| Author | Message | ||
     Zane |
I need to change the back tire on my Blast. Right now the bike has those POS Dunlaps that came on it from the factory. The front tire looks fine but the back is already down to the wear bars with only 2700 miles on the odometer. I plan to pull the front and back wheel off and have some one spoon on a pair of Avons. They seem to do the best in the mileage department. My Blast is a daily commuter so I don’t need the stickiest tire in the world, longer tire life is the more important concern. Between commuting and errands I’m putting on just over 200 miles a week. I’d rather do all of the job myself but I can’t afford to gear up all at once. I still need to get a decent torque wrench and a tire changing station. So the plan is to pull the wheels and have some one else spoon on the tires and balance them. All this leads me to my question: Who has a good method of lifting and holding the bike steady while the wheels are off. I don’t have a m/c lift and sure don’t want to put her on her side during all this. I do have a floor jack to lift with, but still want a good way to keep her stable while she’s off the ground for an extended period. I’d like to ever every one’s methods and ideas. Thanks in advance gentleman. (Message edited by Zane on June 26, 2008) | ||
| Ezblast |
Do you have an engine hoist? EZ | ||
| Zane |
No, Right now I don't have much of anything in the way of lifting tools. I do have a floor jack but nothing else to do the lifting. The only idea I've had so far was to put an eye bolt through a 4 x 4 and put that up in the garage rafters. Then I can lift the bike with nylon straps and a come a long. I'm open to better ideas. (Message edited by Zane on June 26, 2008) | ||
| Ezblast |
do you have jackstands - 4 and 2 steel rods? EZ | ||
| Zane |
Yes, I do have a couple of jack stand (2 sets of 2 each). Not real tall ones. They are the typical kind you see at Advanced Auto Parts. Maybe rated at 1/2 ton each. Not sure what you mean by the term :"4 and 2 steel rods". | ||
| Sarodude |
Zane- Your comealong or ratchet strap idea is just fine. I've used an a-frame ladder to do the same thing. -Saro | ||
| Zane |
I figured I could get away with it. A Blast weighs next to nothing and once the wheels are off I can get some jack stands under it to hold most the weight. That way I won't be taking my garage ceiling down the hard way...lol Hmmmm... wonder how vaulted ceilings would look in my garage??? | ||
| Swampy |
Place the jack stands in the crotch of the Y of the foot pegs, that will hold the back up. Suspend the front from the rafters using rachet straps on the handle bars. There are pictures in the KV showing all of this. | ||
| Zane |
Thanks Swampy, I missed that when I was going through the Knowledge Vault the first time. I'll go back and check again. Z | ||
| Berkshire |
with the jack stands under the Y-brackets, there isn't much weight on the front end - you can pull the wheel out with one hand and balance the bike with the other, set the wheel aside and stick the axle back thru, then put something axle-height under the front, like a 3rd jack stand, or an empty cardboard box - seriously, it's not heavy. | ||
| Zane |
Thanks guys, I knew you'd have good info for me. Z |
