Supporting the bike's front end

firefly

firefly

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Is it OK to support the bike using the Crashbars/Engine Guards, I want to work on the forks & steering bearings, I have T-Rex guards.
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I'm not sure how the crash bars you mentioned are mounted, but they obviously have to be very sturdy if they are to protect parts in a crash, so my guess would be they'll hold up just fine.

Here's how I do front end work on mine: put the bike on center stand or rear stand. Put a 2x4 under header and use a jack (hydro or scissor will work) to jack it up enough to lift front wheel off the ground.
 
Erci said:
I'm not sure how the crash bars you mentioned are mounted, but they obviously have to be very sturdy if they are to protect parts in a crash, so my guess would be they'll hold up just fine.

Here's how I do front end work on mine: put the bike on center stand or rear stand. Put a 2x4 under header and use a jack (hydro or scissor will work) to jack it up enough to lift front wheel off the ground.
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I use a similar approach:

- bike on center stand
- have someone push down the back so the front tire comes up
- put wood under the headers to the point that it touches the headers or it's close, then let the bike rest on that. Then you don't need a jack there.
 
mani said:
I use a similar approach:

- bike on center stand
- have someone push down the back so the front tire comes up
- put wood under the headers to the point that it touches the headers or it's close, then let the bike rest on that. Then you don't need a jack there.
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Yup, that works just as well.. IF you have a helper :D
 
I use a 1 gallon paint can. Fits perfectly under the header... although now that I have the Arrow headers, I guess I have to re-think this. Hmmmm....
 
Realize that with the bike on the center-stand, the majority of the weight is on the center-stand – with a slight weight-bias towards the front end. (Notice that you can easily lift the front tire off the ground with a firm push on the back seat.) The FZ1 weighs 470+ pounds – you are not supporting anywhere near that much weight when lifting the front tire off the ground by the header with the bike on the CS.

Someone should put a scale between the jack and header – my guess is 30-40 pounds on the header…
 
Darth5oh said:
Realize that with the bike on the center-stand, the majority of the weight is on the center-stand – with a slight weight-bias towards the front end. (Notice that you can easily lift the front tire off the ground with a firm push on the back seat.) The FZ1 weighs 470+ pounds – you are not supporting anywhere near that much weight when lifting the front tire off the ground by the header with the bike on the CS.

Someone should put a scale between the jack and header – my guess is 30-40 pounds on the header…
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I could be paranoid-so I add two ! gallon plastic containers on my trunk bracket.
this is Approx. just under 20 lbs. to balance the weight. I still use a rest under the headers.
 
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