Re: 2V stand review (jpuck91)
Just getting around to reading all the comments posted here. Some great things about the stand:
it's very portable and takes up little to no space - this is cool if garage space is at a premium. also if you want to bring the lift and stand to your buddy's garage to work on his duc you can do so pretty easily.
it requires no assistance to set up the bike - you don't need to buy paddock stands and you don't need a buddy to be around to help you mount the bike.
you don't need to remove ANYTHING - you don't need a single tool to mount the bike onto this setup.
To be sure, the Cycle Cat stand is pretty sweet. It does however require paddock stands, tools and minor disassembly of the bike and is has a pretty good sized footprint when not in use. If none of these factors bother you that's cool.
Yes, you can get a Kragen lift for less money. I don't like the quality of tools sold at Pep Boys or Autozone though. I usually buy my tools at Sears. The ATV lift Sears sells goes for $100 so please don't feel like Cycle Mojo is trying to rip you off here.
So that leaves the stand (minus the lift) priced at $650. As noted earlier they are working on lowering the price. I would encourage all of you to email Cycle Mojo and give them your two cents about this. The only way they will be inclined to lower prices is if they know people would buy it otherwise.
Thanks again to everyone for looking at the review and offering their thoughts!
Modified by boplicity at 8:51 PM 2/14/2005