I think there are also stands that have 'L' brackets which don't need spools. Pretty sure I had those on my CB500F.
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What did you do in your garage today..?
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I think those are less common and usually a few more pesos.
I was planning on buying a center stand but when I decided not to keep the bike I didn't want to bother adding $300 to the cost.
I do have a small motorcycle lift (similar to this):
And 4 car stands.
But that may be too dicey...
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If you unload the suspension by using one of those engine stands, some people claim that your fork and shock seals will leak from lack of pressure. Just something I've heard, but again never experienced. Even if true, much like flatspotting tires, I doubt it would happen over 6 months.
Pulled the compressor apart in preparation for moving it up about 12 feet.
Added an air filter as it didn't come with one. Some random parts from a lawnmower/snowblower and train EOT device became the filter.
Doing an oil change on compressor as God knows when it was done last and access will be far from ideal. Oil that came out looked OK, maybe a little dark. Had almost a litre of oil in it which is more than i have in stock. I guess that gets finished later.
Added an air filter as it didn't come with one. Some random parts from a lawnmower/snowblower and train EOT device became the filter.
Doing an oil change on compressor as God knows when it was done last and access will be far from ideal. Oil that came out looked OK, maybe a little dark. Had almost a litre of oil in it which is more than i have in stock. I guess that gets finished later.
I've never had any noticeable flat spots, but if you want a cheap/free option you can flip your pegs over (so that they don't fold upwards), and then lever the bike up onto jackstands as a makeshift centerstand. Get the jackstands at the right height, position one jackstand under the peg on the far side of the bike, lever the bike upwards onto that stand, and then kick the jackstand on the near side under the other peg with your foot. It's easier than it sounds, and quite stable.
For the trackbike I've gone a step further and put the jackstands on a flat wooden moving dolly so that it's easy to roll around in the garage.
Modern tires don't flat spot like older tires. If you're worried, over inflate your tires when storing your bike... don't go over 50psi.
IF your tires DO flatspot, they become round again the first time you ride, when the tire warms up.
Tires don't mind concrete floors, putting cardboard or wood or GOLD under the bike will do nothing
Batteries don't mind concrete floors anymore either.
IF your tires DO flatspot, they become round again the first time you ride, when the tire warms up.
Tires don't mind concrete floors, putting cardboard or wood or GOLD under the bike will do nothing
Batteries don't mind concrete floors anymore either.
My last set of car tires were the worst I have ever had. Every single day you would drive, the first km would sound like they were flat. They'd be fine for the rest of the trip and do it again tomorrow. I was glad when they wore out and got replaced with different tires.
What was the brand and model?
Kumho something. I can't remember the model. Whatever came stock on the car.
I’ve had Kumho winters on all my cars the last few years. Never had any issue and would always look for them again.
I had Kumho something on my van last winter. HATED THEM, loud as hell
This year got brand new BF's
FIL's compressor was shutting off so i took a look at it for him. Drained 20x more oil out of it than was supposed to be in there. He didn't realize comp oil was clear and couldn't see it in the sight glass so just kept adding oil until it was literally full.
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No sight glass on this one. I just filled the base to the plug. Similar amount in that came out.
I pulled apart the rest of the parts. The finicky drain I wasn't a fan of worked as poorly as expected (elbow to flex copper to valve). Pulled some water out of tank. Drying tank now to get some rust flakes out. Tank was thick when new so I'm not too concerned about degradation. I'll give it the hammer test before hoisting it up. Part of me is contemplating a home hydro test but I don't have a pressure gauge that will go as high as I want (tank rated at 225 so hydro around 300, compressor will be probably no more than 150). Not worth spending much on a gauge for this and I don't think the effort of a hydrontest is worthwhile if I stop where my current gauges stop (200). If the hammer test sounds ok, we'll call it good.
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On the subject, these are the new racks/dollies I got. Total game changer. Two sets of tires take up about the same if not less floor space, and no more lifting to get tires on the top rack, just put it on its side and roll them in/out.
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