footpeg mount idea

[tony@tonyjones.com]

What do people use to lift the front wheel off the ground? I have a regular triple clamp front stand, but doesn't look like it will work even if I remove the front fender (not tall enough). I noticed the FAQ mentions the "Larin lift". It looks cool and it's another tool, so that can't be bad. I figured I could probably make something out of strong wood or similar, curious if anyone has any plans to save me some effort. I've also seen Marc Lewis' tube style front lift stand on the FJR webpage which looks interesting but I was thinking more of the under the engine "stool" type of thing. Appreciate any ideas. Thanks Tony

[Mark St.Hilaire, Sr]

> What do people use to lift the front wheel off the ground? > I noticed the FAQ mentions the "Larin lift". It looks cool and it's

another

> tool, so that can't be bad.

Tony, I started out using a plywood and 2x4 box that I made for lifting the bike, which had a short length of rope in an eyebolt at the box, and a loop at the other end. I put the box on the right side of the bike, and ran the rope/loop to the left (kickstand) side. I put the kickstand down, rocked the bike back onto the kickstand quite a ways, stuck my toe in the loop of the rope, and pushed back to drag the box into position under the bike. Then, I just rocked the bike into place on the box. That worked pretty well, but my shoulders have been acting up and I decided it was time for a lift. With perfect timing, the Sears Craftsman club was having a sale and I got one of their excellent lifts for about $85.00. I wasn't sure I really needed it, but now I don't know how I got along without it! I understand that you get also get a good, reasonably priced lift at Sam's Club and Costco. The whole bike is in the air, so multiple jobs can be done at the same time... Hope that helps, Mark A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. KLR650 Motorcycle Pages: http://klr6500.tripod.com/ HomePage: http://users.adelphia.net/~msaint/index.html My Adelphia Email can be "iffy." If you don't get a response, please try: KLR6500@...

[hens_p]

> What do people use to lift the front wheel off the ground?

First gear, Lotsa throttle, Dump the clutch. Pat - @...

[dooden]

Some say a milk crate, but the plastic one I tried started buckle under the weight of the KLR, plus had to shove wood and stuff under it to make it high enough. Thats when I rolled the Larin lift out and used the right tool for the job. Sam's/Costco/Sears all has simular lifts of course the Sears is Craftsman I suppose, but basically same idea, different paint. My Larin MC/ATV lift is rated at 1500lbs, so if I really wanted I could use it as a floor jack too, but I have floor jacks for that. The Larin has anchor points to ratchet strap the bike to the lift I do recommend doing just that if your going to be fiddling, I almost knocked my bike off mine putting the back tire on. I caught it and wiggled it back on the lift, so no harm. The lift also can raise the bike pretty high if desired so you dont have to be hunched over so much working on it. The lifts are about $100~120 typically, which I thought was fair for mine, if you mail order expect alot of freight, they are quite heavy. Dooden A15 Green Ape Living nowhere in Upper Michigan (see MichiganSticker1 in photos)

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, tony@t... wrote: > > What do people use to lift the front wheel off the ground? > > I have a regular triple clamp front stand, but doesn't look like it will > work even if I remove the front fender (not tall enough). > > I noticed the FAQ mentions the "Larin lift". It looks cool and it's another > tool, so that can't be bad. > > I figured I could probably make something out of strong wood or similar, > curious if anyone has any plans to save me some effort. I've also seen > Marc Lewis' tube style front lift stand on the FJR webpage which looks > interesting but I was thinking more of the under the engine "stool" type of > thing. > > Appreciate any ideas. > > Thanks > > Tony

[dooden]

I have also found 2nd and 3rd gear are in the game when rolling, if you apply the "Lotsa throttle" method and sit on or near the rear rack. But even thats tricky lately, with my orginal tire closely looking like a ring of baloney, unless the trail is dry and packed hard, otherwise it just kinda spins. Karoos or K270s are what I am looking at, and the Karoos just look to have a much beefier design I think that will be it. Although the K270 just looks like it will have alot of traction off road. But the tube is not sticking out any holes yet, so I guess its got a few more miles to to go. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "hens_p" wrote: > > What do people use to lift the front wheel off the ground? > > First gear, Lotsa throttle, Dump the clutch. > > Pat - > @...

[Tengai Mark Van Horn]

At 11:04 AM +0000 10/7/03, Dooden wrote:

>Some say a milk crate, but the plastic one I tried started buckle >under the weight of the KLR,

Gotta use a REAL milk crate, not those Walmart college dorm specials. For the front wheel, just prop the crate under the front right of the bike and use the sidestand to keep the bike up. That being said, I finally got a hydraulic lift last spring after 6 years of milk crating it. Mark

[Jim The Canoeist]

http://www.timskelton.com/valkyrie/tech/lifts.htm -Jim in AZ

[Volker Traudt]

I still don't know where I could "borrow" one of these famous milk crates. I asked my wife, she has no idea what they are or were to "borrow" them from. Seem trivial, but I am just a frikking German. Volker -----Original Message----- From: sentto-488385-83802-1065532823-vtraudt=compuserve.com@....c om [mailto:sentto-488385-83802-1065532823-vtraudt=compuserve.com@... .yahoo.com] On Behalf Of Tengai Mark Van Horn Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:20 AM To: Dooden Cc: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Re: lifting front wheel. At 11:04 AM +0000 10/7/03, Dooden wrote:

>Some say a milk crate, but the plastic one I tried started buckle under >the weight of the KLR,

Gotta use a REAL milk crate, not those Walmart college dorm specials. For the front wheel, just prop the crate under the front right of the bike and use the sidestand to keep the bike up. That being said, I finally got a hydraulic lift last spring after 6 years of milk crating it. Mark List sponsored by Dual Sport News at www.dualsportnews.com. List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Unsubscribe by sending a blank message to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[kdxkawboy@aol.com]

In a message dated 2003-10-07 1:13:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vtraudt@... writes:

> > I still don't know where I could "borrow" one of these famous milk crates. I > asked my wife, she has no idea what they are or were to "borrow" them from. > > Seem trivial, but I am just a frikking German. > > Volker > > >

If you take a close look at the famous Malcolm Smith bike stand its nothing more than the crate a 5 gallon water jug comes in. On another note, I just got my Harbor Freight sales catalog and their version of a 1500lb ATV list is on sale for $60. Thats the unit I have been using the last four years and I have no complaints: its designed so you can pull it around and it has a safety latch to keep the lift from dropping if the jack is released. Pat G'ville, Nv [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Jim The Canoeist]

Footpeg bolts torque value anyone?

----- Original Message ----- From: To: ; Cc: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Footpeg mount idea > While its not great consolation, this is a problem with any dirt bike with > bolt on footpegs. Even with welded mounts I've seen dirt bikes come back with a > footpeg sheared off. With a big boy at the controls the welded pegs will > eventually develop a downhill slope. > > When I got my KLR back in 95 I consulted with several XR600 owners and came > up with the first thing to do is red loctite the mounting bolts, weld some > gussets to the bolt on brackets to help them resist bending and replace the bolts > every few years. Even with the loctite I've had a bolt come loose on the rare > occasion. This winter it's time to swap out the footpeg bolts and this go > around I plan to drill the bolt heads so that I can safety wire as well. > > Pat > G'ville, Nv