Triumph Speed Triple - abba Superbike Stand and Front Lift Arm Assembly and Demonstration
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- Triumph Speed Triple 1050 S - abba Superbike Stand and Front Lift Arm Assembly and Demonstration
In this video, I show you step by step how to assemble the abba Superbike Stand and Front Lifting Arm and put it through its paces to see if it’s as easy to use and as rock-solid as abba say it is.
Dropping Your Bike Isn't Fun!
After once dropping my motorcycle trying to lift the rear wheel off the ground using a Paddock Stand, I decided to hang the stand up in the garage and leave it there. A couple of years later I bought a new bike, a Triumph Speed Triple 1050 S, and I started looking for a replacement stand as my new bike had a single-sided swinging arm. Apart from the old stand wouldn’t fit my Speed Triple, I was afraid of dropping my bike again.
What I wanted was a stand that I could easily use by myself to lift the back and front wheels of my motorcycle off the ground and give me the confidence I wouldn’t drop my pride and joy.
When visiting Motorcycle Live exhibition, I discovered abba Motorcycle Equipment and was impressed by its claimed, simplicity, rock-solid stability and ease of use.
But how secure and easy to use would it really be and could I confidently use it by myself to lift the bike in the air?
In this video, I show you step by step how to assemble the stand and put it through its paces to see if it’s as good as abba say and I hoped!
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Great review for every rider, no assumed knowledge or arrogance and welcoming to newer bikers.
Thank you so, so much. That’s what I really want viewers to get from all my videos, it’s just me passing on my acquired knowledge at a level that new bikers can understand and both male and female riders will enjoy! Thanks for your kind comment! 😁👍
Great video! Instructions very clearly explained and pin sharp footage, very well captured with nice close up shots of the various steps involved. Bonus blooper footage at the end was the icing on the cake 🤣🤣🤣.
Thanks so much, I really appreciate your encouragement. This was one of my first UA-cam videos, I want to create more content like this but with a more natural presentation! 🤪👍
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones Well the quality is there so I've subscribed anyway 😀 I'll persevere till the presentation becomes more natural 😅. Looking forward to making my way through all your vids 👍
Thanks for this Phil, very useful review.
You’re very welcome. I’m pleased it has helped! 😁👍
Brilliant easy step by step video. Watching this helped me in deciding to buy an abba stand
(with the front lift arm).
Looking forward to future videos.
👍👍👍
Thanks so much, I’m pleased it helped you make a decision, I hope you like the abba stand and my future video’s! 😁👍
Great video. Thanks mate
Thank you, I’m pleased it has helped! 👍
Great bit of kit, bought the stand and front lift kit. I use it all the time.👍👍
That’s great to hear, thanks for sharing your experience! 🙏
They are great bits of kit. Had one that I used on five different bikes. Very well made and last for years.
That’s great to hear! You certainly got your money’s worth then! 😁👍
Great demonstration Phil, just bought one for my MT09.
Thanks, Simon. I’m a lot quicker with it now than then as that was literally the first time I had used one. I lift my side stand up before getting the wheels off the ground now. 👍
Very informative video again Phil. Especially pleased to see the review of the stand for the speedy. I'm always happier having real life reviews of products instead of "reviews" from magazines etc as I'm never sure to trust them. They wouldn't have mentioned the parts breaking for a start. I think I may be one step closer to purchasing a stand for mine after this. Fab video Phil 👊🏼🙌🏼
Thanks Craig for your kind comments. I’m looking forward to creating a series of cleaning and maintaining your bike soon and will putting this stand through its paces, but as I mentioned I’m impressed with its build quality and ease of use. It has been mentioned to me that the paddock stand on a single sided swinging arm bike is a lot easier to use because of the way it locates in the rear wheel! 😁👍
Thanks for this video.
