Thanks for the very good and clear explanations. I just bought the Ducati stands which are affordable compared to other brands. (Well at least in Belgium) Now the Ducati store told me they are made by the lift manufacturer "LV8" (elevate). It's an italian brand. Which is the official distributor for bike lifts to be used for the Ducati technicians in some stores in Belgium. So they must be good. At the store they use all these Ducati stands and are very good quality. Greetings.
There is no issue at all to sit on the bike. Its just Ducati "legal" protection so you don't sue them if you do something stupid. The only rule to follow is...do not sit on the bike while someone else would be putting the bike on or off the stand, always put the bike first, and only after sit on it.
I have a BMW R9t and I was able to just get the pin from pitbull for the PP and it works great! Even the Ducati people told me to go with the pitbull. I do like the red color of the duc stands but you could always Powdercoat the pit bullls. I do need the front stand for both the R9t and the PP. I think pitbull is a sturdy design and great stands, but I like how the red Ducati stands match the bike. The good thing about the rear pitbull stand is that you could get the other pin to work on the sprocket if you need to change it.
That rear stand looks identical to the Bike LIft version which I believe is rated to 400kgs which should more than cover someone sitting on it. Maybe they are just covering themselves.
The SSSA Ducati stands are actually the best value for money. They are really well made and they do the job. The front and the DSSA ones are... meh. Anyway, it's not a good idea to sit on your bike while on stands (any kind of stand), and there is absolutely no scenario where I see the need to do that. Use a wheel chock if you want to stand on your bike to adjust it or practice.
Hey Rembo, hope this finds you well! Have you looked at a center stands? I was thinking of getting one, just to make it easy to move the bike around the garage.
😆 Duke stand good for light duty home mtce - did you see how much the rear SS stand flexed when the PP was lifted? That is what they all do.....maybe not the Pitbull as it has stronger metal. This is why both are tagged 'no rider'. So the RED stands are not for robust work, just home mtce/cleaning. For my V4SMS I use the bikes center stand ( now with modded pins and circlips) and place two pieces of 4x2 under the crash bar cross strut - one either side..... I know, a big spender on stands, 🥴😇😆😉.... but it works well for heavy duty jobs like forks & wheels off, and I can sit on it (when the wheels are back on....I'm not totally crazy) 👍.... Sorry, can't attach a pic here 🤔.....but your Ducati crash bars can be useful as a track lift tool.....😉
They may have a Ducati sticker on there but you know that's about it. Shame they're not up to spec. You can't always rely on a third party company building parts as well as Ducati themselves. Lesson learnt I guess 😩
Man. At my dealership, the Ducati branded stands actually cost MORE than the Pit Bull stands😮 I ended up buying a Pit Bull stand because I couldn't afford the Ducati stand at the time.
I wouldn’t worry about not sitting on your bike on those Ducati lifestyle stands. It’s just a warning so endemic of US culture to sue the shit out of not obeying warnings. If they are rated for bikes, then you’d have to be a super fat bastard to break them, plastic joins or not. Why don’t you try it out & see if you fall on your backside 😉 I’d bet the bike will fall on its tyres, not in your tool box 🤙
