IS rear wheel removal?

[Simmy74]

Can it be done with a regular ATV/BIKE lift?

I picked up a drywall screw in the rear tire and would like to get it changed this weekend.  I don't have a full length table jack or a lift adapter, but I do have a floor bike jack.

I doubt it will get high enough to drop the wheel straight out, but if I remove the back fender, bags, etc.. I think it would be high enough to remove it out the back.  Can a valk be safely strapped down and supported on this type of jack just for this job?

Thanks guys

[hubcapsc]

Check this out, if it seems like your lift, it will work fine:

http://www.herberts.org/wayne/valk/lowtechlift.htm

You can probably lift it high enough to get the wheel out without
removing the fender and stuff, other people do it that way. I remove
the fender and bags on my Tourer and don't lift very high. I work
alone, and I like not lifting high 

Search the tech board if you haven't removed your Valkyrie's
rear wheel yet, there's a bunch of helpful tips and stuff, like:
how do you get the axle out? ? ?



-Mike

[Simmy74]

Thanks man,

Sorry about the wrong board post..

[Jess from VA]

I built one like the last one in that Hebert's link.  You only need one inch stock for the base. It's squeezed between the motor and the jack anyway. 

Two by fours make it harder to slide/fit the adapter over the jack and under the bike.  I still have to shim up the kickstand (short 2x6) to get my adapter under with one inch stock.  I've been using mine for 10 years and two bikes, and it's cruddy, but keeps on doing the job.  And you can't forget and leave it bolted to the bike and drive away with it.

http://www.herberts.org/wayne/valk/clairelift.jpg