Removing front wheel from ZZR600 (Safely)

[Peperami]

Hi folks,

My ZZR600 will (sooner or later) need the front wheel removing for repair or maintenance. Can anyone reccomend any of the sub £100 gadgets on ebay designed for aiding wheel removal and do they actualy work?

While I fully understand how to remove the wheel bolts and calipers etc I am not clear on how to raise the front wheel high enough in order to get it clear of the ground for removal or the bike nose-diving into the ground after the wheel is taken out.

Someone told me to "just put blocks of wood under the exhaust pipes on the underside of the engine and use an old car-jack" but this seems to me to be an easy way to damage the exhaust system.

Question.
Can anyone point me in the direcetion of any kit on ebay that might help to safely support the bike and assist in removal of the front wheel please.

Regards,

Peperami.

[CaNsA]

Something like this is ideal.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Motorcycle-HEADSTOCK-Head-Lift-Paddock-Motorbike-bike-STAND-Track-/231611772539?hash=item35ed232e7b:m:mLdzWqSQ7dObYekEjFXgFCg

[chris-red]

Do you have a center stand?

If so you don't need anything, if you don't by and abba stand

As people have told you blocks under the engine/exhaust is fine it won't damage anything, unless you are thick.

I have also in the past raised the front by loading the top box up with heavy shit.

The stand cansa as links will be shit IMO, it will get in the way and be flimsy.

Get a mate to push on the back of the bike and wedge a lump of wood under then exhaust. Trust me the exhaust is very strong and you won't damage anything. This way the support is out of the way and you don't need to work round it.
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[wr6133]

Centre stand, block of wood and carjack works fine.

Just do it on nice level ground to avoid this
https://i1249.photobucket.com/albums/hh504/wr6133/IMG_20140716_105432_zpsaac4042b.jpg

[Nobby the Bastard]

I have one remarkably like the one CaNsA suggested. The only problems I've come across is 1) you need to use it with a centre stand or rear paddock stand 2) You may need to remove the top fairing to get sufficient access and 3) a divvy is so tall that I had to put suitable lengths of wood under the wheels to rise the stand sufficuently.
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[Itchy]

How cheap do you want to do it?

Super cheap? Put a milk crate/sand bags under the engine.

Slightly more expensive? Rope around the headstock and hang it fron rafters. If you have no rafters you can hang it from two windows at 90 degrees to each other. Somebody on BCF did this.

More money? Turn the foot pegs upside down then put car jacks under them and heavy stuff on the pillion seat.

You can also tie something to the pillion rail right up against a wall therefore preventing the front from rotating downwards then putting some bricks under the front forks.

The problem with front stands is if you ever need to remove the forks.
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[dydey90]

I dismantled most of the front end to do fork seals on mine, just used a car jack rested the side stand on spare piece of wood.

Just be careful because the axle bolt will be very tight and if the bike is balanced in this manner, then it will fall on any oaf stupid enough to not watch the bloody thing while attempting to undo said bolt. Then you'd be finding out if you could bench press nearly 200kg of Kawasaki, like aforementioned oaf.
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[Raffles]

I use a number of 1/2'' extensions and a 14mm socket placed under the headstock to support the bike whenever I have to remove the front wheel on my ZZR. I'd post pics but I'm not at home ATM.
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[Alex A]

A jack might be all you need. Preferably a hydraulic trolley jack.

Put the bike on the sidestand, use the jack to lift the exhaust headers, as close to the front of the bike as you can get. It will probably help to remove the lower fairing.

The bike should then balance on the three points of the rear wheel, side stand, and jack point, and the front wheel will be loose off the ground. It helps to loosen the wheel nut, caliper bolts and fork pinch bolts before you raise the wheel

But it's an easy method. I've used it with various bikes to remove wheels for tyre changes.

Top Tip: Don't raise the jack too far, and make sure the bike isn't disturbed whilst it's jacked up.

[Suntan Sid]

I bought a similar stand to this, for my FZ1:-

https://cdnll.discountramps.com/images/xl/front-motorcycle-stand__5.jpg

Never had any problems with it, although As I have no center stand I use it in conjunction with a paddock stand at the back!
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[J4mes]

Suspend mine from the rafters in the garage with a fibre sling and a pull lift, but pretty sure someone on here did the same with a tall step ladder.

You could probably make a tripod out of about £10's worth of pine from the builders merchants and suspend your bike from that?

[skiptalker]

i used 2 wheelie bins either side of bike..wood between bins crossing handlebars rope from bars to wood worked a treat

[jimspeed]

I just used to put my zzr on its centre stand and hang a couple of 5 ltr cans of water off the grab handle on a bit of rope.
Hanging it from rafters etc works well if you have 2 ratchet straps too.
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[andym]

I've never once had a problem with using a trolley jack to prop the bike up:
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/andy36586/GPz750/balanced2.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/andy36586/VFR_zpsc12mwnct.jpg
https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v320/andy36586/forksremoved_zps635ade0e.jpg

To be honest I'm less inclined to trust paddock stands etc (although the abba stand does look a little more secure)

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https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/461625_10150801478555540_1939144548_o_zpso6vsugxx.jpg

https://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee81/paddy2007dug/467852_10150801479825540_1173412726_o_zpszrzhk5ki.jpg

Be creative
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[techathy]

If you're leaving the bike supported for any length of time I wouldn't rely on a hydraulic jack of any description, regardless of the jacks weight rating unless it has some kind of mechanical lock.

[mysterious_rider]

jack and a bit of wood/towel under the exhaust will be fine.
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another zzr on its side. clutch case gasket pissed about a litre of oil out in 30 mins. Emergency halfords insta gasket and im good to go.



https://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj88/mysterious_rider/3402669616722095479_zpsdl54miyk.jpg~original
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[andym]

[techathy]

In theory they can hold something up indefinitely. However, their common failure modes are evident when supporting weight for long periods but have far less effect during the process of lifting.

Just saying, better to be safe that sorry. How long does it take to drop something onto a stack of bricks?

[davebike]

The sensable secure way or doing it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Abba-Pro-Stand-Motorcycle-Bike-Pit-Paddock-Garage-Workshop-Stand-Lift-/371573074457?hash=item56837b2a19:g:LMgAAOSwP~tW48UU

Also several used on ebay
make sure you sort adapters fro you bike
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