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CBR650R Affordable Lift for Basic Maintenance?
- Thread starter JohnAE483
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- Jun 30, 2019
Paddock stands are fairly inexpensive, quick to employ, and quite useful for maintenance work without getting in the way. Prices range around $80 to $150 CAD each (front and rear) for decent quality. You could start with just the rear stand. That's used the most by far. Check FortNine and Amazon and you'll find lots to choose from.
Rear stand to start (as
@JRinKtown said), add a front when you have the money and you’ll be good for quite a while.
I will add you do get what you pay for and being in Canada getting a used PitBull would be a great investment; the PitBull I just put my ‘26 KTM 990 RC R on has been used on 25+ bikes over 35+ years of use. Still looks and works great, still trust it to be strong enough for me to sit on the bike while it’s on stands.
@JRinKtown said), add a front when you have the money and you’ll be good for quite a while.I will add you do get what you pay for and being in Canada getting a used PitBull would be a great investment; the PitBull I just put my ‘26 KTM 990 RC R on has been used on 25+ bikes over 35+ years of use. Still looks and works great, still trust it to be strong enough for me to sit on the bike while it’s on stands.
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You’ll love it, they are worth the investment.
- Jun 30, 2019
I find the 'L" shaped support type that lifts from the underside of the swingarm to be easy to use and doesn't interfere with wheel removal.
I do have one of these already, but would prefer to use Bobbins as i feel it holds the bike more securely. I did fit the axle bobbins as mentioned above, but as you cant use them when removing the rear wheel i gave up on the idea, its a minor quibble,