Re: Paddock/garage stand

Posted by sictransit on Mar 04, 2017; 1:56am
URL: http://silk-motorcycles.221.s1.nabble.com/Paddock-garage-stand-tp5001632p5001633.html


Digressing slightly from the subject of paddock stands, but still relative to the bike's lack of a centre stand, there have been a few queries in the Forum about how best to raise the front end for servicing.

The factory's way of doing it is interesting, if perhaps somewhat dated in view of the array of equipment available today.  A March, 1980 letter from Derby to the former owner of my own bike, who must have asked for advice, goes as follows :  
"For servicing the front end of the machine we mount the bike on the (sic) rear stand and place a bar crossways below the front engine mountings and by using a bottle or scissor jack raise the front end."

It sounds a little iffy to me, but clearly worked for them.