Paddock Stand
 

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.:(

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?

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.

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.

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

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

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

Nat

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 :)

u2u re:stand

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:


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

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

They're good.

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.

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

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.