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Message started by IceBerg on 10/30/21 at 16:30:54

Title: Stand options
Post by IceBerg on 10/30/21 at 16:30:54

Hi all,
It's just about time for me to put away the savage for the season. Does anyone have any recommendations for a set of stands, or, if stock hardware allows it, a center stand?

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/30/21 at 16:52:50

If you just want it sitting up straight you can hoist it and set it on a cinder block. You will want some construction wedges, like the carpenter uses for installing a door frame.
A come-along hanging from a rafter, some rope you can actually trust, and BobsYerUncle.

Now, I don't know where to buy rope that isn't crap. Para cord is supposed to be 500 pound working strength, I think.. I couldn't make myself hoist it without quadrupling the lines.. I know that is crazy overkill, but dropping a bike, maybe getting hurt,, not okay with that.

Last time I tried to buy rope at the feed store it Looked just like the stuff I've had for years. But it was lighter,, felt softer ,,so I looked closer. It's just a woven nylon sleeve with polyester strips inside.. It's not safe for lifting at all.

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/30/21 at 16:53:54

Why are you wanting to do that?

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by IceBerg on 10/30/21 at 18:21:55

77686E6974734272427A68642F1D0 wrote:

Why are you wanting to do that?

Trying to keep the tires off the concrete to avoid flatspots, as I'm often gone for weeks at a time, so rotating the tires isnt always an option. Space in my garage is at a premium though, so I was hoping for a center stand to avoid extra length and width from spool/swingarm stands.

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/30/21 at 19:36:49

I've seen them parked for months and couldn't feel a thing.

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by zipidachimp on 10/31/21 at 01:17:53

pump your tires to 35psi, no problems all winter. Or, buy a front tire stand from harbor freight, bolt it to a 2x10, lower the side stand onto a wood block, upright all winter !
Cheers! 8-)

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by Dave on 10/31/21 at 03:25:51

Modern tires don't flat spot over a few winter months - pump them up and don't worry about them. You can rotate the tires occasionally if you remember.

However - if you want the weight off them just get some scrap lumber and make a support - or run a few tie downs to the rafters and lift the bike.

Our winters are 5 months long in Kentucky and there are likely only a few days in November we can sneak in a ride.......then we will be done riding until April when the spring rains wash the salt off the roads.

How long is the winter in Alberta?

Here is the thread in the Technical Section.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1100379341

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by TheSneeze on 10/31/21 at 06:55:23

I have a brother that lives in Calgary. How long are the winters in Alberta? It has the potential to snow any day of the year, depending on the jet stream. It also gets in the 80's in summer. Flip a coin! He told me one winter it hit -60 deg F. :o

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by Serowbot on 10/31/21 at 08:51:19

This is the homemade lift I use for maintenance, but it would work for storage as well.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEbuOh9l1es[/media]

Title: Re: Stand options
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/31/21 at 18:00:43

485B425B5653515A5B5F42320 wrote:

pump your tires to 35psi, no problems all winter. Or, buy a front tire stand from harbor freight, bolt it to a 2x10, lower the side stand onto a wood block, upright all winter !
Cheers! 8-)

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