Replacing fork seals without dismantling the fork
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Prof Prolapse said:
If you're doing it on a centre stand it's not actually much weight on the pipes, but totally agree, they're not rated for any weight, so it's not the best idea. It's not actually very stable either so there is a risk of it falling. I'd just argue it's safer than precariously balancing bricks, and easier than a scaffold pole cradle!
You can buy headstock stands for about £30 or so. That's the only way I would do it properly, but I must admit to using this bodge when I change wheels on my old CBR.
I am a notorious bodger though... I'll have to come back to this thread when I think of something I'm not too embarrassed to share!
That's what roof beams & loading straps are for, do spend a bit of time chasing a suspended bike around the garage though.You can buy headstock stands for about £30 or so. That's the only way I would do it properly, but I must admit to using this bodge when I change wheels on my old CBR.
I am a notorious bodger though... I'll have to come back to this thread when I think of something I'm not too embarrassed to share!
Well, in keeping with a theme, my "garage" is actually bodged together from ill-fitting steel sheets, so no chance of a beam.
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k there's not even a right angle in the whole building, most of the roof is held together with a combination of sanitary silicon, self taping screws, and a small prayer to the god of bodgers.
That's before you get to my wiring... I had some cable left over my father liberated from a building site in the early 90s. It's like the fking crystal maze everytime you try and work out how to plug something in without killing yourself.
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k there's not even a right angle in the whole building, most of the roof is held together with a combination of sanitary silicon, self taping screws, and a small prayer to the god of bodgers.That's before you get to my wiring... I had some cable left over my father liberated from a building site in the early 90s. It's like the f
king crystal maze everytime you try and work out how to plug something in without killing yourself.anonymous said:
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The downpipes on my vfr are too crusty to try jacking. For safety's sake I also use a bag of sand and a bag of red chips.
Worst of it is, I've got a bike lift ( and a cx500 ) in the garage behind. But I've taken a car to bits and can't get to them.
Maybe next year.
If you have crash bobbins a pair of axle stands do the trick for replacing the front header gaskets, this bike can be safely raised by the header pipes on a trolley jack. And a crafty use of a a frame ladder for replacing the rear shock. The ladder was surprisingly steady and held the bike really well, front wheel was in a paddock stand to help. to get it up there I just used the rear paddock stand to get it up a bit then a pair of cheap ratchet straps.
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