Lifting a Roadster safely

[Hipporider]

On my old R3 , there are lugs on the frame under the motor which i made some unequal angle brackets with pins to engage with, providing a stable lifting point for my trolley jack. Owl uses them as well. I have even once forgotten to remove them and were quickly reminded they were there as i cornered. Lol. Does that sound familiar, Owl? ;-)
Upon getting my 2010 Roadster, i was very disappointed to see that Triumph reduced the size of the holes in the lugs. Wtf,why would they do that!
So, I'm left feeling that any pin i weld onto some unequal angle to support the R3R,will bend.
What have other R3R owners done to lift their bike safely with both wheels of the ground like i am accustomed to with my ol faithful R3?

The only solution i can think of is to actually temporarily bolt on the unequal angle when i want to lift the R3R.

 

[owl]

I would either drill out the holes a bit, get another set of brackets made up, or mill down the old bracket.

And yes, I remember only too clearly forgetting to take them off after a lift.

Has anyone else gone through 3 sets? ops2:

 

[Hipporider]

Drilling out the holes. ..mmm. well, if it leaves enough metal, i guess that would be an easier solution. Not a fan of breaking the seal on the frame's paint job though

 

[budman]

http://jack-be-quick.com/product/jbq-rkt-iii/

 

[Hipporider]

Cheers. It's the same principle as the bracket Owl and i use, except that ours are two independent brackets. I can see the the advantage of the single bracket.

 

[owl]

One of the guys on a Brit forum I belong to drilled out the holes on his Roadster with no subsequent problems.

I guess as long as you seal the holes with primer & paint you would be OK.

Would be the cheapest option.

 

[ruzzle]

Why did they do it?

Obvious. Smaller holes, less weight.

 

[budman]

Why did they do it?

Obvious. Smaller holes, less weight.

that is undoubtedly the most profound statement I have ever read on this forum........including p&r...way to go Ruz.

 

[ehh]

I never bother with pins. Just have a couple of flat bars across the jack so it lifts under the lugs and I haven't lost any of the Rockets yet.
I even had djonly's Rocket on it, and we pulled hard to get the wheel back on as we were in a hurry to get out riding.

 

[Hipporider]

That's another option, thank you Erik. I could blend your idea with fastening the plates to the existing R3R lug holes, simply to stop the plate moving, but no load bearing capability