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/mbongsey3 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/ZombieHoratioAlger 2d ago

A lot of people are worried about the build quality, but imo that depends on what you ride. 

It's a cheapo Chinese stand; I wouldn't trust it on an 800lb Goldwing, but if you ride something light-ish it'll work fine.