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Author Topic: Anyone have one/seen one/used one? Mini-lift...  (Read 1694 times)
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« on: May 01, 2011, 08:35:23 AM »

I've never seen one of these before, thinking of jigging one up, and seeing it it will lift the Valk satisfactorily, at least for an emergency on the road. Would be a LOT cheaper, than a center stand. But, not sure if you could pull the tire, but maybe with two of them?



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« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2011, 11:15:08 AM »

You might be able to if you pull the back half of the rear fender but you would need two plus some way to keep the front end stable.

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« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2011, 11:38:38 AM »

You might be able to if you pull the back half of the rear fender but you would need two plus some way to keep the front end stable.

Marty


Yeah, kind of my thoughts. Guess it would be good, for raising the rear tire, for other than changing it - maybe an emergency repair? But, I've always thought that if I HAD to lift the bike, someplace on the road, and couldn't find anyone with a jack, it would be worth buying the cheap HF one, then GIVING it to whoever helped, and getting on my way. I think that, to me, is the one down side of having a car tire on back - it decreases your odds of getting it changed on the road. But then again, in all but a few circumstances, I would feel comfortable with a plug, more so than I ever had, with a MC tire.

I have been toying with an idea in my mind - I have a dolly for my trailer, that levers it up. It might be feasible for the bike, if you could use it securely on the lift adapter that's mounted on my bike. It wouldn't have wheels, just a fulcrum and lever handle, and if you made it in sections, you could store it in your trailer. If you're like me, I will be taking the trailer on any extended trips. I just don't know how long you'd have to have the arm, to have enough leverage to lift a bike. I've used levers to lift V8 motors, and that's got to be somewhat close in weight. A 350 Chevy motor is almost 800 lbs. if I recall.

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« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2011, 11:53:57 AM »

Might work. Had a friend that used to put a cable tie on the front brake lever of his dirt bike to lock the front brake for trail repairs, and as a trick in the pits on race day to mess with the other guys. 2funny maybe that'd work for holding the front wheel???? uglystupid2
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« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2011, 12:30:18 PM »

Was talking with the guys at the GWRR (GW & Valkyrie), and the subject came up of tire rears (removal).

They mentioned that for a road side repair, you can place the GL1800 on the side to remove the rear rim. Would that work for the Valk, or only the GL1800 with the one arm on the swingarm?
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« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2011, 05:54:27 PM »

i thought someone made a homemade "jack" that worked like a center stand.
put it under the bike and step on a long handle............best explanation i can give.

don't remember who though. it was quite a while back.
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« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2011, 05:58:46 PM »

theres a jack that fits that description in j&p cycles, I brlieve, its called/made by Heindl (sp?) Saw it at a motorcyle show over in chicago. When i asked the sales monkey from the dealer that had it if it fit a valkyrie, he looked at me like I had 2 heads, and an arm growing out of my forehead.  uglystupid2
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« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2011, 06:10:29 PM »

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/ZZ91220

that looks like it might work cooldude says for all heavy cruisers.
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« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2011, 06:26:05 PM »

My only concern is that it seems that on my Std with 6x6s That the pipes sit lower than the frame. ( keep in mind that i'm blind in one eye and can't see out of the other) but if that lift lifts from the frame, it maybe wont work???
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« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2011, 07:56:39 PM »

How hard would it be to build something like that that would run thru the jack adapter's lower tube? It could also be used on the front of the engine, and it would break down to store in the bags...
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