Rear Stands for Motorcycles

UNIVERSAL REAR STANDS
For bikes with conventional dual sided swingarms.

STANDARD UNIVERSAL REAR STAND

Part Number:
AS 3001 powder coated
AS3101 chrome.

These stands will fit a huge range of bikes. They are adjustable for width, so will fit bikes from 125cc to 1200cc. They come standard with L shaped and forked lifting attachments, so they can be used with or without pick-up knobs attached to the swingarm.

They are now also adjustable for height - simply move the wheel axle bolts to a lower hole if you need the stand taller, or to a higher hole if you need it shorter. (Why have height adjustment? See below!)

Universal Rear Stand AS3001 powder coated

Universal Rear Stand AS3101 chrome

WHICH BIKES DON'T THEY FIT?
Most cruiser bikes have the exhaust pipes low down next to the swingarm, so there is no room for the stand to fit. If you're not sure, crouch down next to the rear wheel, with your eye at axle height - for the stand to work, you should be able to see some of the swingarm in front of the axle. If all you can see is muffler, the stand wont work on that bike.
They WILL work on most dirt bikes and multipurpose bikes.

If the bike has threaded holes or bosses for pick-up knobs, you should make use of them - it is easier to use the stand if you use the knobs. If there is no provision for knobs, there must be some flat area on the bottom of the swingarm for the L shaped attachments to work.

SPECIAL ATTACHMENTS
We make special lifting attachments for the Universal rear stands for the following bikes:

Honda 929 Fireblade (needs a special left hand attachment)
Ducati 999 and 749 - the 2004 models with the cast swingarm
Ducati Sport Classics These have round section swingarms. We make special curved lifting attachments for these, but some models have the right hand swingarm tube bent to clear the exhausts, which leaves very little straight tube for the stand to lift under. For these models I recommend using the Ducati Under Engine Lifter
Buell - these are difficult, (especially the 1125) because they have no provision for knobs, and the bottom of the swingarm slopes up steeply, making it a bit precarious. We have lifting attachments which cup the swingarm on the sides and ends, to prevent the stand from slipping forwards.

Universal Rear Stand

V Max - we make a special version of our Universal rear stand to suit the V Max
Thunderbird 1600 – we make a special rear stand which lifts under the swingarm of the Triumph Thunderbird 1600

TIP
If your bike doesn't have pick-up knobs, you can achieve the same effect by sticking a metal rod through the rear axle (if it is hollow) with about 50mm protruding each side. Then you can use the forked lifting attachments which come with the stand to lift on the rod. Of course, you wont be able to remove the rear wheel, but it makes most other jobs easier.

HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT - Why bother?
If you are going to make 1 stand fit all sorts of bikes, then the height of the stand has to be a compromise. Until we designed this latest Universal rear , we used to have 2 different heights of stand, but it was difficult to ensure that the right stand was supplied for the right bike. Most bikes have tyres with about the same rolling diameter, so the axles are all about the same height. The swingarms are also fairly similar on most bikes - the depth of section varies a bit, but not enough to matter. The problem is that some bikes have no pick up knobs - (so you have to use the L shaped attachments ), some have the knobs on the side of the swingarm (forked attachments), some have the knobs under the swingarm, and some have the knobs on projections way under the swingarm. (e.g. Suzuki GSXR, Kawasaki ZRX1100).

So, with our new Universal rear, you can change the axle position of the wheels, which changes the height. This means there is now no need for compromise - you can have the stand set just right for maximum mechanical advantage. If you are only lifting the tyre clear of the ground by 20 or 30mm, the effort needed on the handle is minimised and so the stand can be made more compact. We have also arranged the adjustment holes so that the geometry of the stand is not compromised. Whichever hole is used, it still goes over centre by the same amount.

You would be amazed at how easy it is to lift a bike when the stand geometry is right - a child can do it!

Most of what is written above about the Universal rear stand applies to the Spacesavers. They are adjustable for width, and come standard with both Forked and L shaped lifting attachments. They fit all the same bikes, and the special attachments also fit the Spacesaver.

Also, we have recently upgraded our design so that the Spacesaver is now height adjustable like the Universal Rear, enabling it to easily lift all suitable bikes.