You’re welcome, thanks for watching. I hope it helped! 👍
Great video been looking for a stand for my triumph stay safe looking forward to next video's 🇬🇧👍
Hi Richard. I would honestly recommend this abba stand or another from their range, it depends what you want to do with your bike. Mention me and I’m sure they’ll put the price up! 🤣 👍
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones thanks 🇬🇧👍
Great vid mate 👍🏻🙂. Very informative 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻..love the outtakes , Definitely keep those in for future vids 😉🤣
Thanks Lee! 😁 I hope it has helped. I was getting frustrated to be honest but thought I’d keep it real! 🤣👍
Thanks phil
My pleasure, I hope it helped! 👍
Looks really interesting and now I've seen your video, I'm thinking about the Superbike Package 3
Hey! I’m pleased the video helped. I’ve had someone else say they like the look of the Glide system. Talk to abba about your requirements, they’re very friendly! 😁👍
super
Those stands do look useful 👍 I've still got bad memories of trying to get a loaded Triumph Tiger onto a paddock stand on my own and dropping it. Like the outtakes 😂
Hi! Honestly, it’s an awesome stand. As always, I wanted the video to be honest and the end cap falling out was just one of those things, abba offered to send a replacement straight away. I’m confident you’ll love this stand. I’m pleased you like the outtakes, thanks for watching! 😀👍
I bought a Speed Triple 1050 in April. Just ordered an Abba Stand this morning. Thanks for the advice, looks much more user friendly than some of the single swing arm paddock stands I've seen!
Congratulations with buying your new bike, I’m sure you love it! 😁 I hope you like your Abba Stand too, please let me and others know how you get on with it and what you think of it! Thanks 👊
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones Will do, I've had an e-mail saying it's due tomorrow!
Going to buy one, came to your Video and I was surprised how professional your Demonstrations are! Also the ACF50 apply Video. Companys could book your service to produce "how to" videos. Subscribed 🙂
Thanks Tim, I really appreciate your kind comments and I’m really pleased you are enjoying the video’s. I’m trying my best and still have lots to learn. Hopefully, I’ll keep learning and create even more videos you guys will like. I’m excited about my next video coming very soon as it’s a little bit different! Thanks for watching 😁👍
Thank you for the information, I use the regular bike stand, but this seem like a safer one.
It’s extremely sturdy. Check out their website from the description. I bought this stand it’s not a paid promotion! 😁👍
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones Thanks, I will check it out.
G/day mate, great honest info on this product, I’m n the process of buying the superbike stand but can’t justify the cost here in Australia for the extra front lift. So I was wondering if you could pass on the measurements of the 2 square tubes need for this so I can rig something up myself. Many thanks keep up the great content.
Hi Phil. I have no problem getting the back end off the ground with a paddock stand as our bikes have a single-sided swing arm. Much easier and secure than with normal swing arm bikes.....I’ve had a few incidents in the past. I now know where to come if I ever need the front lifted -:)
Hi Neil. I did look into a single sided paddock stand and asked a few people with mixed response. They look great in photos too but for me I wanted to play it safe and have a stand a friend may be able to use too! 👍
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones That is very generous of you, Phil.
I bought an Abba stand last year but have not had to use it as my bikes have a centre stand. So why did I buy it? Well I was thinking of removing the centre stand from one bike as they are pretty heavy and want to reduce over all weight of the bike. Also I just bought a Speed Triple RS which as you know doesn't have a centre stand so will finally get to use the Abba stand. Your video has been useful although I knew the Abba was pretty straight forward to use. I was umming and arghing over whether to instead get paddock stands front and rear but you also need more space for these to position them and to make the lift. The Abba stand attaches to the middle of the bike. It's a top quality product and good vfm. Would have loved an Abba Skylift but cannot justify the price nor do I have the space. Many thanks.
I hope you are pleased with your abba stand, they really are a great bit of kit. The skylift does look awesome but like you I can’t justify owning one right now! 👍
They are good , but I still think it’s a lot of faffing , when you’ve got a single sided swing arm , I find it much easier and a lot quicker using the rear paddock stand that slides through the spindle .
Safe as well as the bike never moves with the action of lifting it up compared to when using bobbins .
My brothers got an ABBA stand and he rates it too 👍
Hi. I’ve had a couple of people say that the paddock stands are much more secure on a single sided swinging arm bike and agree they will be quicker to use too. Don’t forget you can do a lot more maintenance with the abba stand and add more sections to it if you want to. I may get a paddock stand one day to compare. I must admit the bike also looks very cool on a paddock stand, I urged on the side of caution in this case as I was afraid of dropping the bike. 😁👍
Had my abba stand for a couple years now, makes maintenance so simple! On a side note, how'd you find the pilot road 5 tyres when pushing the bike on a dry day? Previously using the pilot road 4 I found then to be too soft but have been told they sorted this with the 5 tyres...
