what is the best way to do this? i dont really want to go the "hang it from a rafter with rope" method this time though. any suggestions?

 

I used an old tire with a couple of thin boards on top and rested the bike's exhaust on that.

Raise the rear wheel, place your improvised, "jackstands" in place, lower the rear and the front will raise slightly off the ground...

Perfect!

 

Yea buy a trex tripletree front stand.

 

ill go this route for sure.. no chance of bending or kinking the exhaust at the headers with all that weight on there? or are headers pretty strong?

 

If you have frame sliders, just put jack stands under them. Works great for my 4i and my buddies RR

 

the best way is to buy a jackstand that supports the bike from the neck of the frame opposed to lifting the forks (only if you have to take the forks off does this jack make it a better choice)

 

+1 on the tripple clamp stand

 

If you dont have the triple tree stand, but do have a rear stand, use that, then put a small little scissor jack or floor jack right behind the header/ ehaust exchange. it should be stable enough with that, however after reading to tire explanation, if I had an extra full size tire laying around, I might be tempted to try that also....and to totally agree with everyone the frame slider way is a good route too...

 

hang straps from the roof (i used garage door rail).. easy as that.. strap em to your clip ons..

i would test the strength of what ever you hang it from first just to make sure... lol..

 

Got a buddy who drives a tow truck. Suspended the bike in air from the neck with some huga azz tow straps.....And it worked great...=-)