Decent paddock stand

[ranna]

got a motrax one from and m and p which i think is very shite. When up, the bike is on some what of a dangerous lean. Dont trust the build quality of it.

Would prefer one made of one piece of metal rather than 2-3 pieces bolted together.

and one with hooks not pads.

anyone recommend any.
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[jonboy22]

BAh bugger, just bought one off ebay that sounds very much like your Motrax one....

Why does it lean though?? I thought that was the whole point of a paddock stand??

Plus you can get hook adapter replacement thingys no?? (although £45 quid for R&G cotton reels is a bit much I think)
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[Keir]

ive got a micron one with the standard cups replaced with ebay hooks and bobbins. easy to use and very sturdy.
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[ranna]

The bike looks likes it leaning to the right as if its about to fall off. And occasionally i get a metal creeky sound from it, which trust me when your brand new bike is sitting on can make your heart skip a beat
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[UrbanRacer]

Oxford Paddock stand is good quality. its very stable and solid. i've seen other stands where the metal is as soft as sh*te and the bike wobbles and leans all over the place on them. also the height that the Oxford paddock stand lifts the bike is perfect, it lifts the rear wheel about 1inch off the ground unlike others where it is far too high and makes the stabilty of the other stands questionable


https://www.jsaccessories.co.uk/Picts/product.10000441.jpg

[ranna]

https://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/proddetail.asp?prod=HPSR

That one there looks real sturdy and by the looks of it is just one piece

did a quick search on busters and turns out some bcf members have had nothing but crap service from them

anyone recently brought anything from them

any better
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[strag]

Get an Abba stand you will never buy a paddock stand again. Mine...
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strag/abba1.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/strag/abba2.jpg
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[lllN30lll]

Agreed, Abba stand for the win

can't fault mine
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v707/lllN30lll/piccy-0041.jpg
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[DynaMight]

another one for Abba stand

https://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2005%5C11%5C22%5Cbikepics-471458-full.jpg
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[ranna]

^^^^ how does that work

Looks very stable
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[0ddball]

The ABBA one looks very simple. I think i'll save myself £100 and make one.

[kestrel]

Check out Harris paddock stands, not cheap, but definitely the 'Dogs Danglies'

[ranna]

^^^ yh the link i put above is for a harris stand, was about to buy until i searched busters accessories on here. quite a few members have had probs with them
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[Pete.]

My mate had a Harris stand about 2 years ago and it broke at the weld and dropped his mint 'busa on it's side. Credit to Harris though they replaced it with a new stronger model and paid for the damage to the bike. The newer ones don't suffer the problems of the early models. Lester Harris gets the big thumbs-up from me for quality of service

Abba stands all the way. They are superb.

[lllN30lll]

[Cillit-BANG]

Abba Stand for working on, Harris Stand for Paddock use.

Both beautifully made.

[ram_doom]

Theres a chap on ebay who makes his own bobbins with a cnc machine. Had some polished ones for £6 using best offer
Have a go, their cheap, but seem pretty well made. Lookie...

https://stores.ebay.co.uk/Biker-bitz


And I use a micron paddock stand
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[Whosthedaddy]

That Abba stand looks a lot better than the traditional type that I bought once. I had real trouble balancing the bike with one hand, fiddling about getting the cups in place then I could nt lift them damn thing

Resold it on ebay for its original price
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[owdamer]

I've had an abba for years. Its quality. Can be a little tricky to use at first but you seen get the hang of it. Mines only used for maintenance tho as I cant use it in my shed as I dont have the room. For normal use I have a micron stand, and rather than the cups or hooks I run a 2ft long 10mm bar straight thru the rear wheel spindle. Much easier than trying to line the hooks up.
[img]https://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d12/owdamer/IMG_6033.jpg[/img]

[strag]

I love that lino!
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[jinxy88]

Yep, another for harris. Had the same cheap crappy stand first off, nothing compared to the quality of the harris one. Plus you can fix the width of the cups that slot into the bobbins with little grub screws so no more messing about with hooks etc...

https://w1.bikepics.com/pics/2006/08/27/bikepics-665785-800.jpg

Works a treat! Knicked off eBay, someone local to me for £30... about £60 at bike shows, but well worth the ££.

[ranna]

^^ thats the one, im getting it
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[Mr.Everready]

Do the Harris stands have the solid hooks ?
I'm really going off my stand with the wobbly hooks, I think it would be alot easier if they were solid.
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