Are fork sliders strong enough for use with a fork stand?

[WuzzaCBXRider]

These are listed everywhere only as front fork sliders/crash protectors. Nowhere do they say they’re good for use with a track stand to lift a bike. I’d like to be able to lift the front end of my Z900RS using these with my fork stand that I use with the Busa if they’re strong enough to lift the bike. They’re much cheaper than a triple tree stand and the required 27mm pin and the bottoms of the Z forks are odd shaped and won’t work with my fork stand.

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[Mythos]

I have Delrin and aluminum puck axle sliders on my 14 and I believe they were made by the same company. It's an 8 mm bolt that goes in there and it goes in about 20 mm I say. The pucks do fit into the axle. The rod that goes through the axle is solid aluminum. I think it would work for the front because that is a lot lighter than the rear. I would not try lifting the rear on these things.

You would need a stand that had forks to grab spools like a rear stand. It would have to be able to adjust to the proper width. If you have a spool stand for the rear and another for the front it might work. If I had two spool stands, I'd just slide a steel bar through the front axle and lift on that. A half inch rebar definitely will not break, no question.

 

[c10]

there should be two holes in the bottom of the RS forks for a track stand . One hole each leg .

 

[Bluebusa60544]

Lifting front by axle won’t allow wheel to be removed. Seems like a lot of work to make it work without serving a purpose.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

there should be two holes in the bottom of the RS forks for a track stand . One hole each leg .

I’ve never seen a stand used in this way or the attachment (pins)

necessary for it’s use but the hole in right fork bottom isn’t deep enough for me to trust anyway.

 

[c10]

I thought all usd forks had this ?

 

[c10]

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Lifting front by axle won’t allow wheel to be removed. Seems like a lot of work to make it work without serving a purpose.

Purpose? Lifting makes it far easier to inspect and clean the wheel.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I see, hadn’t seen one of those before but as you can tell, the bolt is shallow and centered thru my right leg. Not much of a hole at all. The other hole is quite deep.

 

[c10]

I see, hadn’t seen one of those before but as you can tell, the bolt is shallow and centered thru my right leg. Not much of a hole at all. The other hole is quite deep.

Only about 3/16 inch goes into the hole . Its cone shaped so it won't slip out

 

[Berlin Germany]

in my opinion
this kind of lifter is the only real usable frontlifter
its "hook" goes into the "steering pipe" and used together with a rear lifter (or "my" mid stand/jack)
fork and wheel is changeable (lower yoke / it's bearings not)

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

in my opinion
this kind of lifter is the only real usable frontlifter
its "hook" goes into the "steering pipe" and used together with a rear lifter (or "my" mid stand/jack)
fork and wheel is changeable (lower yoke / it's bearings not)
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As I said in my OP, “They’re much cheaper than a triple tree stand and the required 27mm pin”. For my purposes my question stands.