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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #15 - 04/01/07 at 08:20:47 Done. I am rather abusive to my tools -- a horrid fault, but that's how I am. I try to buy stuff I'll have trouble breaking. Sometimes I succeed. The Savage is doing remarkably well in that respect!
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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: Lifting Your Savage Reply #16 - 04/01/07 at 08:31:56 Paladin. wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: Done. I am rather abusive to my tools -- a horrid fault, but that's how I am. I try to buy stuff I'll have trouble breaking. Sometimes I succeed. The Savage is doing remarkably well in that respect! My way too. I like to buy tools once...
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Reply #17 - 12/16/15 at 15:49:06

So I've got a huge head-scratcher - I've pulled the tank, front fender and side covers to get them painted while I do the dreaded oil-leak fix. I went out and picked up the 1500lb Harbor Freight lift to get the thing in the air so I can pull the back wheel to get to the rear fender bolts, but no matter what I try, all I'm doing is lifting the front end. Rear wheel stays firmly attached to mother earth. I'm putting the lift under the engine basket 'cause that seems to be the only logical place to put it. I've dug through the forum and I'm obviously missing something...um...obvious. any thoughts?

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Blade Full Member Offline Posts: 135 Sydney Australia Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #18 - 12/17/15 at 03:08:49 Something like this Verslagen? this is my VX800 during its transformation-
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Reply #19 - 12/17/15 at 04:56:29

Getting the back wheel of the ground with a "motorcycle lift" type of jack is a bit difficult, as it is hard to get it back far enough to lift the rear wheel. You can place some boards/shims on the rear part of the lift to help get the lifting done toward the rear of the bike - but the muffler makes the bike want to jack up crooked. Jacking on the flat spot under the bracket for the muffler is a good place to lift the rear wheel - but the bike is somewhat tippy when you only have that support.

If you can stick the front wheel up against a wall, and then put some eyebolts in the wall.....you can use straps to hold the front of the bike down and stabilize it - then the bike lift will raise the back wheel as the front of the bike is tied down.

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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #20 - 12/17/15 at 07:17:47 I put OSB or 2x4's or 2x6's across the rails on my motorcycle lift, then shim the rear just under the exhaust mount. I didn't use a strap, I tend to be gentle and not caveman $hit when working on this stuff.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #21 - 12/17/15 at 13:48:22 I made one of the "$20.00 Motorcycle Lifts" when I had a Yamaha V-Star. I looked the S40 over this morning, and with the Dyna muffler I think it should work to lift the back end to remove the wheel. I hope so, because I am about due for a rear tire. Kenny G
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #22 - 12/17/15 at 14:58:05 Too easy..
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Tocsik Serious Thumper Offline the singularity Posts: 1163 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #23 - 12/17/15 at 15:09:31 use the cheap bike lift with eye bolts and 4 straps; make at lest 2 of 'em ratchet straps. If you look at my pic, you can also see a chunk of 4X4 post supporting the rearward section.
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #24 - 12/17/15 at 18:30:41 Serowbot & Tocsik, Thanks, it looks like my $20.00 lift will work with ratchet tie downs. Never throw anything away when you sell a motorcycle. Kenny G
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Matt_greatlakesstate Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 58 Midland, MI Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #25 - 12/18/15 at 14:51:19 I lift it, push the front end down, and put jack stands under the frame and passenger peg. Works great and bike is solid
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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #26 - 12/18/15 at 20:16:26 I just leave mine on the sidestand and jack it up with a floor jack under the muff bracket, works well, if you're not ham fisted
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Rodger Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 256	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #27 - 12/20/15 at 18:48:35 Speaking of lifting...check out this photo from Vulcan Riders' website.... Such faith in a sidestand pivot bolt!!
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #28 - 12/20/15 at 18:57:12 There's no difference in that pic and just parking on the street (as far as the kickstand is concerned). There's no added stress to the kickstand.
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Rodger Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 256	Re: Lifting Your Savage Reply #29 - 12/20/15 at 19:17:07 Perhaps, Kris...but I sure would't crawl under it or work on my Nomad like this. I posted it just for fun.
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