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How Do You Lift the Front Wheel Off the Ground?
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Now I have mac 2-1 headers and the crsh bar won't fit on because the MAC pipes stick too far forward at the bottom where the pipe turns rearward. No reason except they were too lazy to put a longer smooth radius bend there, they just use a short right angle bend and the ,ower portion of the pipe sticks far out.
So, I can't use the crash bars and the pipes also run under the frame tubes.
I know you can't jack under the oil pan, I know there are aftermarket jacks that mate with the frame (which the pipes block anyway).
Not sure what the best thing to do is, sure don't want to have to pull the pipes every time I need to raise the front.
Anybody know if there are bolt on bars which will clear the stupid MAC pipes?
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But the come along sounds like the best bet.
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If you don't need it too high and the bike has a center stand, pop it up on the center stand and throw some sandbags on the back of the seat. I have a lift but I used this method for switching out the forks on my 750
So you use the rear wheel and center stand as a tripod stand?
Never thought of that.
Doubt I would ever have the nerve to try it....:blush:
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Good point, but I dont have one and the rafters in my garage are too rickety.I've been lifting my front end w/a come-along, hooked to a rafter, in garage, and the handle-bars.
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I'll admit that's what I was thinking (wood block). Cutting one a bit to get it to fit the oil pan and then use my floor jack under it....a 2x4 under the motor will distribute the weight evenly and allow you to use a bottle jack without harming you engine.
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531blackbanshee wrote:
I'll admit that's what I was thinking (wood block). Cutting one a bit to get it to fit the oil pan and then use my floor jack under it....a 2x4 under the motor will distribute the weight evenly and allow you to use a bottle jack without harming you engine.
I used the floor jack and 2x4 under the motor to take the front off of the 1000...worked just fine.
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a 2x4 under the motor will distribute the weight evenly and allow you to use a bottle jack without harming you engine.
I've been doing it for years, and on a bunch of different bikes, usually with a floor jack but sometimes with a bottle jack.
Never caused a problem
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