Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions
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* If you need to raise the rear end more than the centerstand does, just put a wooden board in front of the rear tire before putting the bike on the centerstand. This will wind up under your centerstand when you put it down, effectively making the centerstand longer. In this case blocking the front tire well is vital, since the nose of the bike is pointing down, and it's very easy to rock the bike off the centerstand. | * If you need to raise the rear end more than the centerstand does, just put a wooden board in front of the rear tire before putting the bike on the centerstand. This will wind up under your centerstand when you put it down, effectively making the centerstand longer. In this case blocking the front tire well is vital, since the nose of the bike is pointing down, and it's very easy to rock the bike off the centerstand. | ||
* Unfortunately, a bike on the centerstand is not stable enough side-to-side. If you are doing something that requires brute force (such as removing the axle nut), be very careful, as you can literally twist the bike into the ground. Having another person holding the bike is very useful in this situation. | * Unfortunately, a bike on the centerstand is not stable enough side-to-side. If you are doing something that requires brute force (such as removing the axle nut), be very careful, as you can literally twist the bike into the ground. Having another person holding the bike is very useful in this situation. | ||
* Finally, the centerstand is best used on a flat, sturdy surface. If you have trouble putting your bike on the centerstand, visit [[I am having trouble putting my bike on its centerstand | * Finally, the centerstand is best used on a flat, sturdy surface. If you have trouble putting your bike on the centerstand, visit [[I am having trouble putting my bike on its centerstand | this link]]. | ||
Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm (rear) stand. This model from [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd Pit Bull] is known to work: | Of course, if you are not satisfied with the centerstand, you can always buy a swingarm (rear) stand. This model from [http://www.pit-bull.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=23_178&products_id=33&osCsid=baded96a419e29bdba3e3b57c05892fd Pit Bull] is known to work: | ||