Tuesday, August 11, 2009
DMP S-Spec Steel Track Stand
Jason surprised me today with a fantastic birthday present - a DMP S-Spec steel track stand. I tried it out on the FJR, and it works perfectly.
The FJR's center stand makes working on the rear end easy, but getting the front wheel off is a problem. When I replaced the front tire last time, I jacked the bike up under the headers, using Jeremy's floor jack and a 6"x6" square of one-inch pine. On top of my reluctance to jack the bike up that way, it turned out to be pretty unstable. To top it all off, it took me a long time to get everything in order.
The jack stand changes all that. With the bike on the center stand, it now takes about 15 seconds to lift the front wheel off the ground using the DMP stand. You roll it in from the front, align the rollers, and push down. Wa-la. (The stand goes under the bottoms of the forks, so you have full access to the axle and pinch bolts.)
Very cool. Thanks, Jas!
Posted by bnc at August 11, 2009 11:03 AM