Paddock stand

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Bic_Bicknell
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Paddock stand

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Today I finally made my big aluminium paddock stand lift my H2 clear so the back wheel is free to turn and the bike is stable. It's been a case of trial and error for several weeks now. I've had the stand for years for my modern sportsbikes and it came with a few different fittings to suit big box section swing arms or the different bobbins modern bikes can be fitted with.

None of these were right for the swing arm on the H2 so I got my neighbour to fabricate two new pieces that fit the stand and hopefully would fit under the lowest part of the swing arm at the rear. First attempt didn't lift the bike enough top clear the back wheel from the ground, second attempt lifted the bike high but interfered with the exhaust pipes. Third attempt was better but various bits hit or interfered with other parts of the hub, chain, exhausts etc depending on where you placed it.

So today I tried the latest modified brackets and they work well. With the low-level Higgspeed exhausts on I can't put the stand as forward as I'd like so they wouldn't let you remove the back wheel but they will let me work on most of the bike in an upright position which is what I wanted ever since I had to remove the centre stand. (Because of Higgsy pipes).

This whole exercise came about because I have an S3 side stand to replace the original as it's longer but I need to give both of these to my friend so he can fabricate a new little extension (the bit that sticks out from under the exhaust pipe) on the S3 stand to match the H2 design. It also needs to have the mounting hole enlarged as the H2 bolt is larger diameter.

I'll post up pictures but my battery had died on my phone this morning.
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