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well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:29 pm
by Name Etc.
sometimes you have to Hang your bike. and you look around the garage and start thinking.
Crude but works well.
Helped me replace all the pivot bearings which was a real Pain in the ass. But the reward was installing the new shock
Also I rebuilt the Fork Tubes. If you have never been in there... Here is the exploded view.
and I am no Longer a Squid!
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:53 pm
by clocklaw
great looking idea.....you're braver than I am, I haven't embarked on the suspension route yet...but soon.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 3:54 pm
by Intech
That reminds me...I have to change my fork oil. I found that having the bike on a jack that can be easily adjusted made the shock removal and replacement a little easier. Did you put a jack under the wheel? That would probably work well also.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:00 pm
by Name Etc.
It's taking all those stupid pivot bolts out... A redesigned center stand would be awesome. Scary to take off that center stand and lay under a bike swinging from a 2x4 bridge between two 30 year old home made car ramps.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:11 pm
by Intech
Name Etc. wrote:It's taking all those stupid pivot bolts out... A redesigned center stand would be awesome. Scary to take off that center stand and lay under a bike swinging from a 2x4 bridge between two 30 year old home made car ramps.
I didn't remove the center stand when I did mine.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:20 pm
by Name Etc.
The bolts will not come out? Why is yours easier?
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:28 pm
by Intech
Name Etc. wrote:The bolts will not come out? Why is yours easier?
Not sure what you mean. I didn't take all the pivot bolts apart. Isn't one of the bolts for the dogbone common with the center stand? Either that or I just don't rember what the f@$k I did! What I do remember is that the removal was a good learning process. The new shock went in a lot easier.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:45 pm
by Name Etc.
OH! Shock was really easy. Done that before. I replaced every bearing and pivot. Hard to do. There were torches and presses and blood and hammers
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 4:54 pm
by Intech
Name Etc. wrote:OH! Shock was really easy. Done that before. I replaced every bearing and pivot. Hard to do. There were torches and presses and blood and hammers
Gotcha! I plan on doing all those bearings here soon. Probably have the same fun.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 11:38 am
by Calimus
Not a bad setup. I've used my engine lift (Cherry Picker) when messing with suspension or removing wheels. It's worked out pretty well so far.
Re: well Hung or... Using what your daddy gave ya.
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:21 pm
by mrshyvley
I put together one of these made out of pieces of pipe I saw on a webpage a few years ago.
Really comes in handy to have a way to hang my FJR when I need to.
So far I've just used it for front tire changes, but am glad to have it.