handy or t-rex rear stand

[super fly]

Im going to buy a rear stand and I think Ive narrowed it down to these two (handy or t-rex). Any suggestions or comments on the two?

Thanks

[thetable]

The T-Rex stands get good reviews on the Buell board. Sorry, I can't offer much more than that, as I have the Pit Bulls, which reminds me I need to order the pin for the Kat.

[beherenow71]

I've also heard good things about the T-Rex on the r6 forums. Never heard of Handy. I got mine off ebay for $43 shipped but for some reason I think it said it won't work with a Kat.

[ctandc]

Well I heard good things about the T-Rex as well.

At least for the Kat, I won't recommend the REAR STAND.

The swingarm rests on the ROUND posts on the T-Rex stand which is covered in a plastic / rubber material. After MINIMAL USE of the rear stand with my Kat, the plastic has worn smooth in several spots, so now they Kat will NOT stay planted on the stand. So the stand is USELESS to me. Which is a pain since having a Bandit 1200 shock made a centerstand useless.

I emailed T-Rex more than a YEAR AGO about this. He requested a PICTURE of the stand to make sure "it was a T-Rex Stand"...WTF? It's a PLASTIC piece. So I complied....with my Ebay receipt included even.

That was almost TWO MONTHS ago. No replacement piece.

[thetable]

The swingarm rests on the ROUND posts on the T-Rex stand which is covered in a plastic / rubber material. After MINIMAL USE of the rear stand with my Kat, the plastic has worn smooth in several spots, so now they Kat will NOT stay planted on the stand.

I was actually reading on BadWeb about someone who had the pads wear off one of the Pit Bull stands. He ended up using the nonslip drawer liner (like what you would use in a tool box or kitchen drawers that sticks to everything) wrapped around a few times and said that it did a far better job than what was originally on there. It might be worth a try.

[ctrailfreak]

Pit bull also makes weld on spool mounts for those of us that don't have them. I have the pitbull stands and they are great! Don't know about the ones listed but I know the pitbull fork riser works great on the Katana with the standard pin.

Zero movement when working on the bike and very easy to lift up and put back down.

[ctandc]

I was actually reading on BadWeb about someone who had the pads wear off one of the Pit Bull stands. He ended up using the nonslip drawer liner (like what you would use in a tool box or kitchen drawers that sticks to everything) wrapped around a few times and said that it did a far better job than what was originally on there. It might be worth a try.

Heck of an idea.. I'll stop by Lowe's / Home Depot on the way home tonight. I haven't dealt with it yet, it just aggravated me the way the email exchange was...like I was going to cheat him out of two little plastic pieces for another brand of rear stand??

[thetable]

it just aggravated me the way the email exchange was

That is completely understandable.

[beherenow71]

Do Kats not have a place to screw on rear spools? I don't remember now. Harbor freights also sells a rear swingarm stand for $40ish, I have heard its fairly solid.

[thetable]

Do Kats not have a place to screw on rear spools? I don't remember now. Harbor freights also sells a rear swingarm stand for $40ish, I have heard its fairly solid.

The only way to mount them that I know of is with a welder, but they do sell iffy adapters to turn it into a swing arm adapter.

[GytRDunKat]

I like my pit bull stand for the front, very handy. The stickers that come with it look cool on my tool box too