Lifting a 1999 Interstate for tire removal

[honda*mann]

Hi,

I was wondering, does anyone have a good safe way to lift a interstate for tire removal, that does not include a motorcycle/atv lift?

I would not have to do both tires at once.

Just checking
Honda*mann

[Valker]

Chain hoist? Pulley properly connected to the ceiling? Floor jack and jackstands? I have done it several ways.

[honda*mann]

Hi,

I saw this thing it was a long roller that you place under the bike, then pivot it and it lifts up the back of the bike.
Has anybody seen, and used it?
Does it lift the bike high enough to get the rear wheel off?


The reason I ask is I don't know if I want to get a lift, and have that sitting around, taking up space, all the time doing nothing. I know it probably would be the cats a** when it was being used though.

Thanks
Honda*mann

[Valker]

Hi,

I saw this thing it was a long roller that you place under the bike, then pivot it and it lifts up the back of the bike.
Has anybody seen, and used it?
Does it lift the bike high enough to get the rear wheel off?


The reason I ask is I don't know if I want to get a lift, and have that sitting around, taking up space, all the time doing nothing. I know it probably would be the cats a** when it was being used though.

Thanks
Honda*mann

That sounds like the lifts I saw for Harleys. They work fine IF (and only if) the frame rails are the lowest things on the bike. If they hit the exhaust pipes or something equally as fragile, there will be damage.

[caphillips]

Can always use the lift for other things.  Used mine to hold up a trailer hitch so it was easier to mount under the back of a van once.  Much easier that way.

[jgcable]

Hi,

I saw this thing it was a long roller that you place under the bike, then pivot it and it lifts up the back of the bike.
Has anybody seen, and used it?
Does it lift the bike high enough to get the rear wheel off?


The reason I ask is I don't know if I want to get a lift, and have that sitting around, taking up space, all the time doing nothing. I know it probably would be the cats a** when it was being used though.

Thanks
Honda*mann

I have one and it works pretty good. Just position it under the motor forward of the pipes and pull the lever down. The bike lifts right up and is stable. I don't think it lifts the bike high enough to get the rear tire off though. it lifts the front tire up enough but the rear just barely comes off of the ground.

[jgcable]

mann

na ! get a good motorcycle jack, the yellow one harbor frieght sells is real good for the money. i use mine for everything, cleaning the bike, adjusting footboards, anything you need the bike sitting upright for, and like the other poster said, it comes in handy all the time. i even use it to jack up my kwik kamp for maintanance, move my honda generator, etc, etc, etc

I agree.. the lever thingy that I have I got for free from my brother-in-law. Its not nearly as useful as a proper jack.

[LHMC001]

I got one for my Valk a few years ago...and I lend it out to other friends that ride...kind of like the local rental store for bikes...mc jacks just make the small and large jobs go so much more smoothly...

check with the other guys you ride with...if they have one I am sure they would let you borrow it for a couple of days

[honda*mann]

Hi,

I live about 30 miles north of Milwaukee, Wi.
Anyone from the area out there?

Honda*mann

[NITRO]

Well, I'm in Eau Claire, so same state, but quite a ways apart. You wouldn't be too far from TAZ in Chicago, either.

~Nitro

[MarkT]

I wrote this article about 12 years ago, on how to lift a Valk with a floor jack and 2 jackstands.  I did it this way for several months before I broke down and got a proper bike lift.  Now I have 3 of them.
http://www.horseapple.com/Valkyrie/Tech_Tips/Floor_Jack/floor_jack.html

[BKMEDIC]

Check out Sam's Club for the lifts, around $100.00. The issue with interstates is that they are back heavy, I put a brick under the kickstand mount and one brace of the lift there, the other on under the middle of the motor. Lifts perfect. Stable and easy to work anywhere on bike. I was yanking here, pushing there. Very stable. With the back tire and saddle bags off, the bike weight moved forward and was balanced to where I could move the brick back in place if it moved. I used a 6 sided patio brick cut in half, cut side down on the stand. Emergency fix that works fantastic.

[Nogrey]

Hi,

I saw this thing it was a long roller that you place under the bike, then pivot it and it lifts up the back of the bike.
Has anybody seen, and used it?
Does it lift the bike high enough to get the rear wheel off?


The reason I ask is I don't know if I want to get a lift, and have that sitting around, taking up space, all the time doing nothing. I know it probably would be the cats a** when it was being used though.

Thanks
Honda*mann

Hey man, just my opinion, but I think you ought to get a lift. I bought one for $69 at a local auto store. Mine takes up no space because it's always under my valk. I ride my valk into the garage. After it cools I put the lift under it and lift the bike a few inches off the floor. I then push it into the corner. With the lift under the valk, everything, and I mean everything is so much easier. Cleaning the wheels is so easy when they spin freely in your hands. Checking the tire pressure before the ride, cleaning everything, working on anything, it's all easier with the lift under it. Mine is always under mine. I wont say that it would be ideal for everyone, but It doesn't take up any space if used like I use it.

[NITRO]

I'm with NoGrey on this one. I recently got a lift and don't know how I lived without it!

[Parrot Head]

Be sure to get a lift adapter.  It will help balance the I/S on the stand due to the added weight of the trunk and saddlebags.  You can find links to premade adapters or adapters you can make.