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05-10-2015, 11:08 AM | #2 |
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I would not use 2 scissors jacks !
Your safest way to raise the bike is with a motorcycle jack such as this. http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mo...l#.VU9zsrV0zVI Combine a motorcycle jack with a jack adapter from Idaho (forum member) and you have the safest way to raise your bike. |
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05-10-2015, 11:17 AM | #3 |
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Bad idea.
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05-10-2015, 11:44 AM | #4 |
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I use a motorcycle lift as suggested above, I also always secure the bike with a strap (I use a 1" pull type, not ratchet type, easier to adjust). Look thru the ads to find one at a very reasonable price with attention to max weight. Mine is 1000 lbs max. and provides a surprisingly solid and safe platform for most work and gave $35.00.
As for the 2 scissor jacks........ ..... just the thought has me stressing for you and your bike. Just saying IMO. 2003 Nomad 1500fi, mine 1995 Vulcan 500, wife's 1995 Virago 250, my scoot around |
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05-10-2015, 02:26 PM | #5 |
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Sure... just be sure to use this type... and raise the bike evenly.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1100-LB-Moto...-/310917563127
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05-10-2015, 07:04 PM | #8 |
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Also remember when you take a wheel off the bike the centre of gravity shifts. When the bike is up in the air I usually block under the rear wheel when I remove the front wheel and vice versa.
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05-10-2015, 07:24 PM | #9 |
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So a typical motorcycle jack (Craftsman, etc) will indeed fit under a Vulcan with no obstructions?
It sounds like the purpose-built attachment (by a forum member) adds integrity to the whole operation. Which forum member is it? I browsed craigslist and found a couple jacks. One guy said it wouldn't fit under his old bike and won't fit under his new bike. He didn't mention which bikes or specify why it wouldn't "fit". It made me wonder if one would work under my Vulcan. Sounds like it will. |
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05-10-2015, 07:59 PM | #10 |
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I have the jack like the one in Macs pick and an Idaho adapter.
I have to run the bike up on a 2x8 laying flat to get the jack under my 08 Nomad.
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05-10-2015, 09:12 PM | #11 |
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A 2x8 eh? The ad I mentioned, the seller may have meant, literally, the jack wouldn't fit under his bike. I assumed he meant the undercarriage of the bike was such that the jack wouldn't mate evenly.
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The motor on the 1500 and 1600 Vulcans sit below the frame rails and you need a jack adapter to get the bike to sit flat on a jack. Adapter from Idaho is the best money you can spend if you own a 1500 or 1600 and plan on doing even the most basic of maintenance yourself. You will need to put the bike on a 2x8 laying flat in order to get the jack under the adapter.
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Then I do what ever i was about, and to get the bike down I use 2 sections set at 90' degrees and roll off these 2. For a series of photos it's best to go here : http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Mac...?sort=3&page=1 More or less the first 14 photos are going up to coming down and getting the bike off the board. The blue item is the adapter. Once these were painted black, but people forgot to remove them. Another bad idea. On edit: In case it matters the work being done was replacing my ft fender. I had hit a jeep cherrokee that hit a moose, and mashed the ft fender only. i couldn't have dropped the bike if i wanted to. First contact was a slight bump of my ft tire and the gas tank skid plate, but then the moose came off the ft end of what was left of the jeep and the rr bumper came down on my fender trapping me and the bike dead straight up.
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05-11-2015, 12:31 AM | #14 |
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Nice mac, you got it down to a science.
Does the blue adapter bolt onto something under there? It looks like your strap goes around/under the adapter, correct or ? I don't think I'm derailing by asking....what's the scoop on your air gauge? Do you have that tied into the shocks somehow? Bar risers: looks like you chose to retain the stock bars. I like mine! My arms are long enough that I don't necessarily need my bars pulled back but might could dig it if they were a couple inches higher. Who makes your risers? |
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05-11-2015, 12:36 AM | #15 |
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OK I just saw your post on my shock thread. Now I know what the gauge is for. Genius! Details, my new friend. What/how/etc please?
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