Triumph Rat Motorcycle Forums banner

Will it flip-over backwards w/this stand + center stand?

2K views 6 replies 5 participants last post by  Lazarus Long 
#1 ·
Hi all,

Objective: To take off both wheels at once with no "accidents".

I just got this very cool front stand...


Works like a charm. Thing is that when I pop the front up with the the bike on the centerstand the bike's back tire ends up not only
in contact with the floor, but with quite a bit of weight on it ( in fact there is almost no weight on the centerstand).

I tried putting up to an inch of wood under the centerstand. This just made it super hard to get the bike on the centerstand, and the back wheel still contacted the ground.

So here is the real question: If I place the bike on the centerstand,
take off the rear tire, pop the bike up on my cool new front stand,
then take off the front tire.... Will the removal of the weight of the front rim/tire, change the balance of the bike so that it flips backwards onto the tail light?

Thanks,

MD
 
See less See more
1
#2 ·
I always go with the convention that a front stand should never be used without first putting the bike on a rear paddock stand. Their wider spread and distance from the front wheel makes for a much more stable condition.

However, I have raised bikes unconventional means over the years. But when I did that, I always made certain there was a secondary plan to prevent tip-overs. Most of the time that consisted of over head straps. I still have two straps hanging through the ceiling, and corresponding spotting marks on the garage floor.

My experience with the Sprint is that it is very fwd weight biased and the CG is approximately five inches forward of the oil filter. It seems that your plan would work, but I think it would not be very stable.

It is common to support a section of pipe through the rear axle on jack stands for stability. Could you do that, or is it mandatory for both wheels to be off at the same time?
 
#3 ·
I have one of those Pit Bull stands too. It's downright scary to use with the factory centerstand. I tried to get a pin-type accessory for it (vertical pins that go into the holes in the bottom of the forks) from my dealer but apparently the one pictured is the officially correct one for our Sprints. The solution? Use it in combination with a Pit Bull rear stand (which uses a side pin) and the bike is extremely stable on the stands.
 
#4 ·
Plus one on elevens reply- I have Pit Bull stands for both front and rear, and the bike is very stable on them. I have the pin- type stand for the front, as I originally purchased it for my Speed Triple, but it works fine on the ST- you do have to temporarily remove the stock horn, and be very careful when lifting as the fairing underside will be VERY close to the horizontal arm (with the pin) of the Pit Bull.


denoose
 
#5 ·
WARNING!
You should NEVER use a front wheel stand without first using a rear wheel paddock stand.
Without the rear paddock stand you run a great risk of the bike falling over.
The procedure is to first use the rear paddock stand, make sure the ground is level so you get good stability.
Then if you have a front stand that lift under the fork legs make sure your front wheel is straigh before lifting.

DO NOT sit on the bike when it is on the stands, the added weight has made a number of stands fold and fail with the result of a busted up bike.

With all of these stands it's a good idea to spend some extra on quality, cheaper stand use less material and they could fold under the weight, and the Sprint is not the lightest bike out there. ;)
 
#6 ·
Thanks to everyone that responded.

I decided to go to cycle gear and order the fancy pit-bull rear stand, as it sure beats going to Triumph and ordering the fancy
Fairing and other assorted parts.



I'm pretty sure the pipe with the jackstands would have worked.
Or taking the wheels to the dealer one at a time to get the tires replaced could have worked too.

Thing is I've always been a fan of doing things as correctly and
as safely as possible, so I ordered the stand.

Not to mention that the dire warnings from Sweden were really
scary :p.

MD
 
#7 ·
For extra safety, if you are going to do some work on the bike or leave it on the stands for some time, if you are indoors
you can get a heavy duty cargo strap and hang it from a celing beam and hook it up to the bike, thus eliminating it from falling.
 
This is an older thread, you may not receive a response, and could be reviving an old thread. Please consider creating a new thread.
Top