klr650 : flat :(

[sh8knj8kster]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, David Bowden wrote:

> > Ok, how do you get the bike up on the crutch? That looks like something I > need to make. >

~~~Hi David, To get the rear wheel off the ground and the jack under the right side of the frame where you see it placed, I get on the right side of the bike with the front brake applied so the front wheel doesn't move, then push and lift the frame up (using the handlebar) so the only the front wheel and the side stand is touching the ground. That will lift rear wheel off the ground and get enough room under the frame to place a jack in there. If you're out in the woods w/o a jack and you need to get the front or rear off the ground for tire repair, look for a broken off piece of branch...something sturdy enough to prop up one end of the bike. In all fairness, my crutch jack for it to work on soft ground like we have mostly here in Fla. off road, you would need to place something under the jack, between the jack bottom and the ground so the jack wont sink into the trail or wherever you are riding if the ground is soft. If you want to use a jack like this on tarmac, then placing something under the jack so it wont sink will not be an issue and is unecessary I recall seeing another reply where the poster mentioned getting the bike up on a downed tree or a tree stump so either wheel will make it off the ground. that is a good stradegy too. Of course another solution is to lie the bike on it's side to remove a wheel after you loosen everything necessary to slip the wheel off, then right the bike ASAP so fuel wont flow out of the tank or out of any of the over flow fuel lines, repair your tire then lie the bike down again to slide the wheel back in place, right it, then tighten all the wheel/axle fasteners. Others may have better and different ideas Jake Reddick Fla. "Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans." John Steinbeck http://www.shakinjake.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/

> On Jul 15, 2011 12:57 AM, "sh8knj8kster" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Vik Banerjee wrote: > > > > > > My KLR will be getting a centerstand by the end of the year. It was one > of the more useful mods I did to my old '97 KLR. > > > > > > safe riding, > > > > > > Vik Banerjee > > > threeohm@ > > > www.thelazyrando.com > > > > > > > > > > ~~~centerstands add unecessary weight. here, check out this frame prop I > made from a crutch I wasn't using > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/4611068280/sizes/l/in/photostream/ > > > > here it is supporting the rear of my KLR > > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/4611071596/sizes/l/in/photostream/ > > > > light weight, cheap, effective, and easy to stow > > > > Best, > > > > Jake > > Reddick Fla. > > An appointment is an engagement to see someone, while a morningstar is a > large lump of metal used for viciously crushing skulls. It is important not > to confuse the two > > > > http://www.shakinjake.blogspot.com/ > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/26137108@N04/ > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >