Raise your front end !

[Banus]

Hi,
I want to remove my front wheel for routine maintenance. Hows the best way to jack up the front end so this can be done and where's the best place to do it. I have a decent pair of axle stands and some decent timber to use as a crossmember and use a rear paddock stand.... One of the manuals (either Haines or the bike's owners manual) suggests putting a jack under the exhaust....I dont think so - unless it can stand the weight of the bike. How did you do it ? :roll:

[carelesschucca]

its on the engine block itself (NOT THE EXHAUST)... Its a tad wobbly... I ended up buying a Micron front stand (that goes into the bottom yoke) it make the bike very easy to work on and won't fall over!!!

[Biker Biggles]

Rear paddock stand and jack with wooden pad under engine.Or get an NWS type stand.

[weegaz22]

if you have a curvy sv, then there is a hole you could slide a rod through then put the bike on axl stands, new shape sv dont have it

[northwind]

If you just use a rear stand get the stand as far back as you can for stability, and look at weighting the rear- if you've got a sandbag or bag of compost or something that'd be perfect. I use a big sack of rock salt :) Do as much untightening as you dare with the wheel on the ground, trying to undo the axle with it raised would be a recipe for disaster...

[weegaz22]

If you just use a rear stand get the stand as far back as you can for stability, and look at weighting the rear- if you've got a sandbag or bag of compost or something that'd be perfect. I use a big sack of rock salt :) Do as much untightening as you dare with the wheel on the ground, trying to undo the axle with it raised would be a recipe for disaster...

did the sv not turn into a massive ball of fur when you put that rock salt near it?

[jon]

A simple trick i learnt from my mountain biking days. If you want to work on the front wheel all you have to do is turn the bike over onto it's handle bars and the front wheel is yours to do as you like with.

I hope this helps.





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[OF.uk]

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[will]

be careful not to damage the speedo drive sprocket thing which is located near the front wheel. it's very brittle and easy to break when removing/replacing the wheel. without it, your speedo won't work. this certainly applies to the k3/4/5, i think also the curvey's.

replacement part fairly inexpensive if it does happen, but beware.

[coombest]

be careful not to damage the speedo drive sprocket thing which is located near the front wheel. it's very brittle and easy to break when removing/replacing the wheel. without it, your speedo won't work. this certainly applies to the k3/4/5, i think also the curvey's.

replacement part fairly inexpensive if it does happen, but beware.

These also corrode quite easily and are prone to failure.
I have known of two K3 bikes where the speedo sensor has fallen apart when getting the tyres changed recently!

[will]

I have known of two K3 bikes where the speedo sensor has fallen apart when getting the tyres changed recently!

make that three!

[Banus]

Thanks one and all - The model is a SV650S - K1 model registererd Oct 2001 when hopefully the speedo sensor was made of sterner stuff - however I will be careful.......... :roll:

[ophic]

i thought it was fairly standard procedure to use the exhaust. Apparently it is designed to take the weight. Some pro stands are designed with clamps that fit on it.

[northwind]

did the sv not turn into a massive ball of fur when you put that rock salt near it?

:)