What type of lifer? 82 Spada |
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johnc2435
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Posted: 22 Oct 2019 at 15:35 |
Well from looking at a Lemans 2 I ended up buying a silvery blue 82 Spada.
Its a very tidy bike which has usual 38 year old cosmetic bits and bobs, switchgear etc to do, which new owners fix and old owners live with. However what took me by surprise was the general bulk and weight. It's a big old bike! You forget how big old bikes were after a few years not having one. My question is for both maintinance of restoration. being a big bike what are the prefered options for jacking and lifting? To everyone with a bike lift or table. How often do you adjust the height during work or restoration? or do you have a happy height and a stool to sit on? and what is that height about?. I am trying to work out if I can make a table from the things I have in the garage, or whether I would find a fixed-ish height table a hinderance. Also can you jack up on the sump using one of those hydraulic lifts or scissor lifts? I am just wondering about removing wheels etc? Whatis everyones trusted lifting tools? I dont want to reinvent the wheel or damage my new ( to me) bike. Thanks john |
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c13pep
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I have a hydraulic bench which I couldn`t manage without now, whereas my son in law has a fixed table but getting the bikes on and off it is a proper nightmare something which I couldn`t manage. Working with the bench is easy and I often adjust the height depending on what I`m doing. The bench also allows me to jack up under the sump even at height, but in this case I use a hydraulic scissor lift as seen at motocross circuits. My bench has lifted the 1150RT with ease and its easy to ride onto
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Dukedesmo
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I have a Clarke hydraulic bench with air lifting, best thing I ever bought and I don't know how I manged before as I do all my own maintenance/repairs.
Plenty strong enough to lift a Guzzi and with the air lifting it's much easier/quicker to lift it up than relying on just the pedal. It has a wheel clamp that can hold the front or rear but it can be removed easily to get a paddock stand on for a double tyre change; As it's quite large it does take up a fair amount of floor space but I use it as a bike parking space so not a problem. |
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Jerry atric
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I have a very basic bench powered by a 2 ton trolley jack. I've had it 20 years and it is far and away the most useful thing in my garage, including me!
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Nice pic Dukedesmo, my living room used to look like that too... before my missus moved in
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Mike H
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Yes I did often. Used a bottle jack. Never had a lift or table, just grovelled about on the floor. can't do that so well nowadays tho! Mainstand and jack under sump to remove front wheel, mainstand only to remove rear wheel. |
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johnc2435
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Thanks guys,
I have read about usuable length of lift on internet and there seems to be short and long beds, both with high weight loadings. What is the correct length for a guzzi? Should the back wheel be on the flat lift or the ramp ( assuming centre stand use) . I'd probably prefer a scissor design over the paralelogram type. As it would take up less space. Thanks Thanks |
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Mike H
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Whatever it is needs to be sturdy and safe, like you said it'll be a heavy bu55er to fall off on you. |
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cugsy
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Like mine did first time i used it
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ReggieV
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My lifting table has one fixed height. If I'm doing work on the front end and need the front wheel out, I place a block of wood between the jack and the sump and use a scissor jack.There is also this engine stand that although a bit clumsy to use, is useful when removing the frame from the engine/gearbox and is very sturdy and safe.
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Get the longest and more importantly the widest you have room for with a good sized ramp (mine has a 2Ft ramp) to make it easier to access. You`ll be surprised how often the bench gets used and what for ie lawn tractors or mowers or just as a convenient metal bench. I`ve even had a washing machine up on mine CHRIS |
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GuzziPaul
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I have a short hydraulic bench, once the loading ramp is off, much of the back end from just behind the centre stand is in mid air (Tuono on an Abba and Le Mans on centre stand). I have limited space in the garage with three motorbikes and multiple pushbikes.
I have also made two wooden stands using 4x2. These are very slightly higher than the bottom of the sump (about 5mm) both are the same dimensions as the sump. It is possible to rock the bike back slightly on the centre stand and slide the wooden stand under. With either stand the entire bike can be stripped down to just leaving the engine on the wood stand, but still drain the engine oil. One of the stands has heavy duty lockable casters. I can wheel the enire bike around on it, spin it round in its length or wheel the engine and gearbox out of the garage to clean.
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