Garage Center Stand

Montanarolo Posts : 14 Join date : 2014-11-29

Anybody have a favorite stand when storing your GRiSO for a while? All my other bikes come with center stands or had a wheel chuck come with the bike. My GRiSO is on the way and might be on its side stand for a while.

GRiSO Posts : 1163 Join date : 2013-11-26 Age : 61

Not yet. I'm doing admin and beauracrat stuff.
When I'm done I will have a stand.

DM

Grignapoco Posts : 132 Join date : 2013-12-19 Age : 64

I'm rather partial to the Baxley Sports Chock. Solidly built by God-fearing Bubbas in Louisiana. There are some crappily made Chinese imitations around too ....

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I've learnt the hard way not to trust Italian side-stands any more than necessary !
I also have the Becker Technic workshop stand - kinda like a 'clip-on' center stand. I don't find it that easy to use.

Biondino Posts : 214 Join date : 2013-11-22 Age : 52

jeremyb wrote:: I'm rather partial to the Baxley Sports Chock. Solidly built by God-fearing Bubbas in Louisiana. There are some crappily made Chinese imitations around too ....

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I've learnt the hard way not to trust Italian side-stands any more than necessary !
I also have the Becker Technic workshop stand - kinda like a 'clip-on' center stand. I don't find it that easy to use.

I am shopping for one of these Baxley Sport Chock too, read many positive reviews about it.

The shipping cost is the deal breaker, I guess it weights substantially and doesn't pack like a IKEA furniture Suspect

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

I've got one of them chocks. Good thing, but you still need a stand to get the rear wheel off the ground occasionally. I have the Becker-Technik unit for that.

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Grignapoco Posts : 132 Join date : 2013-12-19 Age : 64

Phang wrote:: I am shopping for one of these Baxley Sport Chock too, read many positive reviews about it.

The shipping cost is the deal breaker, I guess it weights substantially and doesn't pack like a IKEA furniture

Yup, its a heavy piece of kit. I think it cost $50 to ship to Florida.
However, it is markedly better made, and more solid, than the Chinese ones sold in Cycle Gear (a motorcycle accessories chain in the US).

In fact, my GRiSO is in the chock now, while I do the 'Roper recommended Swingarm greasing' :
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and install this stuff (Matris shock and fork cartridges):
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Incidentally. Guido might have been having a Bipolar greasing day: the swingarm bearings and shock linkage had plenty of grease, but the driveshaft splines had almost none.
Different people on the Assembly Line probably.

Biondino Posts : 214 Join date : 2013-11-22 Age : 52

thanks for the photos Jeremy.

I have the Becker Technik stand but need a front wheel chock for the same reason as you.

Shipping cost alone is US$131.85 If I buy from ebay.

I have seen the cheaper China made copy, wouldn't trust it to hold my 200+kg fat green GRiSO.

Now, where is my piggy bank...

GRiSO Posts : 1406 Join date : 2014-01-02

Yeah, I should do that on my 07 as well, it has 18K miles now.
Been lazy lately...

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Hot tip for international shipping.
6lbs of goods cost me US$95 for shipping via UPS/USPS whatever. Took 8 days to Australia.
65lbs (6 tyres) cost US$105 via DHL and only takes 3-4 days to same address.

The clincher is, a DHL account is needed by at least one party, so if the sender doesn't use DHL you can get your own account and DHL will collect and bill you for the shipping. Of course you will have to haggle with the e-bay seller over this issue.

Biondino Posts : 214 Join date : 2013-11-22 Age : 52

Bit the bullet today and bought a Baxley Sport Chock from Victoria, Virginia.

I hope it will survive the transcontinental shipping tumbles.

Finger crossed.

Tiradritto Posts : 306 Join date : 2014-06-05 Age : 74

The Baxley is built to last till armageddon, so shipping will be easy...

Biondino Posts : 214 Join date : 2013-11-22 Age : 52

Triman023 wrote:: The Baxley is built to last till armageddon, so shipping will be easy...

Thanks, that's very reassuring Thumbs Up

GRiSO Capo Posts : 361 Join date : 2014-09-02

It you do a bit of messing around with a welder or are just cheap like me Very Happy

and like making stuff you can make your own, Not a Baxter but does a nice job of keeping the bike upright for checking oil level etc.

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Don Abbondio Posts : 200 Join date : 2014-05-31 Age : 76

Very nice GC and looks simple enough. Wish I could buy something like that as I'm a really crap welder.

GRiSO Capo Posts : 10198 Join date : 2013-09-30

You can. You can get 'em online. Search for 'front chock stand'.

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Grignapoco Posts : 137 Join date : 2014-11-04

plantboy wrote:: Very nice GC and looks simple enough. Wish I could buy something like that as I'm a really crap welder.

I bought the $59 one from Harbor Freight - with at 25% off coupon and $6.99 shipping it was a deal. Solid, adjustable, works fine. Has rings for tie downs.

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Tanabuso Posts : 73 Join date : 2014-07-12

I have a chock and a Becker. If I had too choose I would keep the Becker.

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