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Jeezo......a nut cracker!!VTRDark wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 6:02 pm Looks like a nice bit of kit that.My gawd I thought my bike had rusty bolt syndrome or are those crancase bolts anodized gold
I would advise you not to attempt to undo those header bolts looking at it. If you ever decide to remove the exhaust downpipes then use a nut splitter on them.
That bike lift certainly does look some piece of kit I agreeTaxiDriver wrote: ↑Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:49 pm So I've got a new laptop and here duly are some pics of the lift in action.....
Eargh....gross......just bought some Harpic Max10 to deal with the downpipes.![]()
Anyhoo its a solid bit of kit and essential for bad back sufferes.
I liked your wooden gantry you made WickyWicky wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:29 am Good luck! Watch the bends where the brackets are as they might need reinforcement.
First time I needed to hoist the rear end to replace rt foot peg hanger I simply strung tow rope between two fixed gateposts to support the subframe. Next door neighbour looked at me oddly but he seemed to understand the method behind my madness.
Don't forget that 75% of the bikes weight will be supported by the other bracketsirch345 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:04 pmI liked your wooden gantry you made WickyWicky wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2018 11:29 am Good luck! Watch the bends where the brackets are as they might need reinforcement.
First time I needed to hoist the rear end to replace rt foot peg hanger I simply strung tow rope between two fixed gateposts to support the subframe. Next door neighbour looked at me oddly but he seemed to understand the method behind my madness.![]()
I think Wicky could be right about needing a bit more reinforcement on the 90* brackets. Good to see you though having a go at building your own T/D![]()
Chris.
Yes I had forgotten that, so you could be okayTaxiDriver wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:46 pm Don't forget that 75% of the bikes weight will be supported by the other bracket
that rests under the sump,so the weight on the subframe is minimal....I hope![]()
Probably best practice to loosen/torque up all nuts and bolts before lifting the bike up,ie;