| Author | Message | ||
     Boney95 |
For those who have them. Well yesterday I put the bike up for winter storage. When I was attempting to lift the front end with the front stand I realized that the forks are uneven in length. The left forks is about an inch or so longer. I can still get the front tire off the ground, but most of the weight is resting on the left lift mount, ie the longer fork. Am I missing something here? I would assume that having 90% of the front ends weight resting on one for over a period of time would not be good. When I ordered the stands I specifically asked them if they would fit my bike, and they said yes. I'll give them a call today , just wanted to get some input from badweb first. Thanks fellas. | ||
| Boney95 |
I'm guess I'm going to have to order the triple tree adapters. | ||
| Punkid8888 |
There is a big front axle that connects the two forks. trust me they are sharing the load. your bike also leans to the left on the kick stand, with no problems. I have the exact same stands, never had a problem. | ||
| Hammer71 |
I dont think the forks are of different size. Im thinking one of them is lower down in the tree than the other. Measure them. No issues here with my t-rex stands either | ||
| Andymnelson |
oh my. they are different length forks- just look at them. the one fork has extra material for the axle pinch bolt. just about every other bike made has a similar amount of material added to the other side to make them an even length. not buells tho. get the tree adapter and make sure you ALWAYS put the rear on the stand first to stabilize the bike. BTW, I have 2 sets of trex stands- good stands and cheap! | ||
| Johnnymceldoo |
What I did was take the pivoting attachments off of the front stand so all you have is the two arms with a hole though it. Then I grabbed a long piece of 5/8" stainless bar from work and just slide it though the arms and the hole in the axle. The only problem with this is the front will be an inch or two lower than the rear. I'll fix that later on but its a quick fix. | ||
| Boney95 |
I just ordered the triple tree adapter. $46.00 shipped. Wished the T-Rex guy that I spoke with when I purchased the stand informed me of this little prob. Would have saved me a little bit of coin. Another thing about both my front and rear stands is that, for the life of me I can't get both wheels per each side to contact the ground when I have the bike up. I tried several times readjusting the bolts that connect the arms to no avail . So all 4 sets of wheels, only the inside wheels are supporting the bikes weight. | ||
| Boney95 |
bump | ||
| Indy_bueller |
Make sure they sent you the right size triple tree pin. I think it's 18mm, but I don't remember for sure. | ||
| Andymnelson |
"bump" Why the bump? Is there still a question? | ||
| Boney95 |
}Another thing about both my front and rear stands is that, for the life of me I can't get both wheels per each side to contact the ground when I have the bike up. I tried several times readjusting the bolts that connect the arms but to no avail . So all 4 sets of wheels, only the inside wheels are supporting the bikes weight. Any thoughts? | ||
| Hooligan620 |
I've had my T-Rex stands going on two years and only two of the four wheels on the rear stand touch when they support the bike. The key is they support the bike, they are still rock steady even with only half the wheels on the ground. I've thought about drilling out the alignment holes or buying new wheels, then ask myself why they work! If you worry your bike will fall over fix it or sell your stands and buy some Pit Bulls. All the wheels touch the ground but then they cost twice as much. | ||
| Slaughter |
The castings ARE different on the bottoms. Measure the difference from left to right side from the bottom of the axle to the bottom of the casting and you'll see for yourself. I got the PitBull triple tree adapter and just always lift under the triple now. Been thinking about bonding a piece of aluminum to the bottom of the other casting so that I can lift the forks directly - but now with the triple tree adapter, it's just not worth the trouble. I can do more work by lifting from the triple tree. | ||
| Swordsman |
From what I've observed about my own T-Rex's, they do a great job for the price, but you can tell they're "budget" stands. Some of the alignment holes aren't precisely in the right spot, and the finish (mine is red) isn't that great and pops off pretty easily. If the wheels weren't placed exactly right, or they flexed a bit under load, I wouldn't be surprised. ~SM | ||
| Jeffroj |
Got my T-rex stands today and I am very happy with the quality. I got the gold finish, not just because I like the color the best but also because others stating the powdercoat flakes off. Not really sure how the bike is going to fall over when the outside wheels on the stand aren't touching the ground, three points is all that is needed to be struturally sound. | ||
| Manimal |
Had my rear stand for a while now. I use the Frame sliders with axle grooves from dark horse. I have both guides set at the exact same height. The weight is definitely dispersed fairly equal. No complaint from my T-rex here.  |
