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reliablecycles
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Topic: Stands, lifts, jacks etc.. what are ya'll using?Posted: 28-July-2010 at 7:03pm |
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I'm building a cs5 race bike and I need a good way to get the thing mounted solid while I do it. I've used motorcycle jacks that come under the engine and lift the bike up from the frame but I have expansion chambers on this bike and won't be able to do that. I have also seen the lifts where you just leave the tires on and ratchet strap it down to the lift, but this makes it hard to do work on forks and or anything requiring removal of the suspension and or wheels. What are you all using? Anything cool out there that I haven't seen? thanks
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sumber202
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 1:37am |
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Not sure what others are doing but I had to weld this lift for my R5/RD.
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ross t
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 9:26am |
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Nice work on both, the R5 and the stand.
I have a huge beam in my garage. I fabed up some big"I" hooks, and got two lengths of 600lbs chain. I put a "S" hook at the end, with an adj. turnbuckle on each side. I made up 2 bolts that go through the threaded bolt holes at the back of the top frame horns that are common to all RD's. I hang the bike from them and adjust for height and level with those. They are strong enough I hung a 1000 Guzzi from them. |
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sumber202
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 12:52pm |
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Interesting you mention the beam method. I just replaced my fork seals and lifted the front end up with a scissors jack and block of wood under the front engine mount. The bike was very unstable with the stand wanting to move on it's wheels. I ended up lifting the front end by removing the right pipe and lifting the right bottom frame rail with the side stand down.
I'm checking the joists in my garage this weekend. I figure an added 2x6x8 bolted to and existing 2x4 will handle the weight of these bikes. maybe not a Guzzi or my BMW K1200. |
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Coyote
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 12:54pm |
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I have a small work stool about 1 foot round.
It fits right under all my bikes (with the chambers off). It keeps both wheel just up off the ground. The stool has wheels, so i can push it around (my living room and kitchen where I work on them ). Only bad part is I have to lift them onto the stool. Not so hard with the RD's. Real hard with the DR650, but no pipe in the way. Dave ..................Years of doing it the hard way............... |
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reliablecycles
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 1:09pm |
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Thanks for the ideas. I've used the beam trick to pull car engines and such but never tried it for a bike. I'll have to inspect the garage framing when I get home and feel out my options.
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Oregon Deuce
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 1:26pm |
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Ive always just used tie down straps looped over the garage rafters to lift the front Or the front tied down to eye bolts in the floor with a floor jack for the rear
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Posted: 29-July-2010 at 4:32pm |
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