Uly Rear tire stand

[steve.m]

i'm looking for a tire stand to save myself the backache associated with picking up the back end and kicking a block under the swingarm to pull the wheel off.  which is the best for the $$.  just looking for something simple and practical, but slightly more complex than the previously mentioned grunt and kick method.

[whodom]

The best thing to do is buy a motorcycle jack (available for a reasonable price from Sears, Harbor Freight, etc.) and build a wooden adapter from 2x4's to fit the lifting points on the muffler; this lets you easily lift the whole bike.  You are going to have to remove the front wheel too at some point after all.

See here for a template you can use to cut your wood to perfectly match the contours of your muffler:  

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/ULYSSES_PIPE_TEMPLATE-159411.pdf

There's a complete drawing here as well as a couple of photos of a completed adapter here:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=32777&post=525032#POST525032

[scottzilla]

You screwed up posting this in the Buell section.  Nobody comes here.

I second Whodom's advice.  The jack allows you to lift both wheels at the same time.
As far as front and rear stands, Pitbull is the best and TRex is cheaper, but still ok.
IMO, (And as a former XB9SX owner) you can get away with just the rear stand and a bottle jack or floor jack to lift the front.

[steve.m]

The best thing to do is buy a motorcycle jack (available for a reasonable price from Sears, Harbor Freight, etc.) and build a wooden adapter from 2x4's to fit the lifting points on the muffler; this lets you easily lift the whole bike.  You are going to have to remove the front wheel too at some point after all.

See here for a template you can use to cut your wood to perfectly match the contours of your muffler:  

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/ULYSSES_PIPE_TEMPLATE-159411.pdf

There's a complete drawing here as well as a couple of photos of a completed adapter here:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show.cgi?tpc=32777&post=525032#POST525032

gracias

[wbrisett]

I agree with the template. Just changed the rear tire on my Uly last weekend using the template (I found it easier to take the measurements and make my own template based on the Larin lift I own). If you only have one bike, then you could look into the pit bull or T-Rex stands, but I really don't like using the stands. I've never trusted them 100%.

I can send you the template I used, but the one's provided in the links are pretty close to what I have already.

Wayne

[steve.m]

I'm having a hell of a time getting the one on badweb to print to scale.  mind shooting me yours?  pm sent with email address

[whodom]

I'm having a hell of a time getting the one on badweb to print to scale.  mind shooting me yours?  pm sent with email address

It's a PDF; be sure you're using the little print icon in Adobe PDF reader and not the print icon in your internet browser.  Other than that, make sure you're choosing the option that prints at 100% scale.

[steve.m]

It's a PDF; be sure you're using the little print icon in Adobe PDF reader and not the print icon in your internet browser.  Other than that, make sure you're choosing the option that prints at 100% scale.

Thanks for the heads up, i was printing with the setting "scale to printable area".  Sometimes common sense evades me  

[steve.m]

just a quick question before i buy some lumber...

I noticed that the template in the first link is simply a semi-circle whereas the template shown in the 2nd link has a bit more contour to it.  which one is correct or, more importantly, are both usable patterns?

[wbrisett]

Steve you probably already figured it out (sorry, I have been doing yard work and the 12K service on my wife's BMW most of the day). However, it really doesn't matter much. The key is figuring out the dimensions of your particular lift, then making the box the correct size. I used some 2x4 material I had laying about when I built mine.

Wayne

[whodom]

I think it's actually the second link that's the "semi-circle".   The first link gives you a pretty accurate contour of the muffler.  You can actually print that out, cut it out with scissors, and trace the cutout on a piece of 2x4 and it should fit your muffler almost perfectly.

The pic in the second link is mainly intended to show you how it all goes together.  Like Wayne says, just make sure that it'll fit your particular motorcycle jack.  The muffler is marked with the jacking points to show you approximately where the adapter should fit.

Hugh

just a quick question before i buy some lumber...

I noticed that the template in the first link is simply a semi-circle whereas the template shown in the 2nd link has a bit more contour to it.  which one is correct or, more importantly, are both usable patterns?

[Kootenanny]

I made a pair of muffler jacks for my Buell from a pair of old car jacks (from a wrecker) to which I welded some steel flatbar that I'd curved to fit the muffler; I put a piece of heat-resistant silicone rubber sheet between each jack and the muffler.  I'd like to get a more proper lift, like the ones mentioned, but every one I've seen has needed at least 4" clearance, which my Firebolt doesn't have.

Here's what my jacks look like in use:

[scottzilla]

I made a pair of muffler jacks for my Buell from a pair of old car jacks (from a wrecker) to which I welded some steel flatbar that I'd curved to fit the muffler; I put a piece of heat-resistant silicone rubber sheet between each jack and the muffler.  I'd like to get a more proper lift, like the ones mentioned, but every one I've seen has needed at least 4" clearance, which my Firebolt doesn't have.

Here's what my jacks look like in use:

Clever use of a large paintbrush as a load bearing member.

[steve.m]

so just for the sake of having 100% clarification, this is the template to use:

http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/142838/ULYSSES_PIPE_TEMPLATE-159411.pdf

[Kootenanny]

Clever use of a large paintbrush as a load bearing member.

Buell's creed: every part serves more than one purpose!

[wbrisett]

Steve:

Yes, that's the right template. Just modify it for your lift. I used the dimensions from that template to create one for myself which really only has the semi-circle on it. I did this so I could cut the semi-circle at the right spot for my lift on my bandsaw.

Wayne

[steve.m]

sweet, thanks.

I'm looking at welding some plate to a scissor jack so i'll have a good, home engineered, rustic buell lift  

[Kootenanny]

 a good, home engineered, rustic buell lift  

Much like the good, home engineered, rustic buell bikes...

[chornbe]

uh... rear stands are cheap and plentiful.

[steve.m]

so are used scissor jacks and steel plate  

besides, this looks more fun than buying something...and as the guys have pointed out, gets both the wheels off the ground

[Kootenanny]

uh... rear stands are cheap and plentiful.

That may be...but a rear stand might pose a problem on the Buell, for a couple of reasons.

First off, the swingarm has a wide section, and is wide overall.  Of course, you could install spools through the hollow axle, but...ya gotta take the axle out to remove the wheel.  So you're lifting by the swingarm anyway...now, though, you gotta take off the (somewhat fragile) final drive belt--which means removing the belt guard (lots of little screws that are hard enough to get at without a rear stand in the way), then the belt comes off the bike--but is trapped around the rear stand...  Thanks, but no, I'll use my muffler jacks

[steve.m]

yeah...what he said