Received new stands

[Tool]

I just received my stands & spools today. i purchased the suzuki stands( if i would have searched the site first would have saved $, my bad!) anyhow i had to bend the rear stand a little to get it close enough to grab both spools, about an 1/4 to 1/2 inch. is this normal. the stands seem flexble and I did not have to put much weight on them to pull them closer together. They have been holding bike up for a few hours and seem real strudy. All welds look fine. I have lowered and riased the bike several times after bending and seems to have held form. just never used stands before, wondering if anyone else had this happen?

[sportrider1296]

Most stands are adjustable in that area, but I don't know about the suzuki stands. Sounds like they should be fabricated to just work right out of the box. I just ordered the checkered flag motorsports stands for $124.99 shipped.

[nolo263]

i would be careful about bending them, they could keep on bending and fail.

[sportrider1296]

very true nolo263, when you create a weakness in an object it will almost always fail there. Example a mandrel bent piece of tubing is bent sharply and a creased appears. With the right amount of force it will continue to bend in that spot until it fails.

[Tool]

i would be careful about bending them, they could keep on bending and fail.

I will not have to keep bending, i just had to get the arms closer together. The front stand went right on. but will keep a close eye on it.

[BusaWizard]

The slight adjustment you made on the stand shouldn't affect it all. I patterened mine from a Suzuki stand, made it out of 3/4" elec. conduit. About 12.00.

[GSXcite]

I had to tweek my Suzuki stand a little bit Too. Have had it for about 8 mos. now with no problems regarding bending. I think there are some small differences in the widths of the spools, or the stands flex some when taken out of the jig after welding. You should have no problems. I put mine on the stands with no help all the time.