Pit Bull Stand

Is it me or do you have to be a freakin circus performer to single handidly put a 999 on a Pit Bull Universal Rear Stand?
Where does the Stealership get the metal rod that slides through the axle??

I used my Yamaha rear stand and got a piece of 1/2" pipe to put through the axle hole. I drilled two holes in the pipe ends and fit two spring clips I got from the hardware store. The spring clips were to keep the pipe from sliding out by accident. It works really nice, just like spools only you can't take the rear wheel off like that.

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i have a fg for the rear and i can do it by myself , takes a bit longer than the older
single sided one

Sagerider, I'm away from my bike right now on vacation so can't see it for reference so this is probably a stupid question, but. With your set up, can the rear wheel be spun for chain cleaning/lubing? I already have a pit bull stand and this would be the perfect ticket for me. Getting damn tired of pushing it around in the garage.

Thanks!

Mark

MGN54
Oh YEA! It does work out very well. The tire is about an inch or so above the floor.
This of course is the disclaimer part: I have a Yamaha rear stand so the hieght might be different from your Pit Bull stand. Taking this into account though the investment of $1.98 for a piece of 1/2" black pipe to try it out is not a big step.
I am glad I don't have my bike here to send you a picture, I traded it in on a 2004 999R Fila, (I just love saying that). New bike is not here as of yet
Hey good news!! I found some old pictures.
Post an email address and I will send them to you.

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i hate you

NA NANA NA NA!

Just get a front stand.

http://www.baxleycompanies.com/Sportchock.html

Or: http://www.condor-lift.com/

Trying to order one from Motowheels now.

Thanks Sagerider! I'll get back in touch with you when I get back home after vacation toward the end of the week. The chain maintenance issue is what I'm mainly looking for right now and this seems to be the ticket I have been looking for. Can't wait to get home and get that chain cleaned up and really lubed well. Congrats on the new bike. Anxious to hear what you think of it when it arrives. Man, would love to have one someday!

Mark

10-4 MGN54
It should work out just fine for you. Have fun cleaning!!!

I just used my Pit Bull front and rear stands for the first time to remove front and rear wheels on the 749S (2003, no spools). They are both very precarious and unstable.

I had both slip partially off more than once, scarring the swingarm and front calipers. I prayed all the way to and from my tire dealer that a gust of wind wouldn't blow it completely off.

Anyone else have this experience?

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I had both slip partially off more than once, scarring the swingarm and front calipers. I prayed all the way to and from my tire dealer that a gust of wind wouldn't blow it completely off.

Anyone else have this experience?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Do you have the adaptors for the 749/999 from Pit Bull?

Stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You aint seen nuthin' yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chris Calovini
Sales and Marketing Manager
Cycle Cat div. Ideanamics LLC
614-577-8080 x 102
chris@cyclecat.com

Got the part numbers direct from Pit Bull on the telephone and gave them to my dealer , Section8. Is it possible I'm using the wrong mounts?

This one in the rear, but with the mount reversed:

and this one in the front:

These don't look like the adapters that I have. I've got a Pit Bull with the 749/999 adapters, and I can very easily put my bike up on the stand by myself, and I have full access to all the bolts and adjusters. Looking at Pit Bull's site, it looks like you've got the SuperSport adapters. These are the ones that I have:

No problem here either. I have universal Pitbull rears and it props up easy enough for me to do it myself. It's just a matter of how you do it.

I stand on the opposite side of kickstand and hold on to the rear seat handle while holding the bike straight up. I then scoot the stand behind the bike and make sure it's even under the swingarm. Then, BAM...it's up.


BAM!

Here's a trick I came up with when using track stands in my garage to get the bike to stand up straighter before I lift the bike: I took an old phone book (look for one that isn't too thick, but thick enough to slide under your sidestand to straighten the bike up just enough without making it "too" straight so that it could fall over in the other direction). After experimenting with various phone books, I picked one with the right height. I then took a roll of duct tape out and looped a few piecees of tape around the phone book in each direction (to give some rigidity and structure to the phone book so it doesn't "squirm"). Put the phone book on the floor near the sidestand, stand the bike up vertically and use your foot to slide the phone book under the sidestand. Presto! The bike is now near vertical and all you have to do is hook up the Pit Bull and lift the bike! Do the reverse when you want to lower the bike. No more "nervous" lifting, no more scarred swing arms, no more dropped bikes, and no more cussing!!