Whats the best way to lift a bike to perform fork work?
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Whats the best way to lift a bike to perform fork work?
Hey there,
I just finished changing my rear swing arm (damn, I should ve made pics) by putting the bike on two chairs. Now I need to lift my front so I could remove forks to do some work on them. I have a stand that is capable in lifting the bike under triple tree. But damn F3 has air intake blocking the place where the stand should go. Do you guys have any ideas or experience in lifting the front end in a safe way? I also used to tie the bike to my boxing stand, but dont feel like dissambling and moving that heavy stand again
Tnx
I just finished changing my rear swing arm (damn, I should ve made pics) by putting the bike on two chairs. Now I need to lift my front so I could remove forks to do some work on them. I have a stand that is capable in lifting the bike under triple tree. But damn F3 has air intake blocking the place where the stand should go. Do you guys have any ideas or experience in lifting the front end in a safe way? I also used to tie the bike to my boxing stand, but dont feel like dissambling and moving that heavy stand again
Tnx
#3
Ummmmm shouldn't this be in off-topic? How did you make it this far in life without knowing?
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Fork
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Fork
#5
Ummmmm shouldn't this be in off-topic? How did you make it this far in life without knowing?
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Fork
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-a-Fork
It should nt be off topice cause every make and model is different. CBR F3 in particular has I would say lousy design. You cant lift the bike by putting the stand under triple tree cause air intake is on the way. F2 for example does not have it as well as many other bikes where you just stick the stand under and be happy forevarrr.
Now to your question. Here is what I used to do. And this work required even more efforts. I actually removed the triple tree itself to fix bearings. How would you do that Mr Wisdom?????? Also I live in apartment building as you see and don't have the luxuriance of garage space and tools to mess around...
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#7
Asked and answered. Loosen the radiator, pull out the ram duct and use the front stand under the triple t.
Or go to autozone / pepboys / sears and get the motorcycle jack they sell there. I use the jack but will be getting stands and just deal with removing the duct if I want to work on the forks (what, once / bike's lifetime?)
Or go to autozone / pepboys / sears and get the motorcycle jack they sell there. I use the jack but will be getting stands and just deal with removing the duct if I want to work on the forks (what, once / bike's lifetime?)
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