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R6_Don
19-07-11, 06:37 PM
Thinking of getting my self an abba bike stand just wanted to see what people thought of them.
Cheers Don
Davey
19-07-11, 07:03 PM
Yes - awesome bits of kit
Nooj
19-07-11, 07:40 PM
Yep, use it when working on my customers' bikes and our own at home. Invaluable bit of kit for me. So good the Missus had bought a second one (I pinched the first one she got).
HensonA
19-07-11, 08:36 PM
They are excellent pieces of kit Don.

So easy to use and no interference at back of bike like you get with a normal rear paddock stand.
BB
19-07-11, 09:04 PM
Several guy s I know in various bike businesses all rate them highly [smiley=thumbsup.gif]

BB
njl
19-07-11, 11:27 PM
Just takes a bit longer (60 sec instead of 20 sec) to put the bike up but once on it it's rock solid. TBh normally I'll still just use the rear paddock when parking the bike, but the abba is great when working on it
jpssantos
20-07-11, 08:48 AM
the only thing with the abba stand is.. how do you lift the front with it?
Scott_W
20-07-11, 09:27 AM
Yep got one that we use for my Gixer and my wifes RVF400. Spot on piece of kit.
shammy666
20-07-11, 10:17 AM
I got one - it's brilliant!!! I can use it all by myself ;D :o ;D
Jon_W
20-07-11, 11:15 AM
Great bit of kit.
njl
20-07-11, 11:37 AM
the only thing with the abba stand is.. how do you lift the front with it?

They sell a little extra to lift the bike under the crankcase, but that doesn't work so well on anything faired / exhausts running under. Nooj has one tho, and when I had my fork oil changed they just about managed it ok. Ideally a nice beam above for straps is still the way to go i guess.
NiteW4tcher
20-07-11, 07:22 PM
u cant take the swing arm off with it.............as we have established in my post about removing the swingarm :D
Nooj
21-07-11, 08:24 PM
the only thing with the abba stand is.. how do you lift the front with it?

How do you lift the front with a paddock stand?
Dex
22-07-11, 12:36 AM
u cant take the swing arm off with it.............as we have established in my post about removing the swingarm :D


You can - you just need to connect the abba stand somewhere else. They do a swingarm removal kit with different adaptors to fit onto the pegs for most bikes
Nooj
22-07-11, 10:21 PM
Yep, foot pegs off and the Abba adaptor fits into the mount holes, easy peasy.
Chappers
24-07-11, 07:08 PM
yep, got a couple and they're fantastic [smiley=thumbsup.gif]