| Author | Message | ||
     Roderick |
I am thinking about getting a proper lift for my S1. Am not looking for front/rear stands, although I have not ruled them out. Am not looking for the full size roll on motorcycle lift either. Am just wondering if anyone have any center lift type of a motorcycle lift that can accommodate the shock and muffler. I do not think that it is wise to actually use the shock and muffler as lift points, no ? Am looking for something that I can lift the S1 with both wheels off the ground, sturdy and stable enough so I can work on the bike, and can put away in the garage corner when done. Roderick | ||
| Kalali |
"I do not think that it is wise to actually use the shock and muffler as lift points, no ?" Correct. | ||
| Andy350 |
You could use a rear stand and a floor Jack with a piece of wood under the front shock eye / bracket | ||
| Ratbuell |
Get pit bull stands. Lift from the swingarm and the lower triple tree. Full access, wheels off, stable, and easy to store. | ||
| Hootowl |
If you don't want front or rear stands, and don't want a lift, then you're left with suspending it from the rafters. Or levitation.  If you figure that one out, let me know! | ||
| Malott442 |
I used a medical bathtub lift for a period of time. Kinda ackward, but it does the job. | ||
| Malott442 |
 found one at a yard sale. Since then left it behind when I moved from MA to AL. (ran out of room in the uhaul) | ||
| Jayvee |
I wanted something that wouldn't take up much room in the garage when not being used, and needed to be able to take off the forks, or do a rear isolator replacement, or just take off the exhaust. Couple years ago, I wound up getting this one lifts-and-stands.com/product/eazy-rizer-red/ It looks like the price went up, but it works fairly well. Because it has so many options it's a bit fiddly to get started, but, it does have so many options.  | ||
| Jolly |
I built a lift out of 4x4 and 2x4 that you can take a part and store, then quickly reassemble to hoist bike. I don't have much room in the garage with all the bikes so I had to do something that was a space saver approach and I don't really have any decent welding experience or a welder... I have used this many times and it works perfectly.  the towers are made out of 4x4 with angle braces out of 2x4. the cross piece at the top that the heavy duty ratcheting tie down strap wraps around to lift from is a 4x4 for strength and held in place front and back on both towers with short 2x4. the crossing pieces to stabilize it are 2x4. the permanent pieces for the towers are lag bolt and construction glue assembled and the cross pieces for stability that are removable are just screwed together for quick assembly/dissasembly. have used this on about 5 different projects needing to lift a bike. it was built to do a motor swap when building my s2 and I seem to keep having a need for it. | ||
| Roderick |
Jayvee, This is what George (lifts-and-stands) replied to my query about the 'red' lift: ======================================= The Buell is indeed a challenge. I'm consulting with the manufacturer to decide if a Footpeg rear mount and a Beam front section combination would work for you. Give me a couple of days for a response from England. === The manufacturer tells me that the Footpeg mount set will do the job. You'll use the exhaust header to lift the front of the bike. It will be secure but all the torque will be on the footpegs. It's possible to use a wood block cut to the shape of the headers for more stability. ======================================= Not sure if I want to go that route. Right now, whenever I need the bike upright, I use a front wheel chock. I have a cheap-o rear stand from Harbor Freight so junky that I am afraid to use it by itself. Roderick | ||
| Jayvee |
Regarding the EZ Red lift, I got one of each mount, footpeg lift, tire lift, and I don't know what it's called, maybe it's the beam lift, never used it. Their website used to be better, can't imagine what happened. If I just want to take off the exhaust, I use the tire lifts, very straightforward. If one wheel comes off and one stays on, the footpeg lift, and one tire lift. So far, I haven't had to take both wheels off at the same time, but I'm reasonably confident I could do it without breaking anything. I don't think I would lift by the muffler, nor exhaust pipe, but there's some kind of 'jack point' under there. | ||
| Imadog |
I am coming up on my 10,000 mile service, planning on using my engine hoist (it folds up for storage). I've used this hoist for all sorts of things including pulling engines out of vehicles. Also thought about wheel stands...any recommendations  | ||
| Smoke |
i forget who made it but i have a stand that lifts from the footpeg mounts and gets the rear off the ground. for the front tire and fork removal i would use that and a bottle jack under the engine. i have used everything from rafters, engine pole lifts, wooden blocks stacked under different portions of the bike, fork lifts,step ladders and anything else to meet an immediate need. the right tools make things easier! tim | ||
| Dave_02_1200 |
The engine hoist will work fine. The bike will be quite stable if you use the engine hoist to lift the front fork and place jackstands under inverted passenger footpegs to support the rear. I put soft hooks on the fork tubes below the top triple clamp and use a tie down strap hung from a stepladder to support the front with jackstands under the upside down passenger footpegs in back. I also have a special lift for Buells that lifts the bike from the rider pegs to support the rear that is a bit easier to use than the jackstands but it is no more stable so both are good. | ||
| Tombo |
WesTek made a Buell specific center stand you can use to change isolators or tires. I have two of them and they work great. | ||
| Greg_cifu |
Yeah, of all the options, the most universal method is an engine hoist and a couple of lifting straps. Harbor Freight has lifting straps with loops on both ends. I've used one of those around the passenger loops to lift the back of the bike. I also used that strap, through the upper frame tubes to lift the front end. On a cherry picker, it ain't going anywhere. There are many other methods and I actually prefer my Handy Lifts but, they are all more specialized and take up more space. |
