Paddock Stand

[dst1]

Being new to owning a 916, and coming from a ST2 which has a centre stand, I thought I would get a paddock stand.
Should the bike lean over to the right so much.
It seems stable enough and I have got the stand in the back wheel spindle as far as I can, but it does not give me much confidence, about as much as the side stand does.
Normal I guess, but worrying.:(

[Harv748]

Well, I can only speak for the type of stand in the attached piccie, but I have had a couple of these and never had an issue with it leaning over at all. The stand is rock solid. I could sit on the bike and jump up and down if I wanted to!

What make of stand have you got?

[moto748]

My paddock stand has a "shoulder" on the stub-shaft, so the first 1 1/2" of shaft is about 3/4" in diameter. The rest is 1" diameter. The shaft needs to pushed fully home so that the 1" diameter section is fully engaged.

Hope this is clear.

[dst1]

My stand looks just a stable as yours Harv, I must be doing something wrong, but what I do not know.
My Paddock stand has a screw devise on the left hand side which appears to spread the end of the shaft that goes in the wheel spindle.
I will go back and have another look.

[tattymarbots]

is that the official ducati stand in the picture.
if so how much and if as i guess mega expensive what is a good cheaper alternative
cheers
steve

[JPM]

That's the normal stand yes, good but not great, you need one with a bearing in the spindle and also one with a bit more leverage as it's easier to get the bike on and off the stand

[Nattyboy]

Cheap stands are a bit iffy...for peace of mind I would go for a Harris one..top notch kit and VERY stable..!!

Nat

[aka.eric]

Ive got a Ducati Performance stand thats no longer wanted,in excellent condition.Sell for £60,in Cheshire,be tricky to post.

[JPM]

Originally posted by aka.eric
Ive got a Ducati Performance stand thats no longer wanted,in excellent condition.Sell for £60,in Cheshire,be tricky to post.

Got one of those (FG) stands, proper bit of kit :)

[748rosso]

u2u re:stand

[Nigel C]

I've got a harris stand that no one seems to want been in market place for ages :(

i'll end up giving the thing away at this rate :rolleye:


http://www.ducatisportingclub.com/xmb/viewthread.php?tid=23858

[Edited on 14-9-2005 by Nigel C]

[TP]

I can recommend the Harris stands - top quality kit. Good leverage and a bearing that makes life easy.

They're good.

[dst1]

Tried to attach a picture of my stand, but the system would not play for some reason, I guess the stand I have is just crap but as I wasted £50 getting it from flea bay so it will have to do for now.
Tried everything but the bike is still pitched slightly to the right.
I can still work on the bike but I would not leave it on the stand for too long, so I will bin it soon and get a Harris.

[Nigel C]

Well when you decide i may STILL have mine and at £40 its a bargain

[moto748]

Originally posted by dst1
My Paddock stand has a screw devise on the left hand side which appears to spread the end of the shaft that goes in the wheel spindle...




Mine too. Slacken the screw handle right off before you use the stand. Push the stub-shaft fully home, then tighten the screw handle.

Try that before you go buying another stand.