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Old man on a bike
I have a question about lifting a Rocket 3 touring for those of you who have actually done it. I am in the process of making an aluminum jig for lifting my bike. It consist of an 1/4" aluminum plate with a piece of 3/16" aluminum angle attached at each end allowing the plate to be bolted to the two center stand holes in the frame. I have posted a picture of my progress (Note: It is not yet even close to being done). It will have a plate fastened to the jig, as shown, which will extend under the engine. I plan to attach an aluminum angle at the end of the plate so as to actually extend out far enough so as to be under the floorboard mounting bar. I then plan to make some adjustable block so as to actually have the forward portion of the engine plate putting most of the lifting pressure on the floorboard mounting bars instead of the bottom of the engine. I'm kind of aiming for the design of a couple of brackets (as shown) that I have seen posted on the forum. My design would put most of the "forward lift " on the floorboard mounting bar instead of the bottom of the engine. I have read mix comments on putting lifting force on the bottom of the engine. It appears the other two designs I have shown don't have an issue with that.
So here is my question...using a typical motorcycle jack with the usual 13" arm spacing.....If you put one lift surface under the center stand plate and the other under the engine, will this lift and balance the whole bike. I have seen pictures on the forum and this appears to be the case. The question I have is really about the balance point of the bike during the lifting process and secondly about putting some of the lifting pressure on the bottom of the engine. I know this has been discuss to one degree or another in the past, but....any comments?
So here is my question...using a typical motorcycle jack with the usual 13" arm spacing.....If you put one lift surface under the center stand plate and the other under the engine, will this lift and balance the whole bike. I have seen pictures on the forum and this appears to be the case. The question I have is really about the balance point of the bike during the lifting process and secondly about putting some of the lifting pressure on the bottom of the engine. I know this has been discuss to one degree or another in the past, but....any comments?