Getting new tires - I put the bike up on the swingarm stand and removed the rear wheel. When I jack up the front from under the engine it starts to unweight the rear stand. I don't have a center stand.

How do I raise the front wheel off the ground to remove it?

 

i have a engine hoist and strap the front of the frame to it and lift there. even if the center stand falls the bike will remain upright. i removed the seat and gas tank and suspended the entire bike while i had both tires replaced. i'm sure someone else here has a better option

 

I would suggest NOT going the route a guy I knew did and putting your forks on jackstands ... they ended up tumping the bike over ... hahaha

 

Is there any way to move the rear-stand back on the swing-arm? It should be picking the bike up/close to the rear axle. In that location it shouldn't be 'unloading' when you jack under the engine.

That said, I use a cheap ($90) harbor freight motorcycle lift when working on the front/engine. That picks up the entire bike (saves the back from squatting over, too).
Definetely the best advice my dad gave me, when he heard I got my bike.

You can also get a front stand that picks up the bike at the steering stem, but I'm not as fond of them, too much of a one-trick-pony (and you can't work on the steering stem, itself).

Ern

 

Jack the bike under where the centrestand would pivot, and have someone sit on the rear seat. Front should come up...............use a decent jack and a wide block of wood to help with balance.
Once you have the wheel removed, pull the bike forward until the fork legs are on a lump of wood.
Passenger can now be removed from the pillion.

 

I used an 8" square piece of thick plywood under the engine where the sump bolt is and my trolly jack. ALTHOUGH she was on the centre stand aswell.
Not sure how well she would be on a paddock stand.

 

Thanks alll great suggestions.

 

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I'm in a small shed and the bike has a carrier rack. I'v a cut piece of wood fits on the carrier and goes to the roof. it's a tight fit, and it's on the centre stand.
I do the same with a shorter piece of wood for winter storage to balance both wheels off the ground and 2 pieces of flower pot foam inter the Tyres(lightly) to avoid a rock if I accidentally bump it.

 

I use an Oxford Paddock Stand on mine. It holds the forks steady and keeps them in line to get the axle back in later. Great piece of kit. I had a rear one to but didnt need it after I got rid of a bike I had without a centre stand.

Oxford Front Paddock stand