I put a set of Metzler Sport Tech O1 SE's on my Firestorm in June, I've done 2200 miles on them and they still look great. No sign of them squaring off and the tread still has loads left. It's being put to bed for the winter but I feel confident they'll get me through next year.
Great thanks. I'm really pleased to have seen this video, I'm on exactly the same journey as you were, and as a fairly short bloke the wobbly stand thing and a bike on its side is a nightmare. I will buy a headstock stand today. Best, Nigel
Need to pick one of these stands up. Cleaning the front wheel is a ball ache having to move the bike around to get to it all! The biggest issue I have is "ANOTHER BLOODY PACKAGE" from the other half! 😂
Hi there. Just in case you haven’t already worked it out.. … your original front stand prongs aren’t both supposed to be under the fork. One goes under and the second sits behind the fork to stop the one under neath slipping out. They make a kind of ‘L’ shaped cradle. Cheers.
I bought the Abba bead breaker and wheel balancing kit and haven’t looked back. I also bought some big cable ties of eBay and used them instead of tyre levers . it’s a bit time consuming putting all the ties on but no damage to rims or paint . Good luck with it all and dodge them nails that I seem to keep picking up in my back tyres.😊
oh tell me mark! i went thru the same journey with my front stand too haha had the same silly V ends, but was able to buy the top piece to convert it to a triple tree stand like yours
I've got the same headstock stand and it's brilliant, if you want to try a different make of tyre I've now got Continental Road Attack 4s fitted and they are a really good match for the Z900, also used earlier types like Road Attack 2 and 3 in other bikes and always been impressed by them.
Put Pirelli Angel ST tyres on my Triumph Speed Triple 1050...... They are just as good as any other tyre I've ever had.i learned the truth about tyres and oil years ago after wasting huge sums on top shelf items. I now use Smith Allan synthetic oil which costs half the price of Mobil 1. The fact is, we are all being ripped off. Wake up guys (and gals), save your hard earned dosh and don't buy the latest tyres.
You are missing the elephant in the room...... You've just spent close on £200 for both front and rear stands. Plus you gotta be in location where those stands are to use them. As you stated, you don't track, rather bop about the country roads etc.... oh, that elephant.... get a center stand and you can do virtually all work on your bike, no matter where you are (you ain't carrying them stands about when out tootling in the lanes). I can see a racer using these paddock stands, but not a regular Joe-Shmo who requires a stand (side or center) for normal usage. That being said, thanks for demonstrating how it (front stand) works.
I put a set of Metzler Sport Tech O1 SE's on my Firestorm in June, I've done 2200 miles on them and they still look great. No sign of them squaring off and the tread still has loads left. It's being put to bed for the winter but I feel confident they'll get me through next year.
Your video is so valuable, from marketing the product to "how-to" guidance.
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Thank you! I am a new sub for sure! :)
Great thanks. I'm really pleased to have seen this video, I'm on exactly the same journey as you were, and as a fairly short bloke the wobbly stand thing and a bike on its side is a nightmare. I will buy a headstock stand today. Best, Nigel
Been using them for years, also allows swingarm removal with an additional bit of kit.
Need to pick one of these stands up. Cleaning the front wheel is a ball ache having to move the bike around to get to it all! The biggest issue I have is "ANOTHER BLOODY PACKAGE" from the other half! 😂
Hi there. Just in case you haven’t already worked it out.. … your original front stand prongs aren’t both supposed to be under the fork. One goes under and the second sits behind the fork to stop the one under neath slipping out. They make a kind of ‘L’ shaped cradle. Cheers.
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I bought the Abba bead breaker and wheel balancing kit and haven’t looked back. I also bought some big cable ties of eBay and used them instead of tyre levers . it’s a bit time consuming putting all the ties on but no damage to rims or paint . Good luck with it all and dodge them nails that I seem to keep picking up in my back tyres.😊
No nails yet! Thanks for the tips, much appreciated.
Get the Abba Superbike stand with the front lift kit.👍
oh tell me mark! i went thru the same journey with my front stand too haha
had the same silly V ends, but was able to buy the top piece to convert it to a triple tree stand like yours
I'm glad that I'm not the only one 👍
Gr8 vid. Ride safe, god bless u.
I've got the same headstock stand and it's brilliant, if you want to try a different make of tyre I've now got Continental Road Attack 4s fitted and they are a really good match for the Z900, also used earlier types like Road Attack 2 and 3 in other bikes and always been impressed by them.
Great tip, thanks, will take a look at those tyres.
Where did you get the adapter? What's it called so I can look online.
Where did you get the mirrors?
Amazon, very cheap and nothing special! I have a vid about them.
Put Pirelli Angel ST tyres on my Triumph Speed Triple 1050...... They are just as good as any other tyre I've ever had.i learned the truth about tyres and oil years ago after wasting huge sums on top shelf items. I now use Smith Allan synthetic oil which costs half the price of Mobil 1. The fact is, we are all being ripped off. Wake up guys (and gals), save your hard earned dosh and don't buy the latest tyres.
You are missing the elephant in the room...... You've just spent close on £200 for both front and rear stands. Plus you gotta be in location where those stands are to use them. As you stated, you don't track, rather bop about the country roads etc.... oh, that elephant.... get a center stand and you can do virtually all work on your bike, no matter where you are (you ain't carrying them stands about when out tootling in the lanes). I can see a racer using these paddock stands, but not a regular Joe-Shmo who requires a stand (side or center) for normal usage.
That being said, thanks for demonstrating how it (front stand) works.