i am looking to buy a set of bike stands.....money is tight so i was thinking about a set of Handy , does anyone have these, are they any good.....everyone else sells stands for like $90 for the rear and like $70 for the front......Handy sells the set for $100.....Also height clearance is a problem, my bike is tucked under a shelf in the garage so i dont want something that lifts the bike to high...Any input is appreciated thanxs!!! images/icons/confused.gif

after thinking about it alittle more....im open to any suggestions if it means spending alittle more money then so be it.....nothing is to good for my baby!!!! graemlins/squid.gif

Jason at BRP Champion equipment sells awesome stands we use them on our race bikes and they are awesome, give them a call and tell them that the guys from OfftheWall racing sent you.

here's a link
http://www.fastbikes.us/index2.htm

and their number
866.462.7770

the rear stand looks ok....but im not sure about the front....still looking

anyone else care to share??? graemlins/icon_wtf.gif

Yeah...what he said images/icons/grin.gif

gixxer pilot, i've heard good things about pitbull stands...very sturdy. Check out www.kneedraggers.com, (http://www.kneedraggers.com,) they're good with service and prices.

btw, where in queens are you from ? i go to school at the college of aeronautics off 86 and 23. maybe we could ride when the weather clears up

pitbull stands are heavy and expensive chunks of shit... they are so sturdy and so heavy you can hold a freaking airplane...

Originally posted by NYGiXxErPiLoT:
anyone else care to share??? graemlins/icon_wtf.gif <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">they have two front stands, get the one that goes under the forks not the one that goes under the lower triple

and thats why i'll never rest my bike on anything but a PITBULL stand! if it'll hold a plane it'l definatly hold your bike! the combo of the front and rear stands is unbeatable, pricey though!

Pitbull stands are pretty nice, I bought Handy stands becuase I got a good deal at a show. They work pretty good.

see sig pic

has anyone tried those power stands from parts411. the ones from all the banners? http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

in all honesty BRP stands are great, cost effective and sturdy!! they are also collapsable for easy storage... can you do that with the pitbulls?

gixxerfever--------through the whole change over one of my replies got lost......i wanted to know how sturdy the rear stand is without the handle in place?

gixxerfever--------through the whole change over one of my replies got lost......i wanted to know how sturdy the rear stand is without the handle in place?

the handle is removable so you can freely walk around the bike, the stand is very sturdy.... the handle is not part of the structure at all. trust me i would put my bikes on just anything!

I use the Handy stands for +1day storage and for working on minor stuff like the rear end. It would be nice if Handy made a triple tree stand. Anywho, has anyone checked out this Craftman stand:

http://www.sears.com/sr/product/summary/productsummary.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1226910729.104 5231937@@@@&amp;BV_EngineID=ccjgadchiekgekjcehgcemgdff mdflf.0&amp;vertical=TOOL&amp;bidsite=&amp;pid=00950190000

If the link doesn't work, highlight, copy, and paste into your address bar. It looks pretty good for $107 bucks.

Cheers

I'll second the craftsman stand. i work at sears and although i don't own one, I have sold a lot of them and heard some very good comments from customers with not one coming back http://www.gixxer.com/forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif. its probably what i'll pick up this spring.

the sears one is good for harleys and cruiser..........