(small) Bike Things You've Done Today

Discussion in 'Lounge' started by Cream_Revenge, Nov 15, 2018.

  1. It has got a full leather interior but the driver and front passenger seats are ventilated, and have a massage function :upyeah::)
     
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  2. I did wonder whether it would be a much improved proposition now we're 40's and more on. :upyeah::)
     
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  3. I like the look of that. Got a linky please?
     
  4. 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
     
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  5. 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.:cool:

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    #9546 yellowducmaniac, Jun 26, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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  6. 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
     
  7. I certainly wouldn't ever consider lifting the entire bike.
     
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  8. 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

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  9. 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.
     
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  10. 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) 20221215_135332.jpg

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  11. 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.
     
  12. 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...
     
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  13. 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
     
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