i'm not sure how much the frame sliders provide. fork sliders, rear axle sliders etc don't want a tail tidy i'm happy with the rear end and the cans fitted also. Don't know if the covers still get it with this slider on either. Taking the scot oiler off my old bike so that out. phew. Any ideas on goodies guys??
I have the CNC Racing Extra Light Universal bar ends, mostly because I like the looks and they're inexpensive...not sure about availability for you though... http://cncracing.us/byCat.asp?Cat=Crash Protection
How about some radiator guards? Stops the fins getting damaged by flying grit off the tyre and I think makes it look neater. I've got bar end mirrors, anodised brake reservoirs and levers on order from Santa.
I have had the radiator guards on all my bikes I think you are right looks great and adds that bit of protection.
