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Sport bikes often have threaded mounts in the swingarm designed for spools to be installed which accommodate a rear stand designed for spools. The post above has that covered. Works for changing the rear wheel, tire, sprockets, chain, etc. It will not work for rear suspension projects (rear shock, linkage, swingarm pivot bearings, etc) because a stand like this still relies on the rear suspension of the bike to be functional and carrying the load.
There are two main types of front stands - one small type that has pins which are inserted into the holes underneath each fork to get the front wheel off the ground, and another much bigger type that has a single pin which is meant to be inserted into a hole in the bottom of the steering stem which lifts the entire front end off the ground. Both types are only to be used with the rear of the bike already supported on a swingarm stand. Both will work for removing the front wheel for a tire change. The steering-stem stand will work for that plus servicing the forks. Neither will work if you have to service the steering head bearings.
If you have to do suspension work or steering head work, then you have to get creative. My workshop has an overhead steel beam that is part of the structure of the building. I fabricated a couple of hangers that are secured to the lower flange of that steel beam and which I can hang tie-down hooks to, and then hang the bike from rear subframe (with seat removed), or footpeg brackets, or looped around the frame. Comes in handy for engine removal/installation, too. The center of gravity of a Yamaha FZR engine is very close to the starter motor, so a strap looped around the starter motor and then hung from tie-down straps to the ceiling means I can unbolt the engine and lower it out of the frame in a controlled fashion without having it come crashing down, and I can hoist it into position with the tie-down straps and insert the engine bolts through the frame and the engine at my leisure.
Race bikes with solid footpegs can be supported using a couple of automotive safety stands under the footpegs. That's enough alone to get the rear suspension completely unloaded so that you can service the rear shock and linkage. That plus a steering stem stand means you can service the forks and fork springs as well.
