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Ok here is my question for the day, is there a center stand or some kind of stand made for the America? My old '77 has a center stand and I really like them. Any ideas?

- Ryan

NO, the other Trump stands will not fit either, been there tried that...
They do have holes underside for one, but they just don't make one.
Go to Sears, they make a nice red center stand.

If you want to get by as cheaply as possible I can send you the plans to make a wooden stand made from a 2 X 10 and a pipe. I can put the bike up for chain tightening etc and it only cost me about $10

I would like to look at something like that Ladisney. I just can not beleive that there is nothing out there. What about the fork lift stands so you can jack up your bike... Something like this. [image]http://www.thetreptows.com/Triumph/DMP6101040.jpg [/image]

wasn't it a 2x8?

Cheap do it yourself stand
There ya go....

I have one of the Sears ones like Dinqua posted. It works GREAT for the price (less than $100). I use it over the winter too by keeping the bike jacked up on it all winter to keep the weight off the suspension.

I used a 2 x 8 & it was one size short. Centered the bike great & nice and steady but didn't lift the back wheel off the ground.

Ken

I used 2 2X8's bolted together but I also always put an old towel doubled over between the wood and the frame before I lift it up. Back wheel lifts up just enough to turn freely.

i got a sears tool club flyer last week and the sears lift was priced at 79$ i think.

i like mine.

cat

The Sears one is the way to go it looks like. For only $79 you really can't beat that, I also can keep it jacked up all winter like throb said...

I bought the POS jack from Sam's Club. After 18 months, the friggin bottle started leaking hydraulic fluid. I replaced it with one from the parts store and with a little ingenuity, it works fine now. Don't learn my lesson, stay away from this jack.

I agree Ryan, any bike with a chain should come with a center stand. I have resorted to using the small hydraulic jack from my Explorer, since I don't have a garage to keep a bike jack in. If I had the money I would spring for the belt conversion from Brent.

-PES

Ok PES now you are just messing with me, there is a belt conversion kit... Where do I find this? Other then not having to oil your chain, what are the other benefits for having a belt?

Ryan, go to www.newspeedmaster.com, follow this link. A bit pricey though (compared to a center stand)

http://www.newspeedmaster.com/html/belt_drive_conversion.html

I've searched and asked everywhere I can think of for a centre stand, and I can't find one either.

I use the "lump of wood and length of pipe" and it works very well. It's a one man job, and lifts the wheel off the floor for chain oiling, wheel cleaning and so on.

I have 2, 2x8's and it lifts the bike perfectly. Depending on where on the frame you place the stand, you can even get the front wheel off the ground. (just be careful not to lean into the oil filter) Used mine this evening to pull the front wheel off for a new tire, front forks are resting on a milk crate.

Definitly be carefull of that oil filter!! Helps if you start on the right hand side, better view of the filter. I've flattened the top of one or two filters....

That goes for any MC lift too, gotta be carefull of that filter!

Note: The rear wheel needs to be on the ground with the full weight of the bike on it to tension the chain properly. If you tension it while jacked up the tension will increase when you let the bike back down.

Ditto on the 2x8 stand (and the filter caution ).

Ryan... what Greybeard said. Friarjohn has the belt and I think a couple of others do also. I've heard some mention that if you travel on a gravel road, small rocks can get underneath the belt but that's the only problem I've heard about. It is a little pricey, I think it is around $850, but I think it would be worth it. Every time I remove my cover and there's chain lube all over the bottm of it, I curse.

-PES

Ryan - I've sounded off about this before, but I had a belt on my old FXRS and put 35,000+ on it. I lived on miles of gravel road. The belt got a rock or two jammed in the sprocket - it was easy to know it was there because of the racket. The cure was getting rid of the chain, er, belt guard. Once it was off, I never caught another rock and I was riding maybe 8- 10 miles of gravel to get to town and back.

Other than that, the belt got adjusted when I bought new tires and never any other time. I never knew it was there.

Whether or not that'll be the experience with the one Brent sells, I guess time will tell. I've gotten an email from the guy who makes 'em - Ozzie Oswald. He told me it was the same as the HD belt. Friar John really likes his.

The Sears lift (I have one) is terrific, inexpensive, and does the job. Adjusting and lubing the chain is a snap with that gizmo.

Decisions, decisions!

Ryan,
I put a belt drive on my Speedmaster just before the trip to Georgia. I adjusted it in PennsylTuckey on the way down and it hasn't needed anything since then. Over 3000 miles on her so far and so good. By the way, my GF lives on a really nasty backwoods dirt road and so far, knock on my wooden skull, no issues there either.
The belt on the kit is top notch, it's a Goodyear Blackhawk if that means anything to ya. First belt drive I have ever had but I like it so far. Especially yesterday when I finally got around to washing my bike. No muss, no fuss with the rear wheel area now.
Big $$, if you got them to spare I recommend it.

Hey Pat:
My son bought me one of those Sears units "made in China" and the handle receiver weld broke. I am going to have to take it to someone and have a real weld job done to it. I could have taken it back to Sears, but what a pain.

Dave