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Offline ATC'er

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Swingarm Spools
« on: December 20, 2006, 06:19:13 PM »
Just bought an '07 Busa a few days ago and purchased a Vortex stand for it.  It can be used with or without swingarm spools.  I tried it without the spools and had a little bit of trouble clearing the brake caliper bleed valve when using it, so I purchased some Lockhart Phillips spools.  I did a search here and found a few threads from 2003 and earlier where a few people had stories of spools snapping and the bike falling over.  Anyone have any recent reports or stories of this happening, and if so, was it the spool bolt that snapped or the weld on the swingarm?  I'm a bit nervous now about using a rear stand, but would rather not purchase and install the Suzuki centerstand.
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2006, 11:34:09 AM »
Quote from: 04busa on December 20, 2006, 06:22:33 PM
i would like to see pictures of the swingarm with broken spool brackets. cause it is hard to believe.

+1 - I have the lockhart spools and a pitbull stand - never any problem.
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2008, 11:04:20 PM »
Lockhart and Pitbull here too...
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2008, 08:57:09 PM »
same here with no problems
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 03:33:34 PM »
Pit Bull stands and Suzuki spools no problems and bike is on stands when it is at home and I am not riding it.
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2008, 04:36:06 PM »
i have redline stands (front and rear with wheels) and spools from redline also and have never had a problem.

(mind you,  i roll the bike all over my shop while its on the stands....)
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 04:48:30 PM »
never heard of that.  i keep all my bikes on stands when Im not riding them.
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2008, 03:33:54 PM »
I have had swing arm spools and used Vortex stands on all of my bikes and never had one break.
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2008, 10:03:57 AM »
Lockharts & Pitbulls never had a problem
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Re: Swingarm Spools
« Reply #9 on: September 01, 2008, 08:57:57 PM »
never had that problem with any of my bikes over the years or heard if it before :thumb:
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