Poor man's chain lube stand

[670cc]

Still waiting for Honda to send you a centerstand? I am.

I saw a commercial version of a portable stand for propping the rear wheel off the ground for chain maintenance. Suddenly, I realized such a thing would be very easy to make. 15 minutes later, there it was.

The yellow rubber thing is a ladder end bumper.

I just asked the wifey to prop it under the axle nut while I levered the bike up on the sidestand, and away I go spinning the rear wheel and lubing the chain! The thing was so stable I couldn't get the bike back down without asking her to kick it away while I leaned the bike up again.

 

[AdvSplash]

That is awesome! I hope you get your CS soon enough though!

 

[JDE]

Genius!

 

[Heavy-H]

That's what I use also......

 

[frog13]

Old thread ,I know ,but, wouldn't putting the bikes weight on the side stand bend it?.

 

[Deleted member 1183]

Old thread ,I know ,but, wouldn't putting the bikes weight on the side stand bend it?.

Absolutely not. I use exactly the same method on my NX650, CRF250L and have used it on many other bikes. Never once had an issue. Sidestands are much more robust than You would think.

 

[Deleted member 5383]

I see guys do a jump/hop move to clear luggage, just to avoid standing on the peg when the bike is on the kickstand. When they come down bangin' hard to seat themselves it's probably straining the sidestand assembly as much or more than standing on the peg to swing over and then easing lightly down into the seat. Similarly, using a jack under the linkage to ease a bike up (with the 'stand providing a third point) shouldn't be a problem – if things were designed well in the first place.

 

[use2b]

Great Idea , this needs to be in a sticky section so it does not get lost . wish i would have seen this before buying the stand

 

[Deleted member 5383]

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