1200 gs jack

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What jack do you use when you split the bike in half for a clutch job etc, under the sump?
Any piccies please?
 
FlapJacks, six or seven on the beak to keep the front end down. :rolleyes:

Don't forget to replace each one consumed with an old brake pad: Front or rear before you ask, because it doesn't matter. :thumb
 
I use a strap over the telelever wishbone (secured onto either side of my bike lift) to pull the front down, although once you remove all the back of the bike the front tends to stay down on its own, so the strap is more about peace of mind than anything else.
 
Jack?

What jack :blast


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Andres
 
What jack do you use when you split the bike in half for a clutch job etc, under the sump?
Any piccies please?

As has been said,
With no panniers on the bike is nose heavy.
Centre stand down, ratchet strap front wheel to stand. rear is up in the air, comence strip down of rear end.
 
Andres- words fail me...

How?

Why?

How did you get it back up off the floor?

Words didn't fail me at the time :D

How and why? - Total and utter stupidity when removing wheels for a tyre change (it's not even as if I've never had the wheels out before) :blast

How did I get it back off the floor? - Dunno, it's still there as I type :D I need to work something out by Saturday when I pick my wheels up.............

Wish me luck :thumb

Andres
 
Words didn't fail me at the time :D

How and why? - Total and utter stupidity when removing wheels for a tyre change :blast

How did I get it back off the floor? - Dunno, it's still there as I type :D I need to work something out by Saturday when I pick my wheels up.............

Wish me luck :thumb

Andres

Two people, car and a tow rope. One stands on centrestand, pulls up on the rear of the bike as normal for putting on the centrestand while the other pulls the bike back with tow rope. Tell the driver to stop when it's up.

OK, it was just a thought..........:blast Maybe Schtum's idea is better.
 
I had a ratchet strap from the roof down and around the cylinder head covers on both sides of the bike to stop if falling over sidewards and the engine/gearbox supported by a trolley jack with a block of wood under the catalytic converter.

There is not much weight on the jack.

The back of the bike is easily wheeled around once everything is disconnected (leave the rear wheel on)

I do have a photo but only on my phone.

Hope the description helps
 
As has been said,
With no panniers on the bike is nose heavy.
Centre stand down, ratchet strap front wheel to stand. rear is up in the air, comence strip down of rear end.



The main stand is attached the rear frame, and which isn't attched to the front of the bike when removing the gearbox. :D

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I'm sure you'll be able to roll it onto its side bung the wheels back in and pick it up. :)

Two people, car and a tow rope. One stands on centrestand, pulls up on the rear of the bike as normal for putting on the centrestand while the other pulls the bike back with tow rope. Tell the driver to stop when it's up.

OK, it was just a thought..........:blast Maybe Schtum's idea is better.

:D

I suspect I'll mostly be following Schtum's advice :)

Andres
 
How did I get it back off the floor?

Andres

I did exactly the same thing when changing tyres on a mate's Pan European. :tears

I managed to get a trolley jack either side (I think it was under the footrest hangers) and lifted each side a bit at a time until I was able to swing the centre stand down. Job done! :thumb2
 
ahh...

The main stand is attached the rear frame, and which isn't attched to the front of the bike when removing the gearbox. :D

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This is what i was going to do, but when the engine is out,its hanging off the front telelever and nowt else, i now have a jack to sit under the sump, so i can wheel the rear end away, cos with the 1200 the stand is on the rear sub frame,unlike the 1150 where the stand affixes to the sump, which makes life a little easier.
Also i note the rear lamp dangling, cos the stoopid twats didnt put a plug where it would be handy where the bike splits in two.
 


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