Motorcycle Forum / General / Sportbikes / October 2007

Saddle, thanks for offering but do you think the front to rear holes
will line up? As you said, with long bolts the side to side wouldn't
matter but the front to rear dimensions would have to be the same.

Thanks, Bob Nixon.

The turnaround thing would be a plus but not really nessaary as the
bike is light enough to turn around and sit in my slanted drive way
until I'm ready to roll. On the no slant on the side stand thing, it's
not that straigh up on & down. They only lowered the triple clamps 1"
and tightened spring preload in the rear a tad. The only dragging I've
really had in the twisties is my old injured left foot that I've
always had to bend forward. See OLD track boot picture & crooked leg
leg below to understand what I'm trying to say. Also, I can still
remove the foot peg feelers if drag stuff become a problem.

http://bigrex.net/pictures/Boots/Team7.jpg
http://bigrex.net/pictures/Boots/Left%20Legb.jpg
http://bigrex.net/pictures/Boots/Bob_ugly-legs.jpg

Thanks, D. Bob Nixon.

I've had one for several years now, been on a few road trips with it, and I
have no complaints. It's solidly built and is easier to use than I initially
thought it would be. Here's my procedure for use, which differs slightly
from what's shown online.

0) Make sure your front brake is solidly held, and that your front tire
won't slip forward. A clean, paved surface is best.

1) To put the bike up on the Quick Stand, turn the front wheel all the way
left, with the bike leaning on the side stand (to the left).

2) Attach the Quick Stand on the right rear swingarm spool. It will be long
enough that it naturally rests on the ground at an angle, with the base of
the Quick Stand positioned either fore or aft of the swingarm spool.
Position it so that the base is AFT of the swingarm spool. I'll explain why
in a little bit.**

3) Rather than grab the footpegs as illustrated on the website, instead take
hold of the handlebars while standing on the right side of the bike. I
figure the handlebars are the best place for your hands to be to control the
bike, almost like someone designed them that way. ;) Anyway, with a firm
grip, slowly and steadily ease the weight of the bike forward and to the
left, using the front contact patch and side stand as pivot points.

4) The rear tire will begin lifting off the ground. As it does, the weight
of the Quick Stand will cause it to rotate underneath the swingarm spool.
Once you've lifted the rear up enough, the Quick Stand will be in place all
on its own, without you having to nudge it with your foot while balancing a
motorcycle on its nose and sidestand. You'll know it's in place because as
you set the bike back down you'll notice the height and angle difference of
how the bike sits. You don't need much clearance between tire and ground.
Just enough to free up the rear to spin.

5) To get it off the stand, I just position a foot next to the base of the
Quick Stand and apply rearward pressure on it with the edge of my foot while
simultaneously applying a little sideways pressure to the frame of the bike.
For this part I often grab hold of the passenger footpegs or subframe
because I'm too far from the bars.

** The reason I place the base of the Quick Stand aft of the swingarm spool
is that I know that when the stand is in use and the tire's elevated, the
stand will be applying and upward force to the swingarm spool, and unless I
get the stand perfectly vertical, that force will be at an angle. I want the
horizontal component of that force to be pointing toward the nose of the
bike, pushing it towards it's other two points of contact with the ground,
not away from them. This is how the bike feels most stable in my experience.

I'll tell you what beats it. I had a 12-inch piece of 1/2-inch square section
steel tubing in my garage, so I drilled two 1/4-inch holes in it at one end.

I went down to the hardware store and bought two 1/4 X 3 inch bolts and nuts,
and a 7/16 X 2 inch bolt, a 7/16 washer and a 7/16 nut.

I stick the large nut, bolt and washer into the bottom of the steel tube and
bolt the top of it securely to my Yamaha's swingarm with the 1/4 inch bolts
using existing holes in the aluminum chain adjuster block.

Then I use a wrench to turn the nut and that jacks the motorcycle up and
there's no danger that my home-brewed stand will slip off a round spool like
that mickey mouse "Quick Stand" will.

The 12 inch long steel tube fits in my tank bag.