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Re: Oil Site Glass Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com 07-13-2007
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Posted by Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com on July 13, 2007, 10:23 pm
someone@some.domain wrote:

>you haven't made a simple 2x4 jig to hold it upright? one 9'
>2x4 will work. doing it by hand means you WILL dump the
>bike.
>safety first, get to building!

I can carry the telescoping inspection mirror in my tank bag so I can check
the oil on a trip. The 2X4 jig would be a little bulky.

But I did build a simple screw jack that bolts to the swing arm. It's just a
12" section of 1/2 X 1/2 square tubing with 2 1/4 holes drilled in one end.

Two 1/4 bolts go through the two pin holes for Yamaha's factory racing jack.

Then there's a 3/8th inch nut bolt and washer that go into the bottom of the
screw jack.

That way, i can jack the rear wheel off the ground enough to spin it as I
apply the 90-weight gear lube.

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Posted by on July 14, 2007, 11:00 am
wrote:

>
>someone@some.domain wrote:
>
>>you haven't made a simple 2x4 jig to hold it upright? one 9'
>>2x4 will work. doing it by hand means you WILL dump the
>>bike.
>>safety first, get to building!
>
>I can carry the telescoping inspection mirror in my tank bag so I can check
>the oil on a trip. The 2X4 jig would be a little bulky.
>
>But I did build a simple screw jack that bolts to the swing arm. It's just a
>12" section of 1/2 X 1/2 square tubing with 2 1/4 holes drilled in one end.
>
>Two 1/4 bolts go through the two pin holes for Yamaha's factory racing jack.
>
>Then there's a 3/8th inch nut bolt and washer that go into the bottom of the
>screw jack.
>
>That way, i can jack the rear wheel off the ground enough to spin it as I
>apply the 90-weight gear lube.
>
that sounds good.

Posted by daw on July 27, 2007, 6:38 am
pictures of the screw jacks set up would be nice




Hello, someone@some.domain!
You wrote on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:00:41 GMT:

??>> someone@some.domain wrote:
??>>
??>>> you haven't made a simple 2x4 jig to hold it upright? one 9'
??>>> 2x4 will work. doing it by hand means you WILL dump the
??>>> bike.
??>>> safety first, get to building!
??>>
??>> I can carry the telescoping inspection mirror in my tank bag so I can
??>> check the oil on a trip. The 2X4 jig would be a little bulky. But I
??>> did build a simple screw jack that bolts to the swing arm. It's just a
??>> 12" section of 1/2 X 1/2 square tubing with 2 1/4 holes drilled in one
??>> end. Two 1/4 bolts go through the two pin holes for Yamaha's factory
??>> racing jack. Then there's a 3/8th inch nut bolt and washer that go
??>> into the bottom of the screw jack. That way, i can jack the rear wheel
??>> off the ground enough to spin it as I apply the 90-weight gear lube.
s> that sounds good.

With best regards, daw. E-mail: daw@charter.net



Posted by Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com on July 27, 2007, 10:56 pm
daw wrote:
>pictures of the screw jacks set up would be nice

I don't have a digital camera.

The body of the screw jack is just a piece of 1/2" square steel tubing that
is 12 inches long. Any hardware store would have the steel tubing in a rack
in the
nuys and bolts department.

There are two 1/4-inch holes drilled in the tubing that match up with two
existing holes in the chain adjuster. The drilled holes are near the top end
of the tubing.

I just stick the 3/8th inch bolt and nut and flat washer in the bottom of the
tubing, turn it over and bolt my home made screw jack to the chain adjuster
on the *righthand* side of the bike.

The head of the 3/8ths bolt is what contacts the pavement.

Since the kickstand is down, turning the 3/8ths bolt counterclockwise jacks
the rear wheel off the ground just far enough so I can spin the wheel.

If I wanted to get fancy, I suppose I could weld the 3/ths nut to the bottom
of the tube, but, why bother?

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Posted by Dave S on August 2, 2007, 11:20 pm
Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com wrote:
... bolt my home made screw jack to the chain adjuster
> on the *righthand* side of the bike.

I am not the sharpest tool in the shed... My Vstar 1100 has a shaft
drive. I have yet to see a chain adjuster on it, but maybe Im looking in
the wrong place.

I get the concept now tho.

Dave

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