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« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2011, 08:13:55 PM » |
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The Valkyrie is tail heavy, If you use a bike lift under the engine, the rear wheel will want to stay on the ground, That's OK if you just want to lift the front wheel, To lift the entire bike, you need to position the jack further rearward. The adapters allow you to do that safely, I have lifted mine by ratchet strapping the bike (via the crash bars) to the lift. It is vary unstable like that. I made my own H bracket that attaches to the kick stand cross member and stays on the bike, There are others that you must remove before riding, someone had plans for building one out of wood (check the archives). But to answer your question, I would say it is necessary to lift and work safely.
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« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2011, 08:48:37 PM » |
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The "safely" part is key in Challenger's reply. My neighbor lifts his Standard without an adapter and I cringe to think about it.
You can make your own out of square stock or wood. There are diagrams someplace online... I'll see if I can track them down.
Another local Valk owner made mine for $12 worth of steel.
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« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2011, 08:51:59 PM » |
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« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2011, 09:16:25 PM » |
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Thanks Nitro, I need to learn how to do that computer linky stuff someday, but right now I'm saving up to get one of them new cell phone things. Stay warm up there buddy!
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« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2011, 11:43:49 PM » |
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I maded a wood one just like the Herberts link. It does the job.....
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« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2011, 12:06:11 AM » |
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thanks all for the info im 1st getting my jack next week ...i then will put it under bike and see what the issues are for myself ,,then if need be and seems i will need ..ill try the building one out of wood ..cuz im cheap
oh and one more thing can i leave it up on the jack lift for long periods on time like months during our none riding time of year thats when im goin to start doing things to it Im hoping i can lift it and just leave it up for a while
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« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2011, 12:12:29 AM » |
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one more thing why is everyone using these jack lifts and not a table lift like from Harbor Freight is it cuz of cost or is this the easy best way the jacks lifts
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« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2011, 05:49:23 AM » |
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Cost. Plus it gets the wheels off the ground, which is what you need it for 95% of the time. I believe I have an extra adapter, if interested. Will let go cheap. PM me if interested. I had to take it off my IS to put the sidecar on.
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« Reply #9 on: January 21, 2011, 09:20:56 AM » |
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Cost. Plus it gets the wheels off the ground, which is what you need it for 95% of the time. I believe I have an extra adapter, if interested. Will let go cheap. PM me if interested. I had to take it off my IS to put the sidecar on.
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YES Im interested [for cheap] will it fit/work on my 98 Standard and do the adapters work when theres horns mounted under there |
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« Reply #10 on: January 21, 2011, 05:18:19 PM » |
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The adapter will work for any year/type Valk.
The table lift doesn't allow you to remove the wheels, so it would be pretty worthless for many things.
I leave my Valk up on the lift all winter, which ends up being close to 4 months. The jack should have a lock-out that allows it to keep the bike lifted without using the hydraulic cylinder.
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« Reply #11 on: January 22, 2011, 08:07:14 AM » |
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Cost. Plus it gets the wheels off the ground, which is what you need it for 95% of the time. I believe I have an extra adapter, if interested. Will let go cheap. PM me if interested. I had to take it off my IS to put the sidecar on.
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YES Im interested [for cheap] will it fit/work on my 98 Standard and do the adapters work when theres horns mounted under there Send me a PM. If the horns are already mounted, they will need to be remounted. I have the Quad horns from BigBF on mine, and work with the adapter. MP |
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« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2011, 01:57:39 PM » |
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The table lift doesn't allow you to remove the wheels, so it would be pretty worthless for many things.
The table lift is the only thing I'm looking forward to buying. My Valk is almost exactly as I want it, short of painting the bags. If you buy a decent lift, with the drop-out in the rear, it's easy to drop the rear wheel. And, put a little weight on the front, or jack it a bit, and the front comes off, also. I mean, how many motorcycle shops have you seen just using a jack, instead of a table lift? I don't know of ANY, and I've been in a lot of scooter garages...  |
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« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2011, 06:42:42 PM » |
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If you lift without an adapter, you lift with the exhaust-not good.
I truly believe even a Cowboys fan can make the wood one as shown in the link. Hey, I did it.
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« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2011, 06:45:26 PM » |
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If you lift without an adapter, you lift with the exhaust-not good.
I truly believe even a Cowboys fan can make the wood one as shown in the link. Hey, I did it.
LOL and i now have my adapter |
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