Raising the front - am I killing my bike?
 

So I have been using an Abba stand for a while but have never needed to raise the front wheel off the tarmac until today. Now I have not forked out for the extra piece to the abba stand that lifts the front but am hoping that my make shift solution isnt damaging my bike.

I have basically used a bit of carpet and a car jack to lift the front wheel up.

Take a look at the pictures and let me know whether I am doing something stupid here.

Thanks,

Jon

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Re: Raising the front - am I killing my bike?
 

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Looks okay to me. I would be happy with that.

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Looks like you're supporting it by the exhaust downpipes, in which case theres a slight chance you'll bend them a bit. Is there not a bit of engine lump you can get at to support it on? For a mo I thought it was on the fairing!

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Ha, i got very scared it was on the fairing too, so long as the jack it supporting something solid i see no reason why this isnt a perfectly satisfactory solution, i used to use a car jack and some foam on one of the cross members on my old drag bike frames to lift the front up, worked like a charm.

Nicley colour matched equipment for the bike as well!

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Likewise thought the fairing was somehow supporting that lol.

Cant see a problem myself....I want an abba stand : (

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Look at the state of those pipes already!

Honda aren't STILL making downpipes out of stilton, are they?

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Pah just looks like it gets ridden all year round.....there would be holes in it if it was a suzuki.

On another not S1 106 RALLYE in the back ground.....:cheers:

Re: Raising the front - am I killing my bike?
 

That should be fine, just dont push down on the front or wobble the bike as it may fall off the jack.

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I have a piece of 2x2 block of wood cut to length which I use on the engine block. A touch more stable than the jack I think.