Lifting front end?

[Marcelo]

Hi, guys...<br>Need to remove front wheel to change tire on my 97 T-Ace. Any clues on how to do it? Can I put a hydro-jack under the exhaust joint, for instance? <br><br>Any comments welcome.<br><br>Regards.<br>Marc. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p072.ezboard.com/bexupbrotherhoo ... Marcelo</A> at: 8/30/04 10:26 am<br></i>

[FZRDude]

If you have an overhead joist/beam in your work area, use tie-downs and suspend it from the ceiling. Do all of your loosening and tightning of bolts while the bike is on the ground, for safety. <p>Tim<br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v209/ ... <!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:red;font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;"> Has anyone seen my keys?</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:white;font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;">Dir. of Entertainment<!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://eddieandthecruisersmc.com" target="top"> Eddie & the Cruisers</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--></span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:blue;font-family:times new roman;font-size:small;">'94 FZR 1000</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--></em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>

[RiceRocket1]

I prefer to use front and rear stands. You can completely tear down a bike on these if need be. Good front stands will lift from the pivot head of the triple clamp not under the forks.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/page ... asp?id=579" target="top">Rear stand</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/page ... asp?id=580" target="top">Front stand</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br>With this type of front stand you can take the forks right off the bike for working on them off the bike. There are other brands that will do the same thing, Pit Bull being another quality set of stands. <p></p><i></i>

[canappa]

I use a front and rear stand to do wheel job, my front is the fork kind and work enough, but the best way to remove fork or work on stem bearing is to put wooden block under the exaust, that is the safest and more stable way. you have to use a rear stand anyway, with wood block or front stand any kind. <p></p><i></i>

[fzrz]

what i used was 2 scissor jacks on each side of the bike works great for me had one. picked up one from the auto wreckers <p></p><i></i>

[Nbot]

Hey Marcelo, here's an old thread on both lifting the bike and also different stands. <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://p072.ezboard.com/fexupbrotherhoo ... <!--EZCODE LINK END--> Also, you can see that floor jacks work in my pic on the swingarm, but I hung mine from a rafter too.... <p><!--EZCODE FONT START--><span style="color:lime;font-size:medium;">Nbot</span><!--EZCODE FONT END--><br><!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>'94 Fizzer Litre</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--></p><i></i>