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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #15 - 02/17/07 at 08:50:21 Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Do you have any trouble balancing the Savage on that one? Any trouble getting the frame solidly on the jack? Maybe your jack is narrower than mine was. None at all. Next time I get it up, I'll snap a shot from the bottom.
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babbalou Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 814 Lewisville, Texas Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #16 - 02/17/07 at 10:51:56 Doesn't this stand require 2 people to get it up Real easy to do. You just put it under the swingarm & push down or stand on the handle & it lifts it up. Works best when I put a block of wood under the sidestand so it's closer to verticle when I lift.
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Re: Center Stand?
Reply #17 - 02/17/07 at 11:26:28

babbalou wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Doesn't this stand require 2 people to get it up
Real easy to do. You just put it under the swingarm & push down or stand on the handle & it lifts it up. Works best when I put a block of wood under the sidestand so it's closer to verticle when I lift.

Just position the jack, grab the handlebar and hold the bike up straight and operate the foot pump. Couldn't be simpler. I do wonder what will happen to the apparent perfect balance when I pull off a wheel. Might have to engineer a strap system like Greg's.

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Reply #18 - 02/17/07 at 14:29:01

TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Just position the jack, grab the handlebar and hold the bike up straight and operate the foot pump. Couldn't be simpler. I do wonder what will happen to the apparent perfect balance when I pull off a wheel. Might have to engineer a strap system like Greg's.

I'm still not sure I get it. The swingarm stand goes in from behind the tire, you hold the bike up right AND push it down with your foot? Don't know that I'm long enough or coordinated enough to do that.

BTW- If you want to take off the tire, then lower the bike until the tires are on the ground, loosen and remove the axle, then raise the bike enough to roll the wheel out. The opposite tire will still be down on the ground. You just don't want to drop off a tire with both wheels in the air Tongue

The jack that I had came with straps and stabilizer arms that swing out side to side. The jack was just too wide for the frame.

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Reply #19 - 02/17/07 at 14:37:40

I got a bike jack/lift from Sam's and it works quite well, along with straps from Harbor Freight. I have to say that most of the time I use the "do-it-yourself" lift shown in this post in the Tech Ref forum. It's easy and works well. It's just too heavy to carry on the bike on a long road trip. I will likely be looking into something else for that. Either that or I'll just trust myself to be inventive should the situation warrant it.

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Reply #20 - 02/17/07 at 14:39:45

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

I'm still not sure I get it. The swingarm stand goes in from behind the tire, you hold the bike up right AND push it down with your foot? Don't know that I'm long enough or coordinated enough to do that.

BTW- If you want to take off the tire, then lower the bike until the tires are on the ground, loosen and remove the axle, then raise the bike enough to roll the wheel out. The opposite tire will still be down on the ground. You just don't want to drop off a tire with both wheels in the air Tongue

The jack that I had came with straps and stabilizer arms that swing out side to side. The jack was just too wide for the frame.

That makes sense.

Try again. Position Jack; Hold Jack lever with right hand. Hold bike up with left hand and pump your foot to raise it up.

So Simple a Caveman Can Do it!

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #21 - 02/17/07 at 15:22:41 TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: That makes sense. Try again. Position Jack; Hold Jack lever with right hand. Hold bike up with left hand and pump your foot to raise it up. So Simple a Caveman Can Do it! Wait a minute, are you talking about your jack or the swingarm jack?
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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #22 - 02/17/07 at 17:37:22 The jack pictured above.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #23 - 02/17/07 at 22:12:08 TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: The jack pictured above. That would be your jack. I was talking about using the swingarm jack. To me, that seems difficult for one person. I know how to use your jack. Even a Moron can do that
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Reply #24 - 02/18/07 at 06:17:18

Savage_Greg wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

That would be your jack. I was talking about using the swingarm jack. To me, that seems difficult for one person.

I know how to use your jack.

Even a Moron can do that Tongue

Then clearly we were talking about different things. I added a picture of what I was talking about, did you? Tongue

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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #25 - 02/18/07 at 06:52:49 TVR_FSO wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02: Then clearly we were talking about different things. I added a picture of what I was talking about, did you? I didn't have to. Mine are in the tech section and Babbalou posted a link, above.
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Re: Center Stand?
Reply #26 - 02/18/07 at 06:59:32

babbalou wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:02:

Doesn't this stand require 2 people to get it up....?

Real easy to do. You just put it under the swingarm & push down or stand on the handle & it lifts it up. Works best when I put a block of wood under the sidestand so it's closer to verticle when I lift.

Okay. Now I see your reply...Thanks.

I just figured the stand would start lifting one side of the swingarm first, and it might get wobbly.

So what do you do, if you want to change the front tire? The old "block under the frame" trick? I guess that you could raise it with the swingarm jack, put a block under it, and take out the jack.

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TVR_FSO Serious Thumper Offline I'm Ya Huckleberry.... Posts: 870 Frisco, Texas Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #27 - 02/18/07 at 07:04:30 Well, there ya go then....
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justin_o_guy Ex Member	Re: Center Stand? Reply #28 - 02/18/07 at 23:02:19 Wheww, I got off easy. The guy who built this place stuck a loft up in the garage that's stout enough to use for storage & still hang a come-along off of to hoist the bike. I use braided 1/2 nylon rope & it doesn't scuff anything. I've had the come-along for 25 years or so, I spose cost is effectively nothing. Portability is an issue..
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: Center Stand? Reply #29 - 02/19/07 at 04:21:48 This is the one I use. Note the scissors jack under the exhaust bracket. That way I can choise rear- or front-wheel off the floor. Had to beef-up the green hose as it was not thick enough to clear the engine. Greetz Kropatchek
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