Stands for wheel removal

Grant said:
Is there space for 2 of them?
Might allow both wheels off at the same time and still be stable.
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I would say so grant!
Could fabricate an extra set of supports or make wooden blocks up to go under frame rails to steady the bike for fore and aft stability.
Might need a longer lifting handle to get the bike up in one go, not hard to make.
 
I use the scissor stand under the frame and a paddock stand for the swingarm should both wheels need to be removed.  A couple of tie-downs ease my mind.  A bit wobbly if you try to fit 2 scissor stands, the centre stand is in the way.

A front paddock stand is also quite useful, but most are too short for our old clunkers.

piet
 
My front paddock stand works ok on POP as the headstock has been extended 6cm.
If using it on taller (bottom of lower yoke is higher) bikes I place some planks of wood under the wheels. Stable enough.
If I need access to the battery on POP though I need to remove the rear shock, which means a rear paddock stand is no use.
Currently use a pair of axle stands under the front footpegs.
Simon's set up would replace that, be more stable and not give me a farking hernia lifting the bike on to the axle stands...
 
I did this on my '73 3c when the stops for the stand (and the stand itself) bent so both wheels rested on the ground. I bent a piece of 6mm (OK, 1/4") steel plate for the undersides of the feet of the stand. Didn't affect the utility of the stand and did make parking less dangerous. At least until the stops and the stand bent a little more and I was back to where I'd been.
Later frames had adjustable stops and maybe slightly stiffer stands. If at all possible that's the modification I'd be trying to make, but failing that just adding 5-10 mm of plate will help for a while.

Ken
 
Clearly extending the stand is just putting a sticking plaster over the problem, you could just stick a bit of plywood on the floor to raise the wheel.  None of my paddock stands work, so I use my patented Reggie-stand which works a treat as long as you don't lean on the back of the bike. :o

 
It's rock solid!  The wooden stand locates on each side of the centre pipe on the frame cross member and doesn't move when in place. 
 
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