| Author | Message | ||
     Ericridebike |
Hey guys new Buell owner here,(08 XB1200XT) & just have a quick question. Is there any way to attach swingarm spools to the bike to be able to use a rear stand for maintenance, etc...? Doesn't look like it, but thought I'd ask. Thanks, Eric | ||
| Froggy |
Badweb sponsor KEDA Design makes spools that can be installed for maintenance, but it is just easier to use a normal stand. | ||
| Oldwesterncowboy |
or "This stand has two bumpers under each side of the swingarm for lifting the bike, and a third bumper to prevent it from sliding up the swingarm. Those same features also make it work VERY well on the XB12X Ulysses." http://www.americansportbike.com/shoponline/ccp0-p rodshow/16131.html | ||
| Froggy |
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| Ericridebike |
Cool, thanks for the info guys! | ||
| Iliad |
Here's a picture of mine on the stand:  | ||
| Ghostrider |
Froggy, do we want to know what you did to that Uly? | ||
| Froggy |
Car trouble... | ||
| Ronmold |
I got the cheap stand from harbor freight. I removed the normal swingarm holders and run a 3/8 rod through the axle and the stand. No mis-alignment of the bobbins or worry about tipping it when doing it alone. | ||
| Smac |
The problem with all of these swing arm stands is that pinch bolt is cover up...not allowing you to remove the rear wheel. To me, if you can't use the swing arm stand to remove the rear wheel, it's useless. | ||
| Froggy |
I am not sure how I have changed the rear wheel on multiple Buells several times then... | ||
| Etennuly |
You probably loosened the pinch bolt before lifting the bike....eh? Froggy.....car trouble.....now that's funny right there!  | ||
| Cyclonedon |
Car trouble... I stay away from cars, especially in the summer. They are nothing but trouble!  | ||
| Ratbuell |
I was gonna say, Froggy..you got a headlight ou...er, well...not sure *what* your headlights are doing  | ||
| Smac |
Good point...loosen the pinch bolt prior to lifting the bike. Guess I should try that next time. | ||
| Oldwesterncowboy |
those of you that carry tools on road trips. What do you use to jack the bike on the road? if you take a jack stand, how do you mount it to the bike(for travel)? | ||
| Froggy |
Anything that requires you to remove the rear wheel would require more tools than you would normally carry anyway, so I would just have it towed. That said, you can buy this thing that looks like a piece of metal and use it to prop up the bike with the muffler. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Or just lay it on its side and remove what you need to remove. Journey bags work great for this, but bare bikes also lay over well enough (they're light - at least compared to my old FLHP!). Between the puck and the handguards, if you do it gently you should be just fine. Only thing to watch out for is brake lever and/or shift peg. | ||
| Etennuly |
I have all manor of jacks in my shop and I can even hang my bike with a front end loader. My preferred method of jacking and supporting the bike for changing a tire and such is a standard 8" cement block with a 3/4" thick board on it. I just lean the bike up on the rear wheel and side stand while pushing the block with the board under the muffler with my foot. Put it under at the front to raise the front tire, or at the back of the muffler for the rear. It is quick and easy and does not tie up a tool that might be being used in my shop. Likewise if you found a log, block, bricks, a stone, anything that adds up to about 9" total height, that is stable, can get you through. I would be willing to bet that you could even use your buddies full face helmet in a pinch(best to remove your buddy first).  | ||
| Oldwesterncowboy |
Etennuly, would a milk crate work? like dirt bike riders use. I guess I don't really need a buy a jack, for things like wheel removal, change drive belt. |
