[lenbrinke]

has anyone else discovered the secret to free spinning
the rear wheel while on the kickstand
makes lubing chain and cleaning the rear wheel a breeze

 

[lenbrinke]

basicaly a controlled ballancing act.
you need to turn the bars all the way to the right.
also remove the smallest muffler shield,which takes two seconds.
i measured where the contact point is and
an 11 inch 2by4 or 4by4 will work even better.
now it;s not ridged but not wiggly either.
when in neutral you can spin confidently
wiping the wheel.
not the best pix but you can see the jist of it.

 

[lenbrinke]

stands are nice.i'm just frugal/cheap.
for the diy'er like me this is easy
one person operation if you did;nt happen to have a stand.

 

[lenbrinke]

Plus, you can't put that cute belly pan on there...

I bought a Pit Bull stand. Yes it was overpriced, but it's well-made and has reversible ends that will work with or without spools.

pix please.

 

[lenbrinke]

When you use rear stand for service like changing oil. When you filling in the new oil and the bike is on the rear stand . Will the level of the oil give correct reading as the rear wheel is off the ground or both the rear wheel have to be touching the ground like the front wheel to give the correct level of oil when you are replacing the new oil ???

The reason i am asking this i wanted to change the oil and i don't have such a tool like the workshop have..

Cheers....

i believe it would have to be level, just get
someone to sit on it to steady it.
it's so light i just grab the bars and balance while
looking at the window.