Front Paddock Stands

[BartonMT07]

Hi,

I am university student currently studying design engineering and currently putting some research together. My aim is to design and develop a new universal front paddock stand which is quick to use, and very stable. I would like to know...

The reasons you use a front paddock stand

Any problems you've encountered or think are wrong with the current ones

Possible improvements/requirements

Any other suggestions

Thanks in advance

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You should be ashamed of yourself.

To say you want to design something you should know what you want to improve upon already. You should also have a thorough knowledge of what the current alternatives are too.

If I was your academic, you'd be on for a solid third with this attempt.
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[Nobby the Bastard]

I know what the main failure of universal front stands that hold up the yoke is.

It's not the fact that they ggenerally need a rear paddock stand to be secure. It's not the fact that you need many different pins, none of which fit your bike.

But I'm not going to tell you what it is. I'm going to patent it...
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OP needs to invent one that you can remove the steering head bearing races on.

After that he can make a start on a perpetual motion generator and a visor you can see through when it's raining...
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[Holdawayt]

Reasons I use a paddock stand:
- To lift the front wheel (durr) useful for changing tyres and general cleaning / maintenance
- makes the bike look snazzy as fuck when it's in the garage

Problems with my paddock stand:
- None, it does its job perfectly.

I forgot what else you needed to know but by now the BCF regulars will have ripped you a new one anyway so it's of little significance.

Happy studenting.