I used a stand that employed the paddle supports in the past, but got sick of the rubber coating on the paddles tearing, and since the swing arm is at a slight angle, occasionally it will slide just a little, marking up the finish on the swing arm. I redipped the paddles in a rubber coating over and over, but it just gets ridiculous. So I ordered a set of Delrin swing arm spools with 8mm bolts, acquired a couple of 8mm X 1.25 pitch X 22mm long coupling nuts like this...


...and welded them to the swing arms, symmetrically. With the spools in place, I swapped the paddles for the connectors with the crooks in them, and lifted the bike - I am able to sit on the bike while it is supported by the new spools, and bounce on the seat pretty hard, so, the welds are good.
I'll post some pics when I get to my camera later.

 

Motorcycle Swingarm Rear Stand

What i have, no need for spools and cheap. No tthe best by any means, but it gets the job done. no afil...

 

I forgot to post the pic that I said that I would...



I REALLY REALLY could not go back to using the paddle-style lifts...ever!

 

good idea! i think i might have to steal it from you.

 

how did you put the spolls on

 

He welded the coupling nuts on the swing arm and just put the spools in that way. I really like that idea because it keeps the integrity of the swing arm.

 

Great idea!

 

Uh, oh unsprung weight! JK. That's a great idea. I think that's what I'll do to mine when it gets to it's new home.

 

Yeah, yeah! But I only added a little less than 5 oz for the spools, coupling nuts, and the estimated welding material used! AND, I quickly made up for this gain be installing the EBC Pro-lite rear rotor, which saved me another 1/2 pound!

 

You da man!