| Author | Message | ||
     Schmitty |
What's the easiest way to accomplish this? I got a flat, and I need it off to get it replaced. I don't have a swingarm stand, so I'm curious how to do this without tipping the bike over. Thanks, Schmitty | ||
| Ft_bstrd |
If you have a hydraulic jack, you can cut two 2x4s in the shape of the contour of your muffler and use the jack to jack it up. Jack it at the prescribed jack points. Use tie straps to tie it to the jack and you have created a pretty good bike stand. You can raise it up enough to get both the front and rear off the ground. | ||
| Hammer71 |
Quick way is to use floor jack on right side of bike. Jack up about 3 or 4 inches on the rear jackpoint. It will lift the rear tire right off the ground using the jack and kickstand as a stabilizer. Use this method often when changing sprockets and rear tires with no ill effects. | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Not saying that it dosnt work, but I would be weary of putting faith in my kickstand to support the bike without the wheels on the ground. Just my opinion. | ||
| M1combat |
Two jack stands works well. Use a rag on top of each to prevent scratches... Place one under the right side of the swingarm (it won't be touching yet). bend over on the left side of the bike, stick your arm under the tail section and lift the bike off of the kickstand with the back of your shoulder. Use your right hand to position the jackstand. Once you get the swingarm on the jackstand, keep lifting and use your left hand to position the other jackstand under the left side of the swingarm... For the right one... Test a few times befor you get down to do the lifting to make sure that the jack stand is high enough that the swingarm settles on it before the bike starts to fall over. I seem to remember that I use the second or third position from the bottom on my jack stands. It's not perfect, but it works. I'd recommend that you take the lower belt guard off first. It's slightly difficult to get in the right spot, but after the first couple times doing it this way it works well. It helps tremendously if you can find a level spot. If you can't... You'll need a pretty level place, and point the front of the bike downhill. Get someone to help by holding the front brake so the bike doesn't roll forwards then you "roll" it onto the first jackstand... To note... I'm not talking about rolling the bike forwards onto a jackstand... I don't think you could prevent scratch damage if you did it that way. I'm talking about rolling it sideways off of the kickstand, onto the right side jackstand and then go a little farther, then place the left jackstand under the swingarm and then let it come back to the left onto the left jackstand. | ||
| Hammer71 |
only one wheel off the ground at a time so in all actuallity it is supported by kickstand front tire and jack | ||
| Firebolteric_ma |
I hang my bike from the rafters for tire/wheel removals.(use ratchet straps under the seat/shock area) Use jack stands to keep it steady while working on it. | ||
| Fullpower |
i use a six inch wood block under the muffler. nothing more. works for either end. no problems doing tire changes that way. also handy for chain lubrication, always easy enough to find a stray block of wood around back of a gas station out in the sticks. | ||
| Pupu |
just buy a D&D muffler and an atv jack  | ||
| Barker |
Before my pit bull, I just lifted the bike by its passenger pegs with racheting tie downs and the rafters of my garage. | ||
| Thumper2811 |
I'm with Fireboltericma |
