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Old 05-02-2012, 04:51 PM   #1
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Any recommendations for comparable stands? Specifically something similar to pitbulls forward handle models?
I dunno, someone gave me a cheap stand and I've been using that. Cost me $free.99.
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Old 05-02-2012, 03:21 PM   #2
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I have pitbull stands and I don't even have a bike that needs them. LOL
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Old 05-02-2012, 03:41 PM   #3
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man, t-rex stands seem to have gotten a lot more expensive.
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Old 05-02-2012, 04:20 PM   #4
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I have the one-handled pitbull, where the handle points forward. Sure, it saves space, but it sucks because you can't have your sidestand down when using it. I don't know WTF they were thinking when they designed it. The handle should have gone on the other side, so that as you're letting it down, you could just let the bike fall onto its sidestand.

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Old 05-02-2012, 04:49 PM   #5
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I have the one-handled pitbull, where the handle points forward. Sure, it saves space, but it sucks because you can't have your sidestand down when using it. I don't know WTF they were thinking when they designed it. The handle should have gone on the other side, so that as you're letting it down, you could just let the bike fall onto its sidestand.
Hmmmmmmmm
Thanks for that info.

Forward handled Pitbull and kickstand shenanigans
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Regular pitbull and having to rearrange my garage so I can leave the bike on the stand and not have the garage door land on the handle

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Old 05-07-2012, 11:48 AM   #6
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I have the one-handled pitbull, where the handle points forward. Sure, it saves space, but it sucks because you can't have your sidestand down when using it. I don't know WTF they were thinking when they designed it. The handle should have gone on the other side, so that as you're letting it down, you could just let the bike fall onto its sidestand.
I have the one-handled pitbull also, but the use of it doesn't interfere with my sidestand. Even if it did I would prefer to be on the left side of my bike when lowering it. I wouldn't want to be on the right side of my bike, leaning it away from me until it catches on the stand. The first time the sidestand folds up on you there's no way you're catching your bike when it falls away from you.
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I have the one-handled pitbull also, but the use of it doesn't interfere with my sidestand. Even if it did I would prefer to be on the left side of my bike when lowering it. I wouldn't want to be on the right side of my bike, leaning it away from me until it catches on the stand. The first time the sidestand folds up on you there's no way you're catching your bike when it falls away from you.
Yep, that always makes me nervous as hell, lowering the bike onto the kickstand from the wrong side.
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I have the one-handled pitbull also, but the use of it doesn't interfere with my sidestand. Even if it did I would prefer to be on the left side of my bike when lowering it. I wouldn't want to be on the right side of my bike, leaning it away from me until it catches on the stand. The first time the sidestand folds up on you there's no way you're catching your bike when it falls away from you.
How does it not interfere with your stand? On every bike I've used it with, I have to raise the sidestand in order to rotate the arm fully to the ground.

Also, when I am ready to let the bike down, I stand on that side of the bike and begin raising the arm, while bear-hugging the bike with my other arm. Then as I let the bike down, I pull it towards me so that it falls on the sidestand. I don't trust my ability to keep the bike from falling, which is why I want the sidestand to be down. Problem with the pitbull is that it makes you put your sidestand up while using it, which means that when you're ready to put the bike down, you can't put the sidestand back down until the pitbull's arm is almost at the point of no return. Each bike is different though.
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How does it not interfere with your stand? On every bike I've used it with, I have to raise the sidestand in order to rotate the arm fully to the ground.

Also, when I am ready to let the bike down, I stand on that side of the bike and begin raising the arm, while bear-hugging the bike with my other arm. Then as I let the bike down, I pull it towards me so that it falls on the sidestand. I don't trust my ability to keep the bike from falling, which is why I want the sidestand to be down. Problem with the pitbull is that it makes you put your sidestand up while using it, which means that when you're ready to put the bike down, you can't put the sidestand back down until the pitbull's arm is almost at the point of no return. Each bike is different though.
It clears my sidestand by at least an inch ('07 1000RR). Have you tried adjusting the slides on the pit bull stand to see if you can make it clear without losing stability? I can see where that would be annoying if you couldn't have the stand down while lowering the bike.

That said, I drop mine pretty fast and have never had a problem with it trying to get away from me when it touches the ground. Just a light hold on the left clip-on is more than enough to give it some stability until I throw a leg over it, or lean it on the sidestand.
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Old 05-08-2012, 01:32 PM   #10
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It clears my sidestand by at least an inch ('07 1000RR). Have you tried adjusting the slides on the pit bull stand to see if you can make it clear without losing stability? I can see where that would be annoying if you couldn't have the stand down while lowering the bike.

That said, I drop mine pretty fast and have never had a problem with it trying to get away from me when it touches the ground. Just a light hold on the left clip-on is more than enough to give it some stability until I throw a leg over it, or lean it on the sidestand.
If you mean adjust, you mean the bolts that allow it to go up or down, or side to side. To me that's all dependant on the dimensions of the swingarm and doesn't offer much opportunity for change.

I guess I could shave off the perpendicular piece that sticks out of the sidestand, lol
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