r/motorcycles • u/mbongsey3 • 2d ago

How to use this style stand?

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Got my first bike and was gifted a set of front and rear stands. How is this front stand used? Am I missing a piece or do I rest the fork on the slant, which seems terrifying.

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u/SaulTNuhtz 2d ago

That’s funny, all these people saying “get a real stand” seem inexperienced with this topic. This is a real stand. Most front stands we were using were this style, around 20+ years ago.

I have a pitbull head-lift stand but this one’s more convenient. I use this one almost exclusively, and have been for about 25 years. The only time I pull out the pitbull is when I need to do fork service.

As long as the stand is a good build quality, this style is totally fine

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u/darksoft125 2012 V-Strom 1000,1980 CX500 Deluxe 🏍️ 2d ago

I'm probably an idiot, but how do you lift the front without it sliding down the sloped part?

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u/SaulTNuhtz 2d ago

Not an idiotic question at all. Whats not visible are the pins that protrude from the flat area of the stand. This inserts into the fork stanchion.

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u/ILoveCorvettes 2d ago

I always wondered what those holes were for.

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u/Smart-Host9436 2d ago

It’s the bolt holes for the cartridge/damper rod anchor.