I'm seeing more of these recently at track days. Anyone here using them to replace the traditional front and rear paddock stands? I didn't like the look of them at first, looked a bit cumbersome but I'm starting to feel the lurrrve Pro's? Cons? Great? Load of shite? Cheers, Paul https://www.motea.com/en/center-paddock-stand-lift-constands-power-evo-kawasaki-zx-6r-03-06-black
They work fine.... easier to use than front and rear stands on your own. I have Constand (Motea) one and its ok for my Scrambler but was not strong enough in my opinion for the VFR1200 I originally bought it for (too much flex) 1Jac and Bursig are alternatives... 1Jac being UK....
@PeterT has good input on similar, I looked at getting one - two "cons" were floor surface needs to be good and flat and regular (gws I guess) and no good if you value the paint and finish on your frame fixings.
Quite, I used mine a lot and it is good, not quite as sturdy as a paddock stand though as the bike does wobble about on these types of stands, so a full rebuild imho would be better on a ramp version. As Chris states a smooth floor is essential as 200 od kilos going through the small wheels means a piece if pea shingle is impossible to roll over. Also to consider is it eventually does mark the frame and bolts that it uses, and some people will find that their gear shift pedal/rod might foulf the centre post of the stand, mine did so had to adapt it.
Discussed many times on here (put 1Jac in the search function) but here's the history: All are off shoots of the 1Jac (Originally called Envy) 1jac said: Hi Everyone. My name is Nigel Vause. I am the inventor of the single sided post jack. I have been reading your posts with interest and hope you dont mind me chipping in with a comment or 2. Just to clarify, Sumomoto in China make a copy of an old design of mine. My first build of this product was way back in 1986. The first bike I ever lifted was a C reg Slabside GSXR750. I still have the bike. I was granted the intellectual property rights over it but made a very foolish schoolboy error as I had released some bespoke ones to racing lads at the time which prevented a patent being issued. Since that time I have worked at improving the original and over the last 28 years have made changes and developments that are to this day unique to the jack. Some years ago I was offered some investment by local businessmen and started a company called Envy. Initials of my name, however once the lifts began selling it became apparent they had no wish to invest in the R and D the product deserved, but more the fast buck. Without going into the depths I was locked out when I began to question the very ethics of the business I seemed to be working in night and day. The Mrs rang me one day to tell me the mortgage had not been paid. Silly me, working away in a workshop with a product I believed in while deals were being done....Was this when it went to china????? Anyway, It all went wrong. a few customers ( I have all the records) were left without lifts or parts. I met up with an old friend, Steve Webster a short time after this and explained what had happened and we decided not to let such a great idea go to ruin so we went to meet a guy who was capable of investing in it and was also a biker. We went into business as 1jac Ltd. Here we are. At every opportunity I have advertised and talked about the Envy customers, and I have dealt with nearly every single customer now (the only ones have moved with no forward address or contact details). I was not obliged to do this as I was exonerated by a court from any debts of Envy, but there is more than that to me. Im a biker and those guys I met at events put their trust in me and that was important. Im a Yorkshireman and proud of my upbringing. If there are any of the 4 remaining customers here from envy then Im happy to send you a free 1jac and apologise for the 18 month delay. As for the 1jac. It has gone through 28 years of development. We will never drop your bike. The sumomoto made chinese copy you can buy as a Bursig, Warrior, Spider bla bla is badged for them. Put them all together and you will see they are a salesman item. The 1jac is a well Engineered jack, welded by coded welders with test certs for every piece of steel. The high grade tool steels in the adaptor kit has test certs measured in tonnes not kilos and a very unique LTL (Load to Lock) system prevents your bike from being able to drop off. Good solid Engineering. Memory steel that flexes because we ask it to change the direction of the pins and a lifetime warranty. This is the original. If Sebastian Bursig wishes to sue me I look forward to it. I have 24 Sheet metal workers sworn statements and we can carbon date the first one ever built to 1986. It sits in the workshop in Leeds if anyone wishes to come have a look. And finally, some things are worth paying a litlle more for, you can buy a spanner from china and it will work well for a few goes, its not a snap on but it does the job. Right up to the time you get a tight nut and it wraps your knuckles. Thanks for reading my novel. Kind regards NV.
