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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> How do you lift the front tire off of the ground. /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1437679056 Message started by rong on 07/23/15 at 12:17:36 |
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Title: How do you lift the front tire off of the ground. Post by rong on 07/23/15 at 12:17:36 I may have just missed it on this website but ... On the website it shows how to lift the rear tire off the ground using home made jacks. But I wasn't able to find anything on how to lift the front tire off the ground. Is there a place on the website showing how to lift the front tire off the ground? ... Either using a home made jack or some other method? Thanks, Ron G |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Dave on 07/23/15 at 12:44:30 If you don't own a floor jack or bike lift....you can place the bottom of the frame up near the footpegs (bottom of engine) on an old milk crate. You can also lean the bike over onto the kick stand and prop something under the frame in a pinch......but that always makes me nervous to have so much weight on the kickstand. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by verslagen1 on 07/23/15 at 12:45:28 If you made a lift like this... http://suzukisavage.com/yabb2.2/Attachments/Stand2.jpg reverse the direction of the lift and the front goes up. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Tocsik on 07/23/15 at 12:57:55 For some reason, my bike always lifts with the front wheel off the ground. I have to put the el-cheapo wooden jack I built waaayy toward the back of the frame basket to get the rear wheel up. Did that before I added the bags which are featherweight anyway. Is it OK to lift the bike using the flat piece behind the frame? The one with the holes or slots in it. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Paladin. on 07/23/15 at 14:44:04 776A6B6269647068050 wrote:
Blog (http://www.dslretorts.com/Paladin/archives/000956.html) http://savage.andruschak.net/Paladin/Im002921.jpg and http://savageriders.com/paladin/BikeLift.jpg You can see how easy it went up. Rear takes a bit more to stake down the front end to lift the rear. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by rong on 07/23/15 at 15:14:39 Dave, Verslagen, If I'm understanding this correctly, by placing the home-made jack towards the rear of the bike (while still under the frame) it will lift the rear tire. ... Where as if I place the home-made jack far forward to the front of the bike (under the front bottom part of the engine), it should lift the front tire. ... ? Have I understood it correctly? Also, Tocsik has asked the same question that I was wondering. Right in front of the rear wheel is the frame that holds the emmissions charcoal canister (for my California model). This frame is not the regular bike frame, but wondered if anyone has lifted the bike using this frame as a support? And Paladin, in your method, it looks like you had to hold down the front end to get the back wheel to come up? Thanks a lot for your help, Ron G |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Art Webb on 07/23/15 at 15:20:44 I think the plate you're talking about is the exhuast bracket on non cali bikes: it's where I always jack mine up for a tire swap it'a also where the thing hung up unloading it from a pickup by myself ;D |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Paladin. on 07/23/15 at 18:33:09 243938313A37233B560 wrote:
I have had bikes fall over before.... |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/23/15 at 19:32:23 Remember, there's a right way and a rong way. I tied to the front end and used a come along over a crafter in the shop. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Steve H on 07/23/15 at 21:11:28 Put a concrete block with a piece of plywood on top behind the wheel, in front of the engine. Straddle wheel. Grab each fork leg and lift. When lifted, pull bike forward so block is under engine. Sit bike on block. That's how I've done the front end for years. Easy Peasy |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Prairieboy43 on 07/23/15 at 21:20:38 Bike only weighs 380 lbs. Take your wheaties and lift it. ;D |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Art Webb on 07/23/15 at 21:35:36 0B293A3229323E3934226F685B0 wrote:
Touch over 400 wet, still, lifting the front or rear is pretty easy Lifting the whole fool thing, not so much |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by gizzo on 07/23/15 at 23:09:39 This: I never had a stand fail or a bike fall doing this but on the other hand there are bikes I would never consider doing it with. You can lift the front or rear wheel of a dirt bike like this but I'd only lift the front of the Savage. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by verslagen1 on 07/23/15 at 23:27:46 I've been using jack stands under the front pegs to lift the front. How? put jack stand under right peg, place another in front of left peg, grab handlebar and level bike, use foot to scoot jack stand under the top mounting bolt for the left peg. Ends up pretty level. |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Prairieboy43 on 07/24/15 at 04:20:26 53404645575050320 wrote:
Touch over 400 wet, still, lifting the front or rear is pretty easy Lifting the whole fool thing, not so much[/quote] I thought Texans were Tough? I could be wrong? :D |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Dave on 07/24/15 at 04:58:32 In times like these.....I sure do miss my Trials motorcycle! |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Serowbot on 07/24/15 at 06:45:31 Call Dave... ;D... |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by Art Webb on 07/24/15 at 09:02:53 50726169726965626F793433000 wrote:
Touch over 400 wet, still, lifting the front or rear is pretty easy Lifting the whole fool thing, not so much[/quote] I thought Texans were Tough? I could be wrong? :D[/quote] ever actually lifted the whole bike? It's not like lifting 400lb on a barbell :P ;D |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by rong on 07/24/15 at 11:25:20 Never even thought of lifting it. But if that doesn't work, I'll be using one of the other methods described. (The verslagen jack method looks pretty straight forward.) Really appreciate all of the ideas. Ron G |
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Title: Re: How do you lift the front tire off of the grou Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/24/15 at 11:54:32 If you are pulling the wheel, consider the torque you'll need. If you might drop it from the stand you might be ahead to go ahead and get bolts loose. |
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