Easy Rizer Bike Lift?

[budman]

I have a Pitbull lift for my Boss Hoss and the lift is enormously strong. The Boss weighs 1200+ lbs. and the lift has no sweat with it.
The thing is that I cannot figure out lifting points for my R3 Classic. What's the story with this?
Thanks in advance.

..the whole underside of the tractor motor can be used anywhere, but, to get the whole bike to come up evenly (both wheels), those stupid frame brackets with the holes in them that can be used for a center stand, must be a lifting point..you'll need some L type adapters with a pin for the hole to use in conjunction with your pitbull..get busy..

 

[MountainMan]

Then there's the question of, "What if you want to remove the engine while it's jacked up?" I'm guessing that you can't use the engine as a jacking point in that situation.

 

[budman]

Then there's the question of, "What if you want to remove the engine while it's jacked up?" I'm guessing that you can't use the engine as a jacking point in that situation.

..well, if ya take off both wheels and the gas tank, what's left?..I don't know but would think you could just lift the rest of the frame from the motor once it is unbolted?..seeing as how the engine is part of the frame structure..

 

[MountainMan]

Ya just never know these things until you ask.

 

[budman]

..or you're faced with the task of having to do it yourself..I'm good at taking stuff apart (kinda)..putting it back together is another story..

 

[MountainMan]

OK. I went for the cheapo option and picked up a Harbor Freight 1500 pound ATV/Bike lift for $100. The vertical lift is only 17", but that'll be enough to change tires and other such tasks. Besides, it's red, so it'll go faster. It looks like it'll be easy enough to install a couple of brackets with pins. I'd have to do that anyway unless I picked the $600 version.

Time to get out the welder and the "welder's friend" (angle grinder) out of its cobweb-filled corner.

 

[biker1059]

Is anyone still making the brackets for the engine?

 

[Navigator]

Skip could probably get you a set. They work great.

 

[MountainMan]

I was looking at this exact post a couple of hours ago. Now I just have to prowl the scrap pile and find a chunk of angle iron and figure out the pins (bolt or rod stock won't go from one side to the other as line of site is obstructed). A half a day of fiddling around should get it done, painted, and working.

 

[MountainMan]

Can't. There's too much crap in the way between the holes - no lne of sight. R3T, remember. A whole lot of crap is different than on your bike.