Center stand work for removing front wheel ?
Will the center stand work for removing front wheel or do I need a front stand as well ?
Will the center stand work for removing front wheel or do I need a front stand as well ?
PhilS
"Or, build one of these like El Bandito did.......I built one as well and it works great. Took about 20 minutes of cutting and building to make. Very sturdy and I trust the bike up there for long periods of time.......like when my front forks come off for the rebuild."
Looks nice, How did you get the bike up on them? To get my front wheel up I used two stepladders, put the bike on the center stand and used a tie strap from the handle bars to a support between the ladders. Not a lot of weight to pull up and it was stable while I removed the wheel.
Speaking of Handlebars..I've seen a lot of folks talk about changing them. I'm not real tall and the bars seem about the right width to me. What kind of changes have you guys been making there?
Shotrod
If you look closely at the picture you will notice two jack stands at the rear wheel, these are used to support the rear of the bike with a special support rod that fits thru the hollow rear axle and rests on the jack stands.
To raise mu bike up to work on the front end, I first place my bike up on the center stand and insert the support rod thru the axle, and then I slide the jack stands underneath the support rod.
I then use my Pit Bull front lift to raise the front of the bike up so that it's resting fully on the rear jack stands.
At this point I can remove the front wheel and fork tubes for service, but if I you need to be able to remove the triple trees for service, I then place the special wooden support stand I made underneath the frame and lower the bike down onto it and remove the Pit Bull front lift.
This is necessary as the Pit Bull front lift works by lifting up the front of the bike by a pin inserted into the hole in the lower triple tree.
Its all works very easily for me and the bike is rock solid when resting on the rear jack stands and the wooden support stand.
If you look closely at the picture you will notice two jack stands at the rear wheel, these are used to support the rear of the bike with a special support rod that fits thru the hollow rear axle and rests on the jack stands.
To raise mu bike up to work on the front end, I first place my bike up on the center stand and insert the support rod thru the axle, and then I slide the jack stands underneath the support rod.
I then use my Pit Bull front lift to raise the front of the bike up so that it's resting fully on the rear jack stands.
At this point I can remove the front wheel and fork tubes for service, but if I you need to be able to remove the triple trees for service, I then place the special wooden support stand I made underneath the frame and lower the bike down onto it and remove the Pit Bull front lift.
This is necessary as the Pit Bull front lift works by lifting up the front of the bike by a pin inserted into the hole in the lower triple tree.
Its all works very easily for me and the bike is rock solid when resting on the rear jack stands and the wooden support stand.
You didn't make them out of BILLET ALUMINUM????????????
sorry, couldn't resist!!
I'm curious why you chose to use a rod through the rear axle rather than a paddock stand and lifting by the rear swing arm? Is it just more stable using jacks?
any suggestions for those of us with single swing arms and a center stand. obviously i could just weight it down and not use a center stand, but doesn't sound very safe. anyone experienced any stability issues getting the bike up on the center stand.
...I just work on one end at a time. ;=).
Easy there, big fella!
If you're talking about taking off the rear tire the center stand puts the rear up high enough. I just replaced my rear tire this past weekend without using a jack - just the center stand....I'll have to buy a rear stand to do the rear.
If you're talking about taking off the rear tire the center stand puts the rear up high enough. I just replaced my rear tire this past weekend without using a jack - just the center stand.
If in a garage, a rafter or a bubba eye bolt in a rafter and a ratchet sling or rope works too.