My local store had swingarm stands in stock, but not on display. I got one but ended up returning it and buying the GPI Industries stand set instead.has anyone ever been to an actual harbor freight store, as opposed to ordering online? i have 3 about 30 minutes away, and i was going to see if they had stands on hand. i dont know if they have everything that you can order, at their retail stores as well.
I agree you can't beat their prices and unless you are using these tools on a daily basis they are more than adaquate. I bought the stands as well and will be storing my bike on them soon. I seem to remember in some earlier post that someone could not get the front stand with adapter to work - have you had yours up on the front yet? Were there any problems with it?Our household harbor freight rules:
1) I am not allowed to go into this store without the wifey present
2) When I go into this store I must be looking for something in specific
3) After I find the specific item I MUST leave
4) If I see other items while preparing to leave and would like to purchase them I must get approval first..
Seriously this is my favorite store. The quality is not the best, but its CHEAP! Think of a kid going into toys-r-us for the first time, yeah, its that good!!!
The only tools I own that did not come from there is a few small hand tools that I wanted the lifetime warranty on so I got craftsman..
HF has some of the best deals, I got an pnumatic cutoff wheel for $2.99.. Who can beat that price?? I have had it for 9 months now, and gone though dozens of discs, I mean I abuse the heck out of this tool and it just wont give up haha!!
I have the HF stand and the above posters are correct.. The paint chips off the frame of the stand, and the rubber contact points peal off, but I just covered mine in duct tape and called it good. I got a rear stand and front adapters for less than $50 IIRC, and again you cant beat that price..
yeah, my thought exactly.... I just drool at the catalogs, would love it if the store were a little closer. Though I might have to add that trip to my yearly must-go places.Think of a kid going into toys-r-us for the first time, yeah, its that good!!!
Wow, that sounds kinda familiar. I could spend thousands in that store on $3.99 items. "But it's not even $5, honey...."Our household harbor freight rules:
1) I am not allowed to go into this store without the wifey present
2) When I go into this store I must be looking for something in specific
3) After I find the specific item I MUST leave
4) If I see other items while preparing to leave and would like to purchase them I must get approval first..
lets see, within 42 miles: 3 harbor freights, a bass pro, cabelas, gander mountain, 6 good casinos. and most of these things are within 10 miles from each other, im just out there.I WISH we had one!
And a Northern Tools, Bass Pro Shop, Cabellas, Parts Unlimited, and a PF Chang restaurant!
I am sooooo deprived. I have to suffer with Home Depot, Sears and Lowes and none of them make decent Chinese food.
Think Yosemite Sam saying "Ahhhhh hates you Rabbit!" Maybe Illinois isn't such a bad place to move to...lets see, within 42 miles: 3 harbor freights, a bass pro, cabelas, gander mountain, 6 good casinos. and most of these things are within 10 miles from each other, im just out there.
anyways, i picked up two stands and front fork adapters today. extra bonus: two stands were tied together, for shipping, and only had one tag. $54 got me two stands and front forks. i think i did good.
+1 billion!A quick tip on helping "get it up" (the bike that is). Place a regular brick under the kickstand to help level the bike before trying to hoist the rear up. Makes it sooo much easier when doing it alone.