Roadster Lift?

[ruzzle]

Get hold of a box of larger holes and fit a couple, mate. Triumph only went smaller cos they ran out of the big 'uns...

Or -- drill 'em out???

 

[barbagris]

Lol. Good on ya mate. I got the standard model, all I could afford..

I know it sounds stupid and the obvious thing to do is just drill em out BUT there's only around 3mm of meat around the right hand side hole... they are much smaller lugs.

So in your wisdom a couple of 8mm bolts should do the job?

YOU NEED HARDENED STEEL. 12.9's, 8.8's will do at a pinch 4.8's will shear or bend. So will A2-70.

 

[Willtill]

Lol. Good on ya mate. I got the standard model, all I could afford..

I know it sounds stupid and the obvious thing to do is just drill em out BUT there's only around 3mm of meat around the right hand side hole... they are much smaller lugs.

So in your wisdom a couple of 8mm bolts should do the job?

I feel your pain with the smaller lug holes in the bottom of the frame. My '08 has the same issue.

What I do is use a Sears Aluminum frame motorcycle lift; with a piece of 2x4" wood cut a little longer than the left lift edge of the lift. The 2x4 allow the lift to "almost" equally lift the bike; since it is long enough to contact both lifting lugs on the frame.

I also have the steel lifting lug pins that Skip made a long time ago, but of course the pins are too large. What I do with them is flip 'em upside down on each end of the 2x4 so that the frame's logs rest on the flat steel; and don't dig into the wood. I also put a small piece of wood on the right lift edge to ensure that the lift contact point(s) are not fully concentrated on a drain plug in the bottom of the crankcase.

It's actually quite stable; as long as everything is lined up. You must doublecheck it before lifting.



Jackstands are just added as an afterthought; since my bike was going to be on the lift for quite awhile; until the tire was swapped out.

On edit; I enlarged the pic: