I think that there is something missing in this picture

derf · 03-22-2009, 10:59 PM

Fraking gremlins keep taking shit off my bike when I'm not looking. I guess it might be a good time to put that new tire on.

BobTheBiker · 03-22-2009, 11:37 PM

you must live in a ghetto. wait, nevermind, no cinderblocks.

ZUKIMON · 03-24-2009, 12:12 AM

Like the jackstand. Never even thought of that.

I am actually borrowing my cousin's PIT BULL stand, which I plan to make my own from. I was actually thinking about making a couple of stands when I make mine to resale.

I found some online for like $50 but they looked cheesey to me compared to the PIT BULL style. Either way, nice way to get things done man!

BTW, how well does that heater work halfway up the wall?!

derf · 03-24-2009, 12:46 AM

Yeh i just tilt the bike up so that the back tire is a few inches off the ground, pull the jack stand under the swing arm, then in one motion push the bike up so that the weight is on the jack and slide a piece of 2x4 under the kick stand and the rear wheel is 2" off the ground. I use the engine hoist if I need to get the bike any higher, and just lift the bike from the subframe and the upper tripletree with some straps, then tie either end of the bike to teh hoist and let it down so that a little wight is on a jack stand, and the bike is solidly planted to work on.

I also have a bicycle inner tube over the top of the jackstand, then wrapped in duct tape a bazzillion times to prevent it from digging into the frame.

And the heater blows almost straight down. When I first got it I had it on the floor thinking that heat rises, and all it did was to char the floor around it so I have it suspended from the ceiling. It heats the shed in a few minutes so that I am comfortable wearing a T-shirt in the middle of winter.

zed · 03-24-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by ZUKIMON

Like the jackstand. Never even thought of that.

I am actually borrowing my cousin's PIT BULL stand, which I plan to make my own from. I was actually thinking about making a couple of stands when I make mine to resale.

I found some online for like $50 but they looked cheesey to me compared to the PIT BULL style. Either way, nice way to get things done man!

BTW, how well does that heater work halfway up the wall?!

I made my own stand and had almost as much as I would have paid for the one I was looking at, at harbor freight. I seen the one they have (the aluminum one) and it looks pretty good, heard one guy say that he had heard that for some bikes it was too short but others said it worked just fine.

derf · 03-24-2009, 01:15 AM

I heard of one of the HF ones breaking at the weld so I just stay away from it

zed · 03-24-2009, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by derf

I heard of one of the HF ones breaking at the weld so I just stay away from it

hadn't heard that. was it the aluminum one? they have the hoop style too that even I thought was pretty cheap looking.

this is what I built. I ended up with about $30 in it, I had the steel already and the guy didn't charge me to weld it up.

03-22-2009, 10:59 PM	#1
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	I think that there is something missing in this picture Fraking gremlins keep taking shit off my bike when I'm not looking. I guess it might be a good time to put that new tire on. __________________

03-24-2009, 12:12 AM	#3
ZUKIMON Is this thing on? Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ashe Co, NC (Near Boone) Moto: '01, 929RR Posts: 398	Like the jackstand. Never even thought of that. I am actually borrowing my cousin's PIT BULL stand, which I plan to make my own from. I was actually thinking about making a couple of stands when I make mine to resale. I found some online for like $50 but they looked cheesey to me compared to the PIT BULL style. Either way, nice way to get things done man! BTW, how well does that heater work halfway up the wall?! __________________ Dirty Harry said there's nothing wrong with a little shooting, as long as the right people get shot.

03-24-2009, 12:46 AM	#4
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	Yeh i just tilt the bike up so that the back tire is a few inches off the ground, pull the jack stand under the swing arm, then in one motion push the bike up so that the weight is on the jack and slide a piece of 2x4 under the kick stand and the rear wheel is 2" off the ground. I use the engine hoist if I need to get the bike any higher, and just lift the bike from the subframe and the upper tripletree with some straps, then tie either end of the bike to teh hoist and let it down so that a little wight is on a jack stand, and the bike is solidly planted to work on. I also have a bicycle inner tube over the top of the jackstand, then wrapped in duct tape a bazzillion times to prevent it from digging into the frame. And the heater blows almost straight down. When I first got it I had it on the floor thinking that heat rises, and all it did was to char the floor around it so I have it suspended from the ceiling. It heats the shed in a few minutes so that I am comfortable wearing a T-shirt in the middle of winter. __________________

03-24-2009, 01:15 AM	#6
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	I heard of one of the HF ones breaking at the weld so I just stay away from it __________________

03-22-2009, 11:37 PM	#2
BobTheBiker too much time on my hands Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: the northern district of god damn Moto: 01 ZX6R, looking for more now. Posts: 1,802	you must live in a ghetto. wait, nevermind, no cinderblocks.