Does anyone know I a good/reasonable set up for my particular bike? I just got some pitbull stands and I plan on buying another cbr this year I just wanted to get some spools for the f3 for the winter.

 

harbor freight tools, you can get 8mm or 10mm sizes. 1. measure where you want them(keep in mind how long the chain adjusters are). 2. Drill you hole.3. Tap your hole. 4. screw them in and tighten. Not that hard to do,you just have to MEASURE right!!!hope this helps.

 

From what I have gathered, You don't drill the F3 swing-arm. I think it's a
combination of the chain-adjusters are in the way and it weakens the
square-box swing-arm if you drill it ahead of them.

What I've had recommended to me for my 98F3 is to weld half-nuts on,
instead and mount to those. Both the Honda dealer and a reputable
retail/repair shop have given me this advice.

Ern

 

Yeah you don't really want to go drilling holes in the swing arm on the F3. I ended up just buying a stand that craddled the swing arm.

 

i promise you wont compromise that steel swingarm, but i agree on the welds.
that or the cradle.

 

i cant find the thread right now, but a couple weeks ago i came across one that the guy drilled the holes through the swingarm, then cut a steel tube to fit into it, welded it in then just bolted on the spools.
And according to him, and few other people on the thread, it prevents any 'weakening' of the swing arm.

 

ibelieve its on the f4i thread or on the howtos but he drilled through the axel i thought

 

with that one he made his own axel out of a tube.
then threaded the inside and outside of it for the spools and axel nuts.

 

Me personally, i dont see a big difference from the spools or just a regular bike stand. The spools maybe pick it up a little higher off the ground. Why not just use the regular stand? Just curious.

 

The generic, under-swing arm hooks work ok, but they tend to get "creep" with them.
i.e. as the bike shifts around (while you work on it), they tend to slide down the
swing-arm towards the pivot. (the bike becomes increasingly un-stable, as a result).
If you use spools, the stand stays fixed in place, on the lift point. One less thing to
keep an eye-on/attend to, as you work on the bike.

Ern