Time for the Good Husband (me) to be changing the Missus' front fork oil on her beloved '17 N1K.
I've changed the front tire a couple of times by using a Pitbull rear stand and jacking up the front end via a jack under the engine crankcase and/or the header collector weld area.
Call me chicken, but that setup scares the daylights out of me. It's pretty tippy. I like to do this kind of work on the Harbor Freight lift she bought me because I can tie the bike, whichever it is, down pretty securely. But my bikes have centerstands (Blackbird and FJR) so it's not that big a deal.
But the 1000 is easily the scariest to lift the front end on of any bike I've ever worked on, so I'm thinking of either a) breaking down and buying a headstand lift with money I'd rather spend on Blackbird tires, or using my eight-foot heavy-duty 300lb-rated contractor stepladder, or just going with the crankcase jack again and live in terror.
Seeking suggestions.
I see on Amazon a "MOTO4U" headlift stand for a hundred bucks that looks as though it might work, despite not being a Pitbull. Any experience with that product?
Thanks in advance. Gratuitous snapshot added for visual appeal.
Bill
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I've changed the front tire a couple of times by using a Pitbull rear stand and jacking up the front end via a jack under the engine crankcase and/or the header collector weld area.
Call me chicken, but that setup scares the daylights out of me. It's pretty tippy. I like to do this kind of work on the Harbor Freight lift she bought me because I can tie the bike, whichever it is, down pretty securely. But my bikes have centerstands (Blackbird and FJR) so it's not that big a deal.
But the 1000 is easily the scariest to lift the front end on of any bike I've ever worked on, so I'm thinking of either a) breaking down and buying a headstand lift with money I'd rather spend on Blackbird tires, or using my eight-foot heavy-duty 300lb-rated contractor stepladder, or just going with the crankcase jack again and live in terror.
Seeking suggestions.
I see on Amazon a "MOTO4U" headlift stand for a hundred bucks that looks as though it might work, despite not being a Pitbull. Any experience with that product?
Thanks in advance. Gratuitous snapshot added for visual appeal.
Bill
