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I picked up a portable bike stand a couple of weeks ago and finally had the chance to use it yesterday. I'm sure others must have seen these but I haven't seen them mentioned here before.
It's basically just a big lever. You set the height of the bar, lie it under the bike, then lean on the handle. As it tilts up, it lifts the bike easily.
I lifted the front to drop the forks to remove the stock turn signal mounts. I was really surprised how stable the bike was up there. There were two of us working on it and we got the job done as it was just sitting on the stand. Of course, we were careful about keeping it in place.
I haven't tried lifting the rear yet. I imagine I'll have to secure the front for that.
The stand is rated to 200 kgs and cost me under $50 new, here in Australia, from a place called Third Gear.
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S40, 2014, Dyna, Raptor, 52.5/152.5, spacer mod, sea level, cat-eye LED tail light, bullet style halogen turn signals, 'Superbars' with custom 40mm risers, modified stock seat, Metzeler tyres.
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