Getting the front wheel off...

s44678 · Guest

When you don't have a front paddock stand?

Any ingenious ideas?

SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Centre stand and loads of weight on the back?

SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Or trolley jack underneath the engine?

binge · Emo Kiddy Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Karma :

What sort of bike is it to start with?

There are a couple of methods. Do you have a trolley Jack?

Side stand down. Lean the bike onto the side stand. Slide a trolley jack under the front of the exhaust headers. Take up the gap with the jack, Then guide the bike up onto the back wheel and side stand, while using the jack as a 3rd support under the exhaust headers.

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SlimRick · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Karma :

Or hoist from your garage roof rafters?

Tristan. · World Chat Champion Joined: 26 May 2007 Karma :

Got a car jack? that makes things a lot easier.

Fairing lowers off then a plank under the sump/downpipes supported one end by bricks and the other by the jack (put something solid under that end too when it's in the air, jacks can leak oil and go down.)

or hoist it up through the headstock if you have a garage with beams

Mudskipper · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Karma :

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Tilt bike so weight is on side stand (easier with two people but not impossible on ya own), slide block under frame on opposite side. Tilt slightly onto block side, slide lower block under sidestand.

Obviously axle stands are better, but if you have to use what you've got...
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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

I go with the tarts way, I bought the abba stand and front lift, best £140 I ever spent. I got my Speed Four fitting kit today and thought I will take it to the garage got there and though ah fuck it I may as well get the bike up. It took me 2 minutes on my own wearing a dressing gown with a rotten cold to get both wheels off the ground.

Top quality bit of kit.
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Bikeless · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Karma :

Loosen any tight bolts first, Thumbs Up

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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

You can push the front end over towards the side stand so the wheel lifts off the ground then put a chock of wood/axle stand under the engine at the front to hold it there.

It is no less stable than leaving it on the sidestand normally.

This leaves the bike balanced on the rear wheel, sidestand and bit of wood. Works fine. You can do this for the rear wheel too by putting your stand under the swingarm. In fact, you can do both at once.

As has been said, do the preliminary stripping (callipers off etc) and loosen the main nut before you lift it.
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