I had my brother lean the bike over on its kickstand and front wheel, lifting the rear wheel off the ground. Then I was able to spin the rear wheel and lube the chain.
I had my brother lean the bike over on its kickstand and front wheel, lifting the rear wheel off the ground. Then I was able to spin the rear wheel and lube the chain.
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.
For what sellers are asking for a shop stand, I'll fire up the welder and make something. I use to do my dirt bike sort of like is described above. I had to steady the bike with one hand and work one handed, and didn't dare leave it alone or a gust of wind would tip it over.
For lubing and cleaning a bike without a centerstand, I've just resorted to rolling the bike forward/backward and working on the exposed parts of the chain until I've gotten to all of it.
Yeh stands here in the US are over priced. A good set of rear and fron stands will run you $300. I mean common, it's just a couple prices of metal welded together with some wheels slapped on. I might as well go get some pipes and weld me one myself.
They make this little 2 aluminum roller piece for like 20 bucks that all you do it roll your bike back onto and it lets the rear wheel spin freely in neutral....I will try to find the website. Cheaper than a stand, easier than the wood and alot more secure....gimme some time, I found it like a month ago but had no need for it
If your call Honda customer support, they are actually pretty nice to help you with details of servicing your bike. Trick is you just need to know what details to ask for and no pictures. For instance i called them to ask how much fluid to put in the forks.
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..
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..
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.
Even better would be a lug on the bottom of the bike that a stand - supplied with the new bike - would engage. Rollers will help with the chain, but won't hold the bike upright nor allow wheel removal.
Here's the stand I cobbled up out of some 1/2" pipe, a pair of casters, and aluminum supports turned on the lathe. The 3/4" handle extension slips on. If I'd been on the clock, it would have been cheaper to buy one, but not as much fun. http://imageshack.us/g/88/110624012.jpg/ Here's a link to the pictures.
Here's the stand I cobbled up out of some 1/2" pipe, a pair of casters, and aluminum supports turned on the lathe. The 3/4" handle extension slips on. If I'd been on the clock, it would have been cheaper to buy one, but not as much fun. ImageShack Album - 4 images Here's a link to the pictures.
Hi PG,
The only pieces I bought for the stand were the casters, $3.98 @ if I remember right. The pipe and aluminum were in my jun -oops - stock pile. The spools are screwed tight to the stand, don't rotate. They'd also be easily changed for other applications. The design came from looking at ads and was inspired by the price tags. There aren't any dimensions, I used a couple of tape measure figures to get started and just built it to fit, tweaked it to fit right. The pipe can be fine tuned cold. I'll make a front stand sometime, but living on a dirt road chain maintenance is a priority. I clean mine with a dry toothbrush, it's a tedious proces but gets down to bright metal and doesn't wash mung into the O rings. So, if you have tools or access to them, pipe is cheap. You could use a pair of 1" or 1 1/4" pipe couplings for the spools, weld them in place and wrap them in Gorilla tape. Wheels could be as close as the curb on garbage day. Get yer wheels spinning.
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