holdin up the rear end when changing dogbones

ok I have new dogbones

I have looked at old threads...

seen its easier to remove the wheel..! ..

so I can get it up on the padock stand under my wooden pergola

then can I rope it up to the struts of the pergola so it wont collapse when I take out the existing dogbones..

???

plus- I can give it a good kwak clean when its all apart..,,



so wheres the best place to put the rope?.. just under the back end? through the bungee straps? at the sides


also one more Q?.. I am wanting an undertay and I dont like the above mentioned black metal bars (bungee bars) so can I just angle grind them off?.. will it affect any resale ?.. or make gaping holes.

thank you in anticipation of you reading all of the above..

[Luckypants]

I thought about that too when changing the shock. I decided against it as I reasoned the rear sub-frame was designed for weight from the top, not the bottom as would be the case if the bike was suspended.

I opted to use breeze blocks under the main frame below the footpegs. Axle stands would be better. Lift up using the paddock stand, plce blocks, lower using padock stand and presto! Bike was suprisingly stable and alowed the removal of the shock and dog bones no problem.

If you're wanting to suspend the bike, a mate of mine always uses the grab rail (not an SV though).

Feed a rope through the grab rail, over a pulley rig & to his garage roof. Front brake firmly locked on by elastic bands (if the wheel is to stay on the floor - securely tied to a paddock stand if it's not). Pulley attached to the garage roof directly above the grab rail (so there's no forward/backward movement when lifted). Pull the rope, pulley does it's thing, bike goes skyward.

We've actually had both front & back off the floor using the same system, but it wasn't that stable (sideways movement). So maybe something to think about there.

Personally, if I were to attack the dogbones on mine, trolley jack under engine block, weight the front down, should do you no worries. Failing that, abba stand

[northwind]

The subframe'll take it, no probs. Though you'll want to loosen the bolst first, they can be very tight and having the bike swing around like a teabag on a string won't help Or you could hire a large polishman for the afternoon.

[northwind]

That's a man from Poland, not a man with a Mr Sheen fetish.

Mr.Quiff, job can be made much more easier if Mrs.Quiff kindly kneel under bike and support weight.I am hoping this be big help?

Axle stand under the side-stand mounting point, bar through the swingarm bolt hole and another axle-stand on that ... works a charm ... I used a trolley jack under the sump (with some wood) to take a bit of the strain and as a bit of backup ...

Originally Posted by Pedrosa

Mr.Quiff, job can be made much more easier if Mrs.Quiff kindly kneel under bike and support weight.I am hoping this be big help?

helpful as ever pietro- but mrs Quiff has trouble supporting her own weight these days!!.. (dont tell her I said so)


to u others- cheers- I shall let u know how I get on

Does anybody know where I can get a polish man as mine is not very shiny!

Dave, don't know if it's possible for you. But how about putting two hooks in a ceiling beam in the car port, garage or shed? I have two hooks in my car port that I use for working on bikes that do not fit on my Abba stand. It works quite well. I used them to jack up the front of my brothers bike when we changed the fork seals.