What is the safest and best way to lift your bike?

**Waihou Thumper** · 1st December 2009, 18:23

Originally Posted by JATZ

They don't make em like that anymore aye

Stronger than concrete

I use a trolley jack under the foot peg, opposite the stand, if I need to get the front wheel off the ground I just stick it under the bashplate.
Mind you safety comes second

and I got the scars to prove it

I need to be an Octopus....

Hence my automatic bar rise on the right! As a result...It's like riding with a permanent left hand turn, I wanna lean....

**dino3310** · 1st December 2009, 18:31

oh boy o boy o boy

. i never had a problem getting it up

.
the way i used to are :
A.... home made adjustable stand for righthand side, sweet for tyre change etc.
B....put something in front of front tyre to stop it rolling, at rear lift from rack like a standing bench press(from directly behind), lift to desired height and move side ways(1 step normally) to safe stand or in my case big arse block of wood, caution front wheel must not be allowed to move or kathump

**Waihou Thumper** · 1st December 2009, 18:34

Originally Posted by dino3310

oh boy o boy o boy

. i never had a problem getting it up

.
the way i used to are :
A.... home made adjustable stand for righthand side, sweet for tyre change etc.
B....put something in front of front tyre to stop it rolling, at rear lift from rack like a standing bench press(from directly behind), lift to desired height and move side ways(1 step normally) to safe stand or in my case big arse block of wood, caution front wheel must not be allowed to move or kathump

Viagra for a DR....Might be some sponsorship there...

Thanks for the tip...

**Subike** · 1st December 2009, 19:01

I just use a cheap($15) wire ratchet winch from bunnings
hooked it with a short length of chain over the 100yr old 6x1 garage rafter and proceeded to lift my XS1100 completly of the ground and then roll my portable work bench under it , so that I could strip it.
Now an XS1100 is a very heavy bike, but it was no problem to the on edge 6x1. After doing the work, I again hoisted it with the wire winch back to the floor.
For $15, I think I got a good usable tool, as it is also small. and very handy, when stuck in the mud with my ute, as I found out recently a tow rope, the winch and a tree I was on my way.
So its strong enough.

**dino3310** · 1st December 2009, 19:26

some of the shop stands fit but i cant remember which ones

**warewolf** · 1st December 2009, 20:13

Originally Posted by NZKTM

I have a DRC stand and the bike is now too low for it, it winds down and it is still too high. The KTM was good, just put it under and lift.
The DR is a different story, the ground clearance isnt there.

Delete delete delete...

what Clint said!!

180kg?? My DRC HC2 lift stand is only rated to 150kg anyway...

Like Motu I've used chassis stands on the DR-Z250. Easy enough to push the bike onto the sidestand & one wheel to slip one under the RHS footpeg - lifts one wheel. Repeat on LHS (carefully!) to lift the other wheel.

**Waihou Thumper** · 1st December 2009, 20:22

Originally Posted by warewolf

180kg?? My DRC HC2 lift stand is only rated to 150kg anyway.

More or less, yeah...
I will buy some axle stands, try that, or even just a big block of wood as Crisis says....

There is only so much punishment my garage floor can take and my stress levels as well, come to think of it!

**dino3310** · 1st December 2009, 20:27

have seen a center stand for the BIG, but was on one of the german sites. would be handy.

**Woodman** · 1st December 2009, 20:52

I got a whole bunch of flat offcuts of wood,so I just put one under the sidestand and hoist the bike over so the rear wheel comes off the ground then put a couple of bits of the wood under the back wheel, then lower the wheel onto them then put a bit of wood under the sidestand then repeat the back wheel scenario until the bike is high enough to slide a stand thingy underneath the chassis. Works a treat.

**JATZ** · 1st December 2009, 20:54

Originally Posted by dino3310

have seen a center stand for the BIG, but was on one of the german sites. would be handy.

This one perhaps ?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...t=center+stand

Post #2783 and below

**nooles** · 1st December 2009, 20:58

Originally Posted by NZKTM

More or less, yeah...
I will buy some axle stands, try that, or even just a big block of wood as Crisis says....

There is only so much punishment my garage floor can take and my stress levels as well, come to think of it!

Stress!! there's no stress when you own a BIG

180kg shit the tank must be empty and run her out of oil thats light

You'll get used to the special techniques of lifting her up off the ground

**Waihou Thumper** · 1st December 2009, 21:00

Originally Posted by JATZ

This one perhaps ?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...t=center+stand

Post #2783 and below

Good stuff.....

**bart** · 1st December 2009, 21:06

Really, for $200 one of those proper bike lift things is cheap. The damage you could do to your bike (or your back), makes it a good investment. The bike can also be wheeled around the shed while sitting on it. It has a lock thing, so the jack part won't go down. Rated to 500kg, so it should almost be strong enough to lift a big.

I wouldn't be without it.