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Yeah, yeah - I know I should just fit the Loobman and be done with it, but I haven't worked out how to put it on this bike yet!

I bought a 'device' years ago to make lubing my chain quicker and easier, but I've never actually got around to taking pics of it! Well now here they are:



It's got Lazertrack written on the bottom of it, and Wheelspin on the top. I remember seeing them in the back of bike mags for a stupid price of about £60 but I got mine off Ebay for considerably less! It's a plastic frame that's hinged in 4 places so you can adjust it for tyre size, with 4 cups each containing a big fkoff ballbearing with a seal.

As I'm sure you can imagine, you slap it on the ground then push the bike so the wheel is on the bearings, and then you can move the wheel around and lube the chain (or clean the wheel I imagine, but as you can see I can't be having with that! ). It's a very useful bit of kit that I've used on every bike without a centre stand, and it means you can do everything you need to without needing much space or having the danger of dropping it whilst getting it onto a paddock stand.

I just thought it might be of interest to some of you - and you might want to try and find one or maybe even knock something similar up for yourself!

Cheaper just to use a paddock stand

yeah my front and rear paddock stands were 40 for both. loobman is actually pretty easy to install. it's just not the best oil delivery nozzle. i need to make a simpler one that just oils one side. no point in doing both sides.

Boo Yah...I just got me one of those off eBay.

Whats the best thing to lube the chain up with?

all you need now is a bucket of soapy water and a sponge

clean that bike you sket! lol

gem

Gemini wrote:all you need now is a bucket of soapy water and a sponge

clean that bike you sket! lol

gem

That was 'cleaned' 2 dry days before that pic! Look at the shine on that hugger! I can't be arsed with that side of the rear wheel because it just dirties my sponge and then I can't use it on the fairings next time!

The price for that device is way too high in my opinion, but if you can knock one up yourself or find one cheap then it's a million times better than a paddock stand! (for quick lubing or washing)

how do you lift the back of the bike to put it underneath?

masterofinsanity wrote:how do you lift the back of the bike to put it underneath?

I thought you just roll the bike onto it then put your stand down

86zxr01 wrote:

masterofinsanity wrote:how do you lift the back of the bike to put it underneath?

I thought you just roll the bike onto it then put your stand down

Yup! It's only about 1 1/2 - 2" tall, so it's easy to roll the bike on and it's still nice and secure on the sidestand. It's still best to turn the wheel backwards, though, just incase you push it off the stand!

86zxr01 wrote:

masterofinsanity wrote:how do you lift the back of the bike to put it underneath?

I thought you just roll the bike onto it then put your stand down

i was taking the piss.

masterofinsanity wrote:

86zxr01 wrote:

masterofinsanity wrote:how do you lift the back of the bike to put it underneath?

I thought you just roll the bike onto it then put your stand down

i was taking the piss.

Err......yeh i knew that........

Me too!