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Ericridebike
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 01:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Hey guys new Buell owner here,(08 XB1200XT) & just have a quick question. Is there any way to attach swingarm spools to the bike to be able to use a rear stand for maintenance, etc...? Doesn't look like it, but thought I'd ask.

Thanks,
Eric
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 01:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Badweb sponsor KEDA Design makes spools that can be installed for maintenance, but it is just easier to use a normal stand.
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Oldwesterncowboy
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 02:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

or

"This stand has two bumpers under each side of the swingarm for lifting the bike, and a third bumper to prevent it from sliding up the swingarm. Those same features also make it work VERY well on the XB12X Ulysses."

http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-p rodshow/16131.html
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 03:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)



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Ericridebike
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 03:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Cool, thanks for the info guys!
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Iliad
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 04:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Here's a picture of mine on the stand:


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Ghostrider
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 06:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Froggy, do we want to know what you did to that Uly?
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 06:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Car trouble...
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Ronmold
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 06:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I got the cheap stand from harbor freight. I removed the normal swingarm holders and run a 3/8 rod through the axle and the stand. No mis-alignment of the bobbins or worry about tipping it when doing it alone.
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Smac
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 08:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The problem with all of these swing arm stands is that pinch bolt is cover up...not allowing you to remove the rear wheel. To me, if you can't use the swing arm stand to remove the rear wheel, it's useless.
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 08:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)


quote:

To me, if you can't use the swing arm stand to remove the rear wheel, it's useless.




I am not sure how I have changed the rear wheel on multiple Buells several times then...
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Etennuly
Posted on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 09:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

You probably loosened the pinch bolt before lifting the bike....eh?

Froggy.....car trouble.....now that's funny right there!
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Cyclonedon
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 09:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Car trouble...

I stay away from cars, especially in the summer. They are nothing but trouble!
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 11:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was gonna say, Froggy..you got a headlight ou...er, well...not sure *what* your headlights are doing : )
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Smac
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 12:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Good point...loosen the pinch bolt prior to lifting the bike. Guess I should try that next time.
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Oldwesterncowboy
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 01:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

those of you that carry tools on road trips.

What do you use to jack the bike on the road?

if you take a jack stand, how do you mount it to the bike(for travel)?
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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 01:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Anything that requires you to remove the rear wheel would require more tools than you would normally carry anyway, so I would just have it towed. That said, you can buy this thing that looks like a piece of metal and use it to prop up the bike with the muffler.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 02:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Or just lay it on its side and remove what you need to remove. Journey bags work great for this, but bare bikes also lay over well enough (they're light - at least compared to my old FLHP!). Between the puck and the handguards, if you do it gently you should be just fine. Only thing to watch out for is brake lever and/or shift peg.
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Etennuly
Posted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - 08:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I have all manor of jacks in my shop and I can even hang my bike with a front end loader. My preferred method of jacking and supporting the bike for changing a tire and such is a standard 8" cement block with a 3/4" thick board on it.

I just lean the bike up on the rear wheel and side stand while pushing the block with the board under the muffler with my foot. Put it under at the front to raise the front tire, or at the back of the muffler for the rear. It is quick and easy and does not tie up a tool that might be being used in my shop.

Likewise if you found a log, block, bricks, a stone, anything that adds up to about 9" total height, that is stable, can get you through. I would be willing to bet that you could even use your buddies full face helmet in a pinch(best to remove your buddy first).
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Oldwesterncowboy
Posted on Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 03:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Etennuly, would a milk crate work?
like dirt bike riders use.

I guess I don't really need a buy a jack, for things like wheel removal, change drive belt.
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