Front brake-wheel work.

[grog]

Will work perfectly Eric, i screwed them down to $127. Originaly over $300. Did you ever get helmet lock tab?Looking back, thinking, this will only lift front or rear, maybe i shouldve got a whole bike lift. Will next time. Would like whole bike a metre off ground.

[VladTepes]

grog - example of whole bike lift you mean?

The 'close to affordable' ones I've seen don't allow wheels to be removed which kind of defeats half the purpose.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Will work perfectly Eric, i screwed them down to $127. Originaly over $300. Did you ever get helmet lock tab?Looking back, thinking, this will only lift front or rear, maybe i shouldve got a whole bike lift. Will next time. Would like whole bike a metre off ground.

Yes, thanks mate, got the tab, forgot all about that.  Looking forward to getting this lift.  Good thing is you can also bolt these to a full bike lift so you can work at normal height and still raise the front wheel off the deck.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Picked up the lift yesterday.  Match made in heaven.  Note the ratchet and socket is mine, M22 is the size

[Noddy]

Great to see it in action. Now were all wiser thanks to the world like minded members.

A couple of questions when you have time..How close are the screw 'frame lifters' to the end of their thread and the clearance between exhausts and platform?

Thanks
Noddy

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Great to see it in action. Now were all wiser thanks to the world like minded members.

A couple of questions when you have time..How close are the screw 'frame lifters' to the end of their thread and the clearance between exhausts and platform?

Thanks
Noddy

Hey Noddy, I checked today, I have 4 threads left in the verticals, and around 20mm clear to the exhaust.  So this can be lowered a bit more.

. Note:  mine's a 4 into 1 akra with the springs holding the 2 into 1 collectors sitting underneath.

Im going to fit two locknuts M22 coarse pitch on the uprights but even without them the bike was super stable.  Haven't tried it without the rearstand but I think that would work well too.

[Noddy]

Cheers buddy
A great help so I'll be saving up for one of these now although I have fitted the new discs and pads. Thanks also to EBC and ProBolt.

Noddy

[grog]

1st try with lift. All very easy, will fine tune next couple of uses.

[GSXKING]

try a 2 by 4 under the centre stand as well, plenty of clearance then 

I have to because of my lifter kit. 

[DP1400]

Totally agree Chris, never had a problem with this method assuming bike has centre stand. Mine hasn`t, so I use a combination of a bottle jack & two axle stands, ensuring that all three have rubber blocks fitted to act as dampers. There is a small area beneath the sump for the Jack. Pump up. Slide in the axle stands either side beneath the main frame members, drop the jack. Job done, safe as houses. To be on the safe side, its a two-man job to keep the bike balanced while the jack takes the initial weight prior to lowering onto the axle stands.