RhadamYgg wrote:Of course... The B-King doesn't have a centerstand. So, right now I'm picturing me spray.... wipe... roll bike forward... spray... wipe.... roll bike forward...
It works. A little arduous, but it works.
.... and every time you do it, you get a little more motivated to get a center stand installed....
With off road bikes, I've tried chain wax and spray lube and found Bel Ray
spray lube to be a little longer lasting than the wax. Also, the wax penetrates better if the bike is ridden for a while to warm up the chain, before spraying it on.
Since I'm not a clean freak, on street bikes, I usually just squirt on some 80/90 wt gear oil every 500 miles. Chain life seem good with 50 to 60 K miles before worn out.
Has anyone tried chainsaw bar oil? Probably penetrate better with a warm chain. Sticky stuff.
Of course... The B-King doesn't have a centerstand. So, right now I'm picturing me spray.... wipe... roll bike forward... spray... wipe.... roll bike forward...
Of course... The B-King doesn't have a centerstand. So, right now I'm picturing me spray.... wipe... roll bike forward... spray... wipe.... roll bike forward...
I just got one for the Versys--which doesn't have a centerstand, and may never--it has an offset frame.
I've seen but haven't seriously looked at those yet... I do wonder exactly how you get the bike up on them, though.
RhadamYgg
RhadamYgg / Skydiver / Motorbike Rider / Mountain Climber
FZ6/11302 mi|Suzuki B-King/5178 mi|Ninja 250cc/5300 mi| (rented)ST1300 850 mi
Hoping my kids don't hate me too much in the future.
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RhadamYgg wrote:I've seen but haven't seriously looked at those yet... I do wonder exactly how you get the bike up on them, though.
RhadamYgg
Pretty easy... but it REALLY helps to have two people. Basically get the bike straight up and down, then put the rearstand in place, and push down the rearstand. Viola! Lifts up the rear of the bike with minimal effort and makes it really easy to change the rear tire/lube the chain/change the chain/sprocket/ whatever you need to do...
And not to worry about strength, I've seen 5'4" 120 lb guys put Hayabusas up on those rearstands with no problems.
Have owned - 2001 Suzuki Volusia
Current bike - 2005 Kawasaki Z750S
MMI Graduation date January 9th, 2009. Factory Certifications in Suzuki and Yamaha
What does a rear wheel lift run for small crusier? Right now I have a whole bike life which is not very stable, it almost dropped off the lift twice.
Wrider wrote:
RhadamYgg wrote:I've seen but haven't seriously looked at those yet... I do wonder exactly how you get the bike up on them, though.
RhadamYgg
Pretty easy... but it REALLY helps to have two people. Basically get the bike straight up and down, then put the rearstand in place, and push down the rearstand. Viola! Lifts up the rear of the bike with minimal effort and makes it really easy to change the rear tire/lube the chain/change the chain/sprocket/ whatever you need to do...
And not to worry about strength, I've seen 5'4" 120 lb guys put Hayabusas up on those rearstands with no problems.
flw wrote:What does a rear wheel lift run for small crusier? Right now I have a whole bike life which is not very stable, it almost dropped off the lift twice.
Well they don't really have them for cruisers...
What you'll have to do is buy a jack like http://www.discountramps.com/zinc-motorcycle-jack.htm this. Those adapters are removable, and that's the kind of jack we used at school for jacking up sportbikes and cruisers alike.
Of course you can get a bike lift too, kinda like http://www.discountramps.com/discount-m ... -jacks.htm this. There's one at Harbor Freight for 79 dollars IIRC. I just picked up a used Craftsman one and they work really well, used it to do a front-end job on a DR650 earlier today.
The hard part for you is finding a lift that will jack up the frame and not the pipes. In your case I suggest the first one I linked and leave the adapters on. They work great for 600+ lb cruisers so you'll have no problem at all with your VN.
Have owned - 2001 Suzuki Volusia
Current bike - 2005 Kawasaki Z750S
MMI Graduation date January 9th, 2009. Factory Certifications in Suzuki and Yamaha
That whole bike lift is what I have now. I don't know if the problem is the bikes frame size and or geometry. The info on the lift was based on bike weight not design so it should work fine instead of just so so.
