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Not having a centre stand is a right pain, and the paddock stand isn't always the ideal thing to use - 'specially on the Norton which is too narrow for the arms to grip safely. So I used to have a bit of old redgum stump with uprights nailed to each end that I would use to hold the bike upright when I needed it to be stable and horizontal. The wood in the upright split as the grain was vertical so I switched to 1cm thick MDF. Well that eventually became like a sheaf of paper and no damn use at all. There had to be a better way.
:idea: Axle stands!
$65 a pair at Supercheap Auto (for Aussies, substitute appropriate el-cheapo auto shop here). Get the screw type ones not the pin types, then you can use a pipe wrench to raise the bike up if you need to. If I had welding equipment, I'd bung some short levers onto the knurled height adjuster instead, but any way you look at it, it's money well spent!
Why didn't I think of that before????
:idea: Axle stands!
$65 a pair at Supercheap Auto (for Aussies, substitute appropriate el-cheapo auto shop here). Get the screw type ones not the pin types, then you can use a pipe wrench to raise the bike up if you need to. If I had welding equipment, I'd bung some short levers onto the knurled height adjuster instead, but any way you look at it, it's money well spent!
Why didn't I think of that before????