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This weekend I plan to remove both wheels on my 1150 for a tyre change, what is the best method of support to keep the bike upright & stable while I whip the wheels away to be re shod at a local supplier.
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ovenpaa
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Put it on the mainstand. Remove the back wheel first and chock the final drive up on blocks and then remove the front. I used to use an old chopping block but a car jack is fine as well
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sockpuppet
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If ye got rafters and rope support it from the ceiling.
Don't use a motocross "step" stand thinking it will be strong enough. DAMHIK. 
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Thanks for the info, I suspected the mainstand would deal with most issues & the rest was about chocking front & rear appropriately, rear first is good to know, I would probably have started there first for no other reason than it appears to be the easiest to remove.
Stewart H
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I thought about doing the same, then I got scared 
threw a few tools in my panniers and rode the bike down to the tyre place and did them one at a time, at one point the bike tried to rock back with no rear wheel fitted and I had to hang my jacket on the screen and jam a pannier under the pannier frame to stop it, one thing for sure, it would be a bugger if it came off the stand with no wheels on it 
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threw a few tools in my panniers and rode the bike down to the tyre place and did them one at a time, at one point the bike tried to rock back with no rear wheel fitted and I had to hang my jacket on the screen and jam a pannier under the pannier frame to stop it, one thing for sure, it would be a bugger if it came off the stand with no wheels on it Stewart
one thing for sure, it would be a bugger if it came off the stand with no wheels on it
Stewart
Yes it certainly would!
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Stewart H
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Your picture cleverly avoids showing the skyhooks
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Yes it certainly would!
Mark
Did you take it apart so you could get it into your bedroom ?
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I thought about doing the same, then I got scared
Stewart
Mines gonna have more things stuffed under it than can be found in a scrapheap challenge, may fabricate something to bolt onto the rear hub with a lateral bracket onto the garage floor for stability, sort of a peg leg with a big boot.
Not quite, but a good idea.
I have told the kids that when they go to Uni, I will be putting a bike in the room they use for music/homework/computing. French windows off the path will open wide enough, some sheeting on the floor to protect the carpet and Robert's your mother's brother!
That should give me room in the garage for one more.............
Mark
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Principles
I'll be happier in the knowledge everything is fitted & tightened correctly also there is the satisfaction element in DIY. I would rather know how to do it just in case I have to in an emergency situation, not to mention so called professionals letting me down in the past with loose bolts etc. non critical but they could have been..................................and I'm tight.
Stop being so tight and pay them to do it
I'll be happier in the knowledge everything is fitted & tightened correctly also there is the satisfaction element in DIY. I would rather know how to do it just in case I have to in an emergency situation, not to mention so called professionals letting me down in the past with loose bolts etc. non critical but they could have been..................................and I'm tight.
Tight? I notice you are from Yorkshire...that's one of them Scots with all the generosity squezzed out.
ahebron
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Also remember to tie the front forks to the stand so it cannot unintentionally fold under the bike. My bike was strangely well balanced when I placed a 15kg sand bag on the back seat while it had no wheels fitted.
After removing the front wheel replace the axle spindle in the forks and place either a jack or axle stand underneath it - make sure there is some weight over the front then remove the rear wheel and block it up underneath the rear drive. Easy peasy 
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Thanks all for the advise now well chocked with wheels removed, glad I did it myself as rear brake pads fell apart may as well replace front & rear at this point whats another £50 odd quid after £200 for tyres, oh the pain.
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Not quite accurate, lets just say shrewd to the point of careful.
Tight? I notice you are from Yorkshire...that's one of them Scots with all the generosity squezzed out.
Not quite accurate, lets just say shrewd to the point of careful.
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