Jacking up a rocket

[Nat67]

When I oil change , I like to do it with wheels on the ground so I can rock and dip the forks to try and insure getting all the old oil out .
For cleaning I tend to just put the Atv lift under the sump just to keep the bike upright .
I only use the lifting cradle for more major works and servicing , tyre changing etc .
I used to have a table lift but it took up too much room when not in use .
The cradle spends most of its time hung on the garage wall but it is great to know I can hoik the whole bike up when needs be !

 

[Nat67]

I could just claim it is a Business sign for an S&M club.

with a mannekin dressed in a bright red gimp suit complete with gas mask !

 

[Rock It]

It is OK to jack up on the sump. We all do it. For balance you will need to catch the forward arm under the sump and the rear arm under the area where the crossover pipe is. You may need some blocking.

Are you sure it's okay to jack up on the sump? There are many comments that the sump is only a thin material. I have to jack mine up tomorrow and need some guidance on where to place the jack.

 

[Bedifferent]

Are you sure it's okay to jack up on the sump? There are many comments that the sump is only a thin material. I have to jack mine up tomorrow and need some guidance on where to place the jack.

I wouldn't do myself. Other may, but not me. In spite of the device that I made and mentioned in an earlier post, the only thing that has made it easy to do is the Jack-Be-Quick. It works the best for getting the whole bike up with just a little minimal blocking around on the sump for stability. My device was very stable, but it seemed to only want to lift the front end of the bike.

Don't forget to tie the front forks of the bike straight so they don't turn!

 

[Rock It]

I wouldn't do myself. Other may, but not me. In spite of the device that I made and mentioned in an earlier post, the only thing that has made it easy to do is the Jack-Be-Quick. It works the best for getting the whole bike up with just a little minimal blocking around on the sump for stability. My device was very stable, but it seemed to only want to lift the front end of the bike.

Don't forget to tie the front forks of the bike straight so they don't turn!

Thanks mate

 

[Boss man]

Home made bracket to fit onto the ATV lift I have. Works perfectly.

 

[VABird]

JBQ .... also works perfectly.

 

[Navigator]

I don't want to read the entire thread but just report how I recently lifted my Touring to remove the front wheel.

On my 07 Classic I used the "feet" that inserted in the lifting holes. The balance was perfect, not mattering which wheel I wanted to remove. If I pulled the rear, the bike settled on the front tire and if I removed the front, it settled on the rear.

Such was not the case with my Touring and the JPQ, a very nice piece of kit. When I lifted the Touring with my Black Widow scissors jack, the rear wheel raised off the floor, unlike with my 07 pivot point. I have a second scissors jack, with a larger lifting area and a padded ruber top, that I put it under the front of the engine. I was loath to lift the bike by the engine but my mechanic friend helping assured me that it would not hurt the engine. We carefully turned both jack bolts and lifted it enough to get the front wheel off and back on. I closely inspected the underside of the engine when I removed the jacks and there was no damage.

While after that drill I don't want to ever remove a wheel again, but just in case, I'm negotiating with a friend to buy from him one of those J&S MC jacks that are advertised with a guy climbing all over the bike with it two feet in the air. He sold his Electra Glide two years ago and the jack is just sitting in his garage. He'll take $200 for it and he never even used it.

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[barbagris]

In the UK I would simply get a BIG BLUE and the R3 mounts

I use a hydraulic lift much like that ATV jack - but Especially lowerering it's granularity is poor. The Big blue is millimetric.

 

[Ishrub]

I don't want to read the entire thread but just report how I recently lifted my Touring to remove the front wheel.

On my 07 Classic I used the "feet" that inserted in the lifting holes. The balance was perfect, not mattering which wheel I wanted to remove. If I pulled the rear, the bike settled on the front tire and if I removed the front, it settled on the rear.

Such was not the case with my Touring and the JPQ, a very nice piece of kit. When I lifted the Touring with my Black Widow scissors jack, the rear wheel raised off the floor, unlike with my 07 pivot point. I have a second scissors jack, with a larger lifting area and a padded ruber top, that I put it under the front of the engine. I was loath to lift the bike by the engine but my mechanic friend helping assured me that it would not hurt the engine. We carefully turned both jack bolts and lifted it enough to get the front wheel off and back on. I closely inspected the underside of the engine when I removed the jacks and there was no damage.

While after that drill I don't want to ever remove a wheel again, but just in case, I'm negotiating with a friend to buy from him one of those J&S MC jacks that are advertised with a guy climbing all over the bike with it two feet in the air. He sold his Electra Glide two years ago and the jack is just sitting in his garage. He'll take $200 for it and he never even used it.

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Their website does not list the R3 as compatable.

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