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And lever rear end of bike up onto both jack stands

Where bike will happily

and firmly rest

with rear tire up off the floor

Let's not drop the bike, so . . .

Be careful -- and proceed slowly, especially the
first time -- to have the jackstands situated
just right. Perhaps an assistant to hold the right
end in place atop the jackstand while left end
is being lifted.

Unlike a centerstand, the adjustable height
jackstands allow variable choice of lift heights
for the rear end.

Thereafter, one weakling can easily
do it alone in 15 seconds.

The small chrome LTD chainguard allows
the pipe position through the frame.

The large plastic chainguards, such as oem on
the Z1, block the pipe's path, where the
temporary centerstand method may be preferred
instead of R&R the chainguard.

Good Luck!

Bonus tip --

With rear end lifted and being firmly held
in place by the pipe through frame resting
on tops of the jackstands,

May then use a standard floor jack or bottle jack
to lift the front end whereby entire bike is
up off the floor.

My method is to bore a shallow hole in a short
piece of 2x4 to fit snugly around the oil
filter bolt. Then jack up against the 2x4
which is held in place by the hole fitment.
It is very stable and may be left like that
for as long as desired.

Having the bike entirely up off the floor allows
easily removing both wheels simultaneously
for tire changes, or other work.

Caution -- whenever front of bike is lifted
with front wheel removed, be sure to supplement
the floor or bottle jack with a stationary
back-up support to avoid having the bike's
front end collapse and fall to the floor
in event the jack should lose pressure.

Happy Lifting!

Patton wrote:

15 seconds for one weakling, two jackstands, and a pipe ---

4' of standard biker's pipe

Wow! I hope you rewarded yourself with a few beers after thinking all that up!

Or, did you have them before....

Only thing is, it looks like the pipe is dislocating the chain a bit making adjustment/alignment problematic.

Still, great bit of backyard engineering.

My frame lift and 2X4 spacers are working well at the moment so, I'll get the stand for when I need a simple chain adjustment.

Sonny

Have done this for years. Can tell by shape
of the pipe, all bent to heck. Already have brand
new shiney bike pipe on order from Z1E.

Bike on sidestand is fine for chain adjustment.
Just roll in gear to tighten top run and then
measure slack on bottom run.

Or may just use a standard floor jack to lift
right rear of bike while on sidestand which
lifts rear wheel off the floor. Handy for lubing
chain. But I generally just roll the bike in stages
to lube the chain while on sidestand. And use a
piece of cardboard to block overspray from bike,
and newspaper underneath to keep lube drippage
off the floor.

It's all easy and all fun!

Edit -- actually took 20 seconds,
due to snapping the pics between stages.

Addendum re lifting bike rear end onto
jackstands with standard bike pipe - - -

When working alone, the bike will be on
its sidestand while positioning the pipe
through from the left side and placing its other
end atop the jackstand on the muffler side.
When positioning the jackstand, remember the
muffler will get closer to it as the bike
balances upright.

After levering up the bike onto both jackstands,
the sidestand will remain deployed,
and should be retracted into its "up" position
to get it out of the way.
Before lowering the bike off the jackstands,
remember to deploy the side stand. Then lift
again from the left side off the left jackstand,
kick the jackstand out of the way,
and lower the bike back down onto the sidestand.

To avoid tripping over the left side pipe extension,
it's better to have the main lift pipe just long
enough to reach both jackstands, and use
a second (smaller diameter) longer pipe
inside the larger pipe to gain the necessary
leverage. Then the inside pipe may be
removed with nothing protruding out either
side (to trip over).

The main idea, especially when working solo,
is to correctly position both jackstands,
and get the knack of lifting-levering the bike
up and onto the left side jackstand.
As earlier noted, an assistant could be used
the first time to afford confidence in helping
keep the bike balanced and steady during the lift.

It's all much easier to accomplish
than to describe in narrative.

And yes the centerstand is hanging nearby
as another option, if needed, along with
the gym mat, to get down on the floor underneath
the bike to attach the centerstand.
(A nice clean area). And then repeat this exercise
when finished to remove the centerstand. Where was
that hand-cleaning thread?

Good Luck!

Or...
At least in the EARLY stages of assembly,
you can hang it

from the kitchen ceiling:woohoo:

The 76' KZ900LTD B did come with the mounting tabs for a centerstand. I plug mine in and use it all the time.