| Author | Message | ||
     Redefine420 |
I'm being little paranoid about lifting the M2. I'm worried about putting too much stress on the frame. Is this an okay setup? 95% of the weight is on the front strap, the rear took very little effort to lift.  | ||
| Jramsey |
I lift the front by the handle bars all the time. You can't hurt the frame unless it gets run over by a concrete truck. | ||
| Redefine420 |
The handle bars, really? Wow, good to know. Thanks | ||
| Buellistic |
LIFT MY 1997 S3T with old car body stands under foot pegs and a small HYD. jack ... Pictures if you want them, just PM me ... (Message edited by buellistic on September 05, 2010) | ||
| Redefine420 |
Thanks Buellistic, I usually use jack stands and a jack too. This time I wanted to try lifting it with straps. I like it, its very stable and easier to work on this way. | ||
| Devil_car |
LaFayette, I'd be interested in the pics... I've always wondered how you guys manage to use body stands and a hydraulic lift to do this. Whenever I've tried it this way, it hasn't felt very stable. I usually use an engine hoist and straps around the frame, similar to what Redefine has done with the ratcheting straps. Then, just for safe measure I usually use the body stands and the hydraulic lift as a backup if it's going to be in the air for a while. | ||
| Jim2 |
 Pegs are flipped upside-down. The wheel chock in the picture was a loaner. I now have a US General wheel chock and I run the straps from the handlebars down to the eye bolts on the wheel chock. It's easier. It's stable enough for a lot of work. | ||
| Ebutch |
Hang mine off rafters in my shed.  |