It’s good to hear you like the abba stand. I love the road 5s. I did a @bennetts track day at Brands Hatch and they were great. I didn’t push it but another guy in my garage had nothing but praise for them! 👍
You do make it look easy! But I'm glad I won't be doing it solo, cos I'll need you either way 😉😏 p.s. what's the family been ordering on amazon? 😂😋
It’s because I’ve been working out! 🤣💪 Thanks for that! 🤬 It was a neighbour and a delivery driver who who obviously didn’t want to get back on the road! 🤣😘
I have a Tiger Sport 1050 and bought a rear stand for the single side swingarm, but the bike is too heavy , I'm unable to lift it without help. I saw a video of a speed triple and it seems to be lighter than my bike, one person can lift it easily with the stand .
I'm surprised about !
The abba stand really does make it easy for one person to lift their bike off the ground! 😁👍
I've never had a problem with a rear paddock stand + spools on 5 bikes over 8 years, it's super easy ... maybe you had one with a bad design, or a sketchy swing arm lift model.
That’s great to hear. I’ve had a few people mention they haven’t had problems with rear paddock stands, I’ve also had a few people mention they have! I know my old bike went over and didn’t want the same to happen again! 😬👍
I have a con stand but i cannot undo the main bolt on the bike it’s an 8mm Allan key but it will not budge,absolutely no idea why as their is no corrosion
It’s not unusual for some nuts and bolts to be over tightened, unfortunately. I hope you free it up! 🤞
I have managed to crack the bolt,it just spins,I’m assuming the bolt on the other side needs to come out,the instructions are not the best tbh
@@kevp7309 Is there a dealer or mechanic near you? I’m sure they can help!
I have sussed it the bolt would normally go through the frame as one long bolt on this model a 19 plate R/S It appears to have two short bolts from either side,and has a large locking nut at the end of each bolt,unfortunately it’s not spanner friendly and can only be held by your finger while turning the hex bolt,I’m leaning towards leaving it for now cos if I dropped the nut I’m in big trouble,need to work a way of doing this….oh boy!
5:28 - I have the same problem but I can't get it to budge at all :(((( How did you overcome this problem?
Sorry to hear that. Mine had a broken plastic end cap, Abba sent a replacement and I haven’t had a problem since. As a quick fix I put a piece of touch garage carpet under the stand, it maybe your floor isn’t level. I hope this helps!
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones Thanks for the help. I'll inspect the end cap when it's next off the stand. Might give it a whack with the mallet to try and free it. Thanks for the pointers, really appreciate it :)
Good video phil. I realise this maybe isnt what youd expect but this video has showed me this is not for me. I prefer a paddock stand after watching this as i was about to buy the abba. The fiddling about, setting up the abba stand both sides and then you go to lift the bike from the left whilst holding the bike upright, bike moving forward and your trying to push the stand back looked a little sketchy. A paddock stand can be the sketchy if not done correctly but i just think its far easier and quicker. Pin through the wheel and push down...job done. Also if you want to wash your front wheel the paddock stand can be easily pushed forward to do this. The abbas solid once its up unless you buy the extra front wheel lifter. See this for how to do paddock stand for single sided. It literally takes 10 seconds
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Hi! Thanks for your comment. I’m actually pleased it’s helped make your mind up. This was literally the first time I had used the abba stand so I’m much quicker now but I’m sure the paddock stand would work well. As I said in the video I was afraid of dropping the bike! Thanks for the link and comment! 😁👍
Sod all that. I'll just use my centre stand.
Sounds like a good plan, if you have one! 😜👊
My VTR1000 doesn't have a centre stand😪 So the Abba stand gets my thumbs-up.
I really enjoyed smoking my cigarette 🚬 watching this video.
I’m pleased to enrich your life a little bit! 🤪🙏
@@TheAdventuresofPhilJones 😂😂
This looks like a hassle. I've got the same bike and I have a stand designed for single sided swing arms. You push the stand's end rod into the axle, steady the bike with one hand and push down on the stand lever with the other. It's a piece of piss.
I agree, if you are confident with a paddock stand then happy days, remember this was the first time I used this. Also mechanic’s like to use this stand as you are able to do a lot more on your bike than you can with a paddock stand! Thanks for watching, I hope you like my other videos on the Triple! 😁👍