Hi Guys I want to strip down the calipers and replace pads/discs and the speedo drive which has gone.., anybody got any novel ideas on how to support the bike without a main stand so I can remove the wheels, one at a time..??
The novel idea is to hang it off the rafters. However, I hit similar issues planning maintenance on my TS and concluded a rear paddock stand https://www.sportsbikeshop.co.uk/motorcycle_parts/content_prod/447464 was an essential start point for sensible chain maintenance but you are in for a front stand to drop the front wheel while using a car jack to hoist the back end and strip the swing arm linkages. The underside of these bikes just provide minimal scope for a lift.
I've got an Abba stand, which is effectively just a big ol' centre stand. The bike usually sits on one wheel or another but it's easy enough to weigh the other end down when you need to. Not a quick or particularly cheap solution but it's a convenient bit of kit to have in your garage.
If you have a jack the you can easily use blocks of wood, ideally lift with a jack in the middle of a block and then lower onto blocks stacked either side.
On a bike with downtubes easy enough but on a Speed Triple? The solid lugs for the centre stand are pretty narrow so unless bolted to splayed feet achieve minimal stability. The underslung exhaust is also an issue.
Apologies unnecessary. I failed to appreciate the difference when I bought the Tiger Sport. Spent a wasted 48hrs fabricating an adapter for my existing lift but it was impracticable to fit to the centre stand lugs without considerable help and risk of toppling.
Very carefully. (Sorry. There had to be at least one smart ass answer to uphold the reputation of the forum and I am honored it is me this time, again.) I'll show myself out.
Simple, comprehensive but expensive solution :- https://www.1jac.com/1jac-bike-lift/triumph/speed-triple-04-10 I have two of these for our Street Triples (2009 & 2010) and they are simply brilliant. They lift both wheels clear, are stable and remain manoeuvrable while the bike is lfited. The bike will turn 360 degrees in pretty much its own length on the stand. They allow both wheels to be removed and the bike can be moved in and out of its parking space without its wheels! If they don't do one for your bike they are often willing to use your bike as a test-bed to develop the plate fittings. Highly recommended and, best of all, made in Britain.
They are definitely a SERIOUS piece of kit. I bought a CONSTANDS "version" - read copy - which was sold from Germany, probably made in China and it was, in my opinion, disappointingly poor quality so I returned it (at great expense) and bought two of the 1Jacs. Watch the video on the web site of the designer/maker 'demonstrating' one at a motorcycle show some years ago. He puts a bike up on the lift, spins it around and then steps on the rider footpeg - all in the space of about 20 seconds! And neither the bike nor the guy is, shall we say, a lightweight? And don't be afraid to ask for a bit of discount - they used to offer a discount after a bit of a rumpus within a Fireblade forum. I don't know if that is still the case but it's worth the ask. Every little helps, as the saying goes .....
It depends what other contraptions you have in your ordnance list. I used to use a forklift to string my Gixxer aloft when I had access to such. I've also used a block under the sidestand to hold bikes vertical and a trolley jack at a lifting point the other side. Bit of a needs must solution, wouldn't reccommend unless you enjoy high pulse rates. If you've axle stands (more than one, important) if you're lucky you can find a sweet spot to put a bar/scaff pole/ fence post and sit it on that. Although it looks precarious (cos it is) you can leave it on the side stand and jack it somewhere forward of the sidestand pivot on the opposite side enough to raise the front wheel off the ground. Look for just enough clearance to get the wheel off the ground rather than anything ambitious though Or buy a bloody stand
My goof, speeder. I meant the comment for Baza and his use of a ladder for an A frame. That said, they say geniuses use the proper tool for the job as well.
Here's the Hillbilly method. Ugly but it works. Took off both wheels for re-shoe like this. Some scrap wood and eyeball engineering.
