| Author | Message | ||
     Ted |
I see that 'Dark horse has newer sliders for the back axle that accommodate a wheel stand. Anyone used that ,or ? | ||
| Tpoppa |
This is the type you want. Many companies make this type of stand. Check ebay. http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/pages/product-sub3.asp?id=579 | ||
| Ingemar |
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| Captainplanet |
I have that exact LP stand that Tpoppa linked to. It works great with the XB. | ||
| Lazyme21 |
I went to pep boys and picked up 2 Jack stands. I then went to home depot and picked up an aluminum rod and slide that bad boy through the axel and picked up the bike onto the jack stands. That was the easy out and the cheap way out | ||
| BadS1 |
Pitbull there is no other!!! | ||
| 99buellx1 |
Ok, you have the bike lifted, a beer, and a hand saw. Scary. | ||
| Dasbuell |
Ingemar... Six and a half questions. 1. How stable is that? 1.5 How do you feel sure the bike will not shift as it sits on the jack? 2. What kind of beer is that? 3. Shouldn't you be using a glass in stead of a plastic cup? 4. Should you be using BMW tie down straps on a Buell? 5. What is the saw being used for? 6. What is the brick used for? | ||
| Odie |
I made the wooden pieces. Works great. I do have a swingarm stand if I need to use it to get other things off.  | ||
| Wyckedflesh |
PitBulls...and soon a ceiling joist as I pull the motor... | ||
| Bluebuellxb9r |
If you do get a pitbull, make sure to ask for the wide version. i was talking to some guys who work for pitbull at a trackday and they told me about the wide version. | ||
| Ingemar |
Dasbuell ... Six and a half answers: 1. How stable is that? Not stable enough to do whatever you want. I want to make a piece of wood and cut it out at the exact shape of the exhaust. Then I need to find something to tighten the straps to further away then they are now. They almost go straight down on the picture. 1.5 How do you feel sure the bike will not shift as it sits on the jack? DONT TOUCH IT!! 2. What kind of beer is that? The yellow kind with bubbles that make a nice white collar on top. 3. Shouldn't you be using a glass in stead of a plastic cup? Real men drink straight out the bottle. That plastic cup was my son's lemonade. 4. Should you be using BMW tie down straps on a Buell? Well, there's a bmw parked in the background and I can only dream of that being mine ... what was the question again? 5. What is the saw being used for? Dunno. It's my saw alright ... 6. What is the brick used for? The brick is my friend when all else fails .. I use it to smash everything to pieces. | ||
| Odie |
Ingemar, there really isn't a need to make the wooden pieces the exact shape of the muffler. It is much easier to cut them into "V's" like I did. It doesn't move unless you give it a real good push. I put a tiedown on each side just for good measure. Works real good. Stable.........Odie | ||
| Ingemar |
Odie, I hadn't seen your pic ... the wood looks good but I think I'd still prefer something that is shaped more like the muffler tho. To what do you tie the left side strap to? My problem with what you did is that the strap will get loose on the right side when you raise the bike. Changing height as you strapped it will have you loosen the straps, change height and restrap. That's not what I would want when I'm working on the bike, so I want to strap it to piece that the bike is on, so that changing height does not affect the straps. Ingemar. | ||
| Odie |
Yea, I agree with the constant adjustment on the straps if you have to change heights. I guess you could build a larger wood support with pieces sticking out perpendicular to the centerline of the bike. I just use another strap on the left side to the bike lift and then to the left side peg. It's real stable but for major work I would build a cradle for it. Someone built a lift awhile back and had plans also. Look in the archives, I think in the K.V...Odie |
