On 27 Aug, 14:20, "Beav" <beavis.origi...@ntlwoxorld.com> wrote:
> "TOG@Toil" <totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:a7e96645-326c-4e1b-ba2c-09915635930b@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >Actually, I only fit them myself to smaller bikes these days. It's an
> >arse-ache of a job and it's something I'm happy to pay my dealer to
> >do, especially on things like the BMW, or bikes without a centre stand
> >(which have to be hung from a ceiling beam).
>
> What you need sitting in the garage is an ABBA stand and a big bag of sand
> (or cement in my case).
>
> The ABBA lifts the bike at the swingarm pivot and a hefty weight on the
> pillion seat allows me to rock every bike I've used it on far enough to
> easily remove the front wheel.
>
> A bloody Godsend those stands.
>
Getting the front wheel out is no worry - I have a paddock stand for
that. It slots into the bottom of the fork legs. But to do the head
races, you have to remove the forks....