(small) Bike Things You've Done Today

It has got a full leather interior but the driver and front passenger seats are ventilated, and have a massage function

 

I did wonder whether it would be a much improved proposition now we're 40's and more on.

 

I like the look of that. Got a linky please?

 

I've got a similar one for my '75 Bonneville (only side stand) and it's really simple & useful. Also now using (+ a large block of wood) for my Sherco enduro for the same reason

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/358603616532

 

Spent some time yesterday on fine adjustment of the clutch action on my old triumph t150, easier said than done!..it works on a ball bearing ramp and it only needs a slight amount of lift to make it work properly, too much lift and you cant select a gear and too little means constant pressure on the pullrod bearing, but got there in the end.

 

How secure/stable is it on the stand?

In some pics on the link, the whole bike is lifted, it doesn't inspire confidence from the pictures

 

Gracias!

 

I certainly wouldn't ever consider lifting the entire bike.

 

So, you stabilise it with the rear paddock stand, and use the lift like a trolley jack under the engine?

Images taken directly from the above link, showing a full bike lifted, I am struggling to see how it would be secure/stable to work on

Genuine question, as I have looked at this type of lift before

 

I wouldn't want to lift a whole bike off the ground with it, I too have been looking at mc lifts but I would give this a miss.

 

I have a gearbox jack. I bought it when working on my boxster tiptronic.
I then modified it to work on my 748sps. To remove the frame and refurbish it. ( I call it a 748sps but observant people may question that)

 

I have had a cheap scissor lift like Ricky’s for years. Indispensable but only with rear on stand, or better, abba stand. Well worth buying one.

 

Hahahaha, those images are rather fanciful! The top one is 100% bollocks, the middle one is very unlikely and in the bottom one the stand is half the size of the bloke!

I'll take some pics of my one over in the next couple of days in, ahem, more realistic use...

 

This is why I was asking, I have a full table lift, currently, I use a rear paddock stand and a trolley jack under the bike

 

Agree with @Keith_P - those images are absolutely rubbish.
However, if one has a miniscule amount of nouse, one can see that in certain circumstances, combined with appropriate stabilising stands, one could use it to provide support to assist in a specific situation.

 

I use one on a substantial bike bench (takes up to 900kg), i only raise the bike to lift enough to remove wheel/suspension from one end, and the bike is well braced with tie downs.

 

Depends on your day job I guess…..



But you do wonder what the point is of generating images showing a bike balanced longitudinally along it’s axis when the stand is sufficiently useful when used as designed…

 

Well yesterday, got the 748 MoT'd.
Embarrassingly small number of miles since the last MoT (in 2024 !) and the front brake felt bit soft when I got back. As they don't do a service kit, time to find a new master cylinder (or perhaps an upgraded one)

 

Been posted before, lack of rebuild kit unless you can cross reference against another bike brand that uses similar. Possible a BMW bike od similar vintage.

https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/master-cylinder-kit.89930/