Removing front wheel

[Bury_Dave]

Dopen this once by propping the bash plate. Fine in the garage but on tour ...... ? You would have to lay the bike down methinks

Looking in the manual (always the LAST place for me to look as it smacks of failure ... ) and saw that BMW refer to a 'front wheel stand'.

So a quick internet search and apart from the BMW one, I saw this from an Aussie company.

http://www.bestrestproducts.com/p-254-f800gs-bestrest-fork-stand.aspx

Looks very clever and you can carry it discreetly in/on your bike.

Anyone have experience of this as, for $100 Aus, it looks rather good ?

Cheers,
Dave

 

[ukgser73]

I spotted a thread somewhere, on here i think, where a guy had fashioned threaded bar with a couple of feet on each end that you could put under the bashplate and hold the front wheel up......looked pretty ingenious to me. I'll see if I can find it.

ETA - here you go:

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=220146&highlight=lift+front+wheel

 

[Bury_Dave]

Cheers for that

Although the size of threaded bar looks a bit flimsy and might not be that good in compression .....

I suppose a piece of widely-spaced threaded bar would be best but that might be a bigger diameter and heavier. Something like a scaffold leg - aluminium tube, wide thread spacing etc - but with two adapted / home-made feet fixed to some tube slightly bigger than the threaded stuff (but smaller than the nut) and long enough to give some adjustment might do the trick nicely. I just liked the way the Aussie one stored away.

Dave

 

[Shadwell]

I just bank on there being a large rock or tree stump, or even use my 10 ft length of rope and tie the front end to anything overhanging above while i take the wheel off.

 

[Dave Ett]

Something like a scaffold leg - aluminium tube, wide thread spacing etc

Blimey Dave, it's an F800GS, not an X5! Last time I looked they weighed about 190KG - plus bolt on's of your choice. You'll find you can quite easily pick the front end up just by lifting under the beak. Especially if you have a heavy top box fitted...

 

[Bury_Dave]

I can pick the bike up Dave but then I am unable to do anything else like prop the bike or remove the wheel whilst herniating ! I am but a mere mortal

I appreciate that none of this is a problem if you travel in a group of 2 or more but I prefer to travel alone.

I was just wondering if anyone had actually used the system I linked to as it seemed quite clever and easy to do on your own ?

Dave

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

If your on the road, use a slight incline and get someone to sit on the back perhaps? Or use a sack of the missis' spuds!


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[Dave Ett]

I can pick the bike up Dave but then I am unable to do anything else like prop the bike or remove the wheel whilst herniating ! I am but a mere mortal

Ah yes, god point!

I appreciate that none of this is a problem if you travel in a group of 2 or more but I prefer to travel alone.

Maybe you haven't watched "The Long Way Round"? That shows how to travel light...

 

[DesertStrom]

With the bike on the stand, instead of lifting up the front, it's easier to pull down the back of the bike.
Result is the same, front-wheel comes off the ground.
One side of a luggage-strap on the luggage-rack, other side tied on a tree/rock/fence/traffic-sign/whatever.
In this setup you don't need a overhanging tree with the right height, any tree will do.

 

[Bury_Dave]

If your on the road, use a slight incline and get someone to sit on the back perhaps? Or use a sack of the missis' spuds!


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Again, trouble (when travelling alone) is to persuade someone to sit on the back of your bike.

Is 'missus spuds' a euphemism ? Shan't be travelling with her on the back or on another bike. Like I said, I like travelling solo as you meet more people and seem to experience more unusual things than if travelling in a pack. You can also be totally selfish about the where's, whens etc.

Dave

 

[JayC]

A similar idea here that I knocked up to fit to the home made bash plate.

By using the clevis attachment on the bash plate it's a simple few seconds to fit.

With the prop stand resting on the floor simply lift the front end until it swings backwards and lower the front again.

When finished with store it in the place that BMW kindly and thoughtfully made for it!

 

[Bury_Dave]

Clever bugger. That is well smart

Thanks for posting. Gives me food for thought for a homemade solution.

Dave

 

[HTB1]

Front Wheel Support

Very nice solution.