rayrowe Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Looking for a product that will allow changing the front tire and do front end work. Would a lift that uses the steering stem be best? Any recommendations? Do I need the rear lift to work with the front? 1999 XX :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Be careful with the front lifts that use the steering head bearings. Our fairings are fairly low and narrow at the opening and a lot of them won't work without removing the fairings. I usually use the centerstand and a jack with a piece of wood on it under the oil pan, no problems yet. If you want to be more stable, place a piece of lumber like a 2 x 4 or 1 x 6 under your centerstand with the wood a couple feet wider on each side. Put an eye bolt in the wood and use a strap on each side of the bike hooked into the eyes to stabilize things a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomek Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 Would a lift that uses the steering stem be best? No,some brilliant young Japanease engineer ( who I have no doubt has never got his hands dirty by wrenching) placed the horn right under the steering stem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Byrdman Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 I bought the standard Pro stands from R&R racing. The front one works no problem but in the rear, I had to drill a tap holes to mount the spools. I don't use the front one very often, just when I remove the front wheel. The rear one I use quite a bit. http://www.r-r-racing.com/mainpage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickrad Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Pit Bull all the way. You can reposition your horn to use the stem stand, which is important if you ever have to remove your forks. http://www.pit-bull.com/Forklift%20and%20Converter.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in PA Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 To expand on Demon's idea, what if you put your bike on the centerstand, on a sheet of plywood with 2 eyebolts at the rear and used cinch straps to pull the rear down and raise the front off the ground? There's always the eyebolts in the roof joists way also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 A lot of the time I use the garage door rails to hold my tank up without having to disconnect the fuel lines. Actually didn't think of the eye bolts in the studs in the celing yet :grin: I find ways to do things easy as possible with what I have to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voodooxx Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 i made a lift for the front or rear. its a stand the goes over the bike and i use a tiedown strap to lift the bike up. this is kind of the same as hoisting from the ceiling only i can move it around to get it in position. i used 1" pipe with threaded ends and some pipe elbows and tees. it cost me about $80 bucks total at home depot. once i got it together i welded the pipes so they would not loosen. finished it sort of looks like a clothes rack. i would post a pic but i don't have a new photo host since photoisland went down. if you want one i could email it just pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi guys , this is my first post. Regarding work in the front end -for e.g. front fork oil change- (which is big trouble in street bikes & especially the B Bird) I found a quite easy and inexpensive way. In order to support the bike, I used and old 175/14' car wheel (with a tire). You only have to put the bird on its centerstand lift the front and slide half way the tire from the LHS (so the bike rests on the tire). The front lower and maybe the headers sit on the tire and as long as you are gentle while working everything is fine. I have not used bigger tire but I suppose anything up to 205 is ok. If you want may be I can post some photos. PS: Nice president you've got again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 PS: Nice president you've got again Thanks. The majority of voters thought so too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warchild Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Pit Bull most definitely kicks ass. With the fork-converter, you can pull the entire front end off the bike and recondition forks, do streering head bearing servicing, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pug Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Thanks. The majority of voters thought so tooPoint taken... but then again, do you need a reminder of what the majority of Germans thought in the 30's for a guy named Adolf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbird Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Jesus, guys, can you keep that crap in the pub, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Pit Bull all the way. You can reposition your horn to use the stem stand, which is important if you ever have to remove your forks. Ditto on the Pit Bulls; I love my set. I haven't repositioned the horn, but I don't find it to be much of a pain to take it off when I need to do front end work; it only takes a couple of minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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