mangocrazy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:56 pm
Another vote for the Abba Skylift here. You can do jobs with the Skylift that would be next to impossible with other stands. As an example, I needed to get the shock off my KTM Duke 690 to fit a different spring so i used the skylift in the 'stoppie' position. The back of the bike wasn't far off the ceiling. It would have been a pig of a job even with the conventional Abba stand, as the shock has to come out from underneath and the rear wheel has to be at maximum compression (I used a ratchet strap through the wheel and round the subframe.) I was able to do the job in complete comfort sat on a stool next to the bike and it took about half an hour to remove and re-fit the shock.
For shock I just used the grab rails and ratchet straps on the rafters. 10 mins
I didn't have that option - no visible rafters on my ceiling. Plus it sounds more than a bit scary...
mangocrazy wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 2:56 pm
Another vote for the Abba Skylift here. You can do jobs with the Skylift that would be next to impossible with other stands. As an example, I needed to get the shock off my KTM Duke 690 to fit a different spring so i used the skylift in the 'stoppie' position. The back of the bike wasn't far off the ceiling. It would have been a pig of a job even with the conventional Abba stand, as the shock has to come out from underneath and the rear wheel has to be at maximum compression (I used a ratchet strap through the wheel and round the subframe.) I was able to do the job in complete comfort sat on a stool next to the bike and it took about half an hour to remove and re-fit the shock.
For shock I just used the grab rails and ratchet straps on the rafters. 10 mins
I didn't have that option - no visible rafters on my ceiling. Plus it sounds more than a bit scary...
