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What lift do you like best for your KZ1000?
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Ive used an engine hoist with a strap around back bone tubes of frame to pick a bike up in the air more than once.
Ive also been known to do the same thing with a backhoe or excavator if im working outside,garage ceilings tend to be too low.
Okay, first off... NO offense :lol:
These are the types of things I am trying to get away from! Man, the garage rafters in the house I rent now... I'd barely trust my own 160 pounds with, let alone a KZ1000 :lol:
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Besidez having the above pictured bike lift,I also have a couple of swingarm stands, a stand that lifts my tracker from the frame and a front end standthat lifts from the steering stem. I can add pictures later if needed. Paul
What type of steering stem lift do you have? I have a generic one I bought back when I had my SV1000. I wasn't crazy about it, as it seemed kinda unstable. (the lift, not the bike ) But anyhow, I still have the lift, and tried it on the KZ, but it is not tall enough to lift the bike up at all.
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That's why I said an engine hoist,not rafters . :laugh:madmatt1 wrote:
Ive used an engine hoist with a strap around back bone tubes of frame to pick a bike up in the air more than once.
Ive also been known to do the same thing with a backhoe or excavator if im working outside,garage ceilings tend to be too low.
Okay, first off... NO offense :lol:
These are the types of things I am trying to get away from! Man, the garage rafters in the house I rent now... I'd barely trust my own 160 pounds with, let alone a KZ1000 :lol:
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I can snap some pictures of it when I get home.. The front end lift is meant to be used with a rear stand and makes it much more stable. I've also found that it's a little short for some of my bikes, so I place the stand on a couple od pieces of scrap 2X12 wood for the extra 1 1/2" or so elevation. I've also entertained the option of merely putting bigger wheels on it to solve the elevation problem.
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I think I have a picture here with my Suzuki up on it...
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Matt,
I can snap some pictures of it when I get home.. The front end lift is meant to be used with a rear stand and makes it much more stable. I've also found that it's a little short for some of my bikes, so I place the stand on a couple od pieces of scrap 2X12 wood for the extra 1 1/2" or so elevation. I've also entertained the option of merely putting bigger wheels on it to solve the elevation problem.
Man. It's the simplest things that I never think of. I swear. :pinch: Thanks man!
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madmatt1 wrote:
Ive used an engine hoist with a strap around back bone tubes of frame to pick a bike up in the air more than once.
Ive also been known to do the same thing with a backhoe or excavator if im working outside,garage ceilings tend to be too low.
Okay, first off... NO offense
These are the types of things I am trying to get away from! Man, the garage rafters in the house I rent now... I'd barely trust my own 160 pounds with, let alone a KZ1000
That's why I said an engine hoist,not rafters .
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:blush: Haha. Yeah... I have this problem where I read things and my brain makes false associations. I saw the part about garage ceiling and, well, yeah. :lol:
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