A long,
long,
long, long time ago,
1985 actually, after fancying myself as an entrepreneur and with much encouragement from friends I set about making the world’s greatest MX bike stand.
But instead I came up with these.
An old design which I found room to improve on.
By making the handle fold down they take up very little room in the boot of the car and they were easy to carry with the bike through the pits.
I sold a quite a few dozen back then, I could even be seen at the track taking in so much money that I would lay back, shut my eyes and dream about making frames and expansion chambers
Not long after the lift up stand hit the market.
I always found these to be cumbersome things to use as most of the time you still had to lift the bike over the stand or you had to push these awkward contraptions under the bike before you could hit the lift pedal.
These lift stands I’m sure would be great in the workshop but I always felt too awkward for the pits.
So with the lift stand being the new fad I dropped out of the lucrative stand business and pursued other interests (booze, fast cars, women etc.)
I’ve come a long way since those early days, (moved to Broadford, about 70 Km’s) and so several decades later, and still seeing some of my original stands around the traps, I have been asked by a few to start producing them again, commenting about old classics being photographed on big alloy stands that don’t look right for them.
Stands that are meant for moderns which leave the rear wheel of the old bikes 2 foot in the air, or just the unavailability of decent milk crates has left a vacancy in the market place and so I have decided to over capitalize on this and once again the GMC folding stands are now available.
Now in 2 different heights, to suit different models.
(Considering a 3rd model at 350 high to suit the first generation long travel bikes - feedback welcome)
300mm high - suits early up pipe models up to approx Pre 78 models
400mm high - suits late 70’s long travel bikes up to moderns.
Coming soon 300mm high to suit down pipe models.
I have one prototype for testing, this should be a one size fits all but I won’t know for sure until it’s tried on a few different models
Come and check it out at Broadford on Saturday and bring your bike to test it with.
$88.00 each (complete with ugly thick powdercoat)
$22.00 flat rate postage anywhere in Aust.
Come and check them out at HBBB
GMC folding stands – “feels like having a party”
