Spool Mounts - Where?

[noxin]

Hey,
Looking to get a set of spool mounts welded onto my bike, but not real sure where to actually get the mounts?

Does anyone have urls/business to get them from?

Thanks!
--Pat

[OreoGaborio]

shoot a PM over to gmdboston. He can probably take care of that for ya.

[s a x m a n]

he rewelded mine as I have a habit of snapping them off in crashes (=

when I picked my bike up the last time though, he said his welder cut out on him near the end and gave this sound advice:

"it'll hold the weight of your bike and then some, but I wouldn't go fucking a fat chick on there or anything"

[BMFR6]

yeah, peter has done them for me as well.

where the hell is Dan K, wasn't he asking about this as well?

["Dangerous" Dan K]

yeah, peter has done them for me as well.

where the hell is Dan K, wasn't he asking about this as well?

Lurking, reading and thinking. I've asked a bunch of people about this and gotten some unsolicited (but appreciated) PM's as well, and the consensus seems to be that my best bet is a pad type stand.

Edit: One noteworth exception was a guy I don't know but think I've heard about, BJ. He told me that "a bunch of them" have the insert that you put in the swingarm after drilling it out, and that they were fine. Based on that, even if I were to add spools to the EX, which I probably won't, I'd probably just drill the swingarm and use the inserts, since I have the tools/ability to do that and don't have the tools/ability to weld. If I can do it myself why have someone else do it, etc.

[BMFR6]

BJ huh? sounds fishy. wonder if that guy knows anything about racing an EX.

[Pittenger5]

BJ huh? sounds fishy. wonder if that guy knows anything about racing an EX.

Nah, the cones get in the way.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

From what I hear he's the EX guy, EX mafia leader, etc. Of course, you already know that. That's what makes him a "noteworthy" exception, rather than just an exception. What I'm wondering now is if he's on this forum and reading this. I wondered if you were him for a minute, but your profile doesn't list an EX.

[BMFR6]

lol. i don't think BJ comes on here at all, but yes, he is a noteworthy exception when it comes to racing an EX.

[OreoGaborio]

Nah, the cones get in the way.

that soooo bad

Yeah, Dan, most of us all know BJ. Good guy.... GREAT guy. Knows his shit.

[Pittenger5]

Yeah, Dan, most of us all know BJ. Good guy.... GREAT guy. Knows his shit.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

lol. i don't think BJ comes on here at all, but yes, he is a noteworthy exception when it comes to racing an EX.

Yeah, it made me consider doing the insert thing and getting spool stands, but if I have to buy new stands anyway I figure why not just get stands that'll work with what I've got? Enough people appear to use them and be happy with them.

Of course BJ issued that answer too.. so that you have a bike that can just go on any old stand when you're in a filled garage and in a hurry. I figure I have a while to go before that point. Of course, when I do get to that point I'll need a new stand and the spools anyway. Damnit, I guess I'm still undecided. This is why I still don't have a stand.

[Pittenger5]

Damnit, I guess I'm still undecided. This is why I still don't have a stand.

Buy a pad stand. Stop worrying, I've yet in 2 full years ever had to "grab any old stand" worse comes to worse, you lean it on a wall or trash barrel, or fence.

[noxin]

yeah, peter has done them for me as well.

where the hell is Dan K, wasn't he asking about this as well?

If you noticed, I didn't ask spools vs pad, I asked where to get the spool mount

I actually kept a close eye on that thread and it helped me decide I wanted to get spools done on the bandit.

Thanks for the leads and I'll send peter a PM now.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Buy a pad stand. Stop worrying, I've yet in 2 full years ever had to "grab any old stand" worse comes to worse, you lean it on a wall or trash barrel, or fence.

And there it is, right from "a wealth of racing and relationship advise". In the few weeks I've had my EX (a long time, I know) my workbench has done a bang-up job of holding it upright. I have nothing to suggest that any old wall would do a lesser job. Pad stand. Done. I was leaning that way anyway, but the words of the notorious BJ were sticking in my head a bit. Dolla bill to come through and put a stamp on the issue... nice.

[Pittenger5]

Dolla bill to come through and put a stamp on the issue... nice.

Youre not going to go wrong either way, honestly. Ones less work and theres not much of any advantage the other way. Im just fucking lazy.

[Kurlon]

You can get combo stands too... spool or pad, your pleasure is a quick rotation of the attachments away.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

You can get combo stands too... spool or pad, your pleasure is a quick rotation of the attachments away.

I think we have a winner, for my issue anyway. Unfortuantely it came in the complete hijack of a "where to get spools" thread. Sorry about that Noxin! At least you got your answer first.

[noxin]

no worries. it's to be expected.

[BMFR6]

I think we have a winner, for my issue anyway. Unfortuantely it came in the complete hijack of a "where to get spools" thread. Sorry about that Noxin! At least you got your answer first.

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have a Pitbull stand that is currently set up for pads, you can buy the spool attachments for it. I'll sell it to you....... Just don't let Daytona440 know! matter of fact, if you are interested in a silver Trailblazer, I have one of those for sale as well.

[McBiggity]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have a Pitbull stand that is currently set up for pads, you can buy the spool attachments for it. I'll sell it to you....... Just don't let Daytona440 know! matter of fact, if you are interested in a silver Trailblazer, I have one of those for sale as well.

I thought I had dibs on that stand! lol

[BMFR6]

eh. money talks.
you interested in buying a house in Berlin?

["Dangerous" Dan K]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

I have a Pitbull stand that is currently set up for pads, you can buy the spool attachments for it. I'll sell it to you....... Just don't let Daytona440 know! matter of fact, if you are interested in a silver Trailblazer, I have one of those for sale as well.

This just typical ballbusting as you're storing your buddies stand, or is it actually for sale? If the latter I'd be interested. The trailblazer and the house in Berlin I can do without though