Where to jack?

[jthree]

I have a jack similar to the Sears/HF jacks and with my old bike was able to place it under the frame but on the R3 the bottom of the engine (sump I guess) is the lowest part. That said, where do I put the jack to lift the bike without damage?

Cheers

Jthree

 

[BigWillie]

there was a discussion on this a couple of years ago. I am not sure what anyone came up with other than the two holes at the bottom where the frame bolts together. I just took mine in to get tires and had to let the guy know to look out for that problem . Someone was going to build something to go on a small lift to fit the holes and allow the bike to be lifted from the frame but I got out of touch for a while and lost the thread.

 

[Ygransom]

If you have the Habor Freight style mc jack you can jack on the engine sump but will need to tie front end down Do a search and you will find several threads on jack pins to balance bike on jack.

 

[Ugarte]

This is how I lift my 05 Rocket. You place the rear support on the frame brackets i.e. the ones with the holes in them. I also place a 1/8 inch thick aluminum bar across the rear support in order to allow room for the rear oil drain bolt, you will see what I mean when you set things up. When everything is set up right, the lift is not perfectly perpendicular to the biike but at a very slight angle. This has worked great for 6 years. Still, I am always relieved when I get the tire on and can lower the bike. It makes me nervous to see the beast high on a cheap HF lift, but they do the job.

 

[atomsplitter]

Here's how I jack mine up.





No muss no fuss.

 

[jthree]

This is how I lift my 05 Rocket. You place the rear support on the frame brackets i.e. the ones with the holes in them. I also place a 1/8 inch thick aluminum bar across the rear support in order to allow room for the rear oil drain bolt, you will see what I mean when you set things up. When everything is set up right, the lift is not perfectly perpendicular to the biike but at a very slight angle. This has worked great for 6 years. Still, I am always relieved when I get the tire on and can lower the bike. It makes me nervous to see the beast high on a cheap HF lift, but they do the job.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Ugarte, it looks like you have no tie downs that I've seen mentioned, is that right?

Cheers

Jthree

 

[Ugarte]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Ugarte, it looks like you have no tie downs that I've seen mentioned, is that right?

Cheers

Jthree

Correct, no tiedowns.......not that there's anything wrong with that.

 

[HellFire]

Ugarte, did you add that coil spring to the water pump hose yourself? I like that.

 

[rocket3jjd]

Ugarte, did you add that coil spring to the water pump hose yourself? I like that.

Hellfire 05s that was stock mine had it also I knew something was missing from the 08 boy one more thing they cheaped out on from the first ones

 

[Ugarte]

Ugarte, did you add that coil spring to the water pump hose yourself? I like that.

No, that that was there when I bought the bike. I thought all rockets had a water pump hose Slinky.