[ST] Raising the Front End

[Rich Hartwick <hartwick@xxxxxxx>]

>

Sean,

Just buy a small bottle jack, short enough to fit under the motor.  With a thin
sliver of wood, position the jack under the engine pan, taking care not to jack
under any oil lines, etc.  Obviously, this is not the strongest place, however, the
weight it takes to raise the front is very small, and there is no danger of hurting
anything.  I jack up the front untill the rear tire just touches the floor, helping
stabilize things.  I keep a small jack under the workbench just for this purpose,
and use it all the time to quickly raise the front tire whenever I have to change
the wheel or inspect things.

Rick Hartwick



>

>
> Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 20:14:14 EDT
> From: Britbike2@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] Front Stand
>
> Jeff, thanks for the upload.  I have always been one to rig the front end up
> to a beam in my basement or to a tree outside, and with the help of a
> come-along, hoist the bike in the air. Swinging around is one disadvantage of
> this operation, so isn't my concern about loading parts of the bike that
> weren't meant to be loaded.  So, I ask all out there, where are you supposed
> to support your bike when you need the front end up?  The bike shops must do
> it some way, Triumph must have thought of this in the design phase.  Every
> bike needs front end work some time.
>
> Jeff have a clever solution here, much better than mine, but I still worry
> that the little piece of aluminum that the stand is bearing on could be
> broken or cracked.  This is a chronic problem with motorcycles, except dirt
> bikes with their cradle frames.  Thoughts please?
>
> Sean
> '01 Sprint ST BRG
> '98 XR400 w/ lights
>



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