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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #15 - 07/22/16 at 12:53:51 gizzo wrote on 07/22/16 at 11:43:16: You can lift the front off the ground with the sidestand and a length of wood under the other side, same as the back. Build off sounds fun. I'm in. And mine will look the worst! I don't know if I can make it look bad on purpose. challenge accepted.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10606 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #16 - 07/26/16 at 23:27:03 I've got an old fork lift attachment, with a 3 point hookup for the John Deere. Wonder what I cold rig up with that ? ? Might be a bit heavy to take on a ride though. But, it would give me chance to break in my new little welder !
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Reply #17 - 07/27/16 at 22:18:26

In repairing a flat tire yesterday and today, (I had a hard time finding an inner tube the correct size), I used one of the homemade $10.00 lifts that I had made for a V-Star.

It worked really good, and then I put a stack of 2x4s under the frame by the muffler mount and pounded in a couple of shim shingles to stabilize the bike.

This lift works good for those of us that are not as strong we used to be. The leverage gained with a 4' section of black iron pipe built in to it is real advantage to lifting.

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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #18 - 07/28/16 at 06:32:18 But could you take it on tour, Kenny?
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #19 - 07/28/16 at 10:19:19 Gizzo, If you loan me a pickup truck I can take it along where ever I go..... Kenny G
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2630 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #20 - 07/28/16 at 11:40:49 KennyG is a smart man. Look closely... He has his rear bushings labeled before he takes them off and gets them swapped.
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Reply #21 - 07/28/16 at 12:12:06

Heh, I'm not sayin' I'm a smart guy but I was cleaning the bike a bit last night and chuckled when I saw the sharpie R and L on my rear bushings.

I built that same cheapo lift but had to add a piece of 2x4 when I went to the larger rear tire. I had a piece of 4X4 on my scrap pile that ended up being the exact height to also wedge under the muffler mount once the bike was on my lift. Keeps it really stable with the rear tire off the ground. If I'm doing anything "vigorous" on the bike, I also have big eye bolts in each end of the lift for tie down straps. It's how I did both front and rear tires at the same time.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28780 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #22 - 07/28/16 at 12:33:04 So I was looking at my favorite jack stands the other day... All you would need to do drill some holes then you can use a bar to lift the support up and the stop would just snap into the next slot. Select the next hole and repeat.
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Reply #23 - 07/28/16 at 13:14:40

If'n I was going to put it up on that to take off wheels and such, i would drill an 1 1/4" hole thru the bottom and run a pipe thru it about a good two feet long.
So the bike would not tip forward or backward, and it would give you a margin of safety

Haven't made one as of yet because I previously purchased a motorcycle jack for my big ol' harley and I just use a board to even up the surface under the offset area.

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2630 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #24 - 07/28/16 at 13:39:37 Tocsik, that image looks like you parked in a bad neighborhood and the thieves were too "smart" to realize they could just carry off the complete bike, and instead opted to put the bike on blocks and steal your wheels and tires. Oh...and I too have the sharpie "L" and "R" on my bushings
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Reply #25 - 07/28/16 at 14:12:57

old_rider wrote on 07/28/16 at 13:14:40:

If'n I was going to put it up on that to take off wheels and such, i would drill an 1 1/4" hole thru the bottom and run a pipe thru it about a good two feet long.
So the bike would not tip forward or backward, and it would give you a margin of safety

Haven't made one as of yet because I previously purchased a motorcycle jack for my big ol' harley and I just use a board to even up the surface under the offset area.

Yep. The end closest to the camera has the big pipe used to raise the bike and I drilled a big hole in the other side of the lift that goes all the way through. I stick a pipe through that when I feel the need because I didn't want the bike to roll the lift forward if jostled. I didn't have the right size pipe handy that day but you can see one of those old red steering wheel lock bars being used, sticking out the front of the lift.

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old_rider Serious Thumper Offline Backyard Bill Productions Posts: 3147 flordia panhandle Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #26 - 07/28/16 at 14:38:44 It is a good cheap system that works... just didn't see the pipe good add on those eyelets too! I'll be needing a new set of rubbers for mine, so it will be on the lift soon
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Reply #27 - 07/28/16 at 15:16:50

stewmills wrote on 07/28/16 at 13:39:37:

Tocsik, that image looks like you parked in a bad neighborhood and the thieves were too "smart" to realize they could just carry off the complete bike, and instead opted to put the bike on blocks and steal your wheels and tires.

Grin

Oh...and I too have the sharpie "L" and "R" on my bushings Cool

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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: Another tyre changing tool Reply #28 - 07/29/16 at 06:59:41 never did mark my bushings like that, I just set them on their respective sides of the bike
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