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DIY cradle for California 1400 jack and roller: try or bail?

BrianR said:
If its resting on the bolt shaft and nut, won't that put some metal to metal leverage on the top of the bottom frame tube? No technical expertise here but this what happened to a friend once with a cruiser and he found that the frame was indented and rusty where the u-strap was resting. Very ingenious though
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Well now, that is a good observation, and excellent question. Although this device has many parts they act together as one solid unit. All the lift/weight load is transferred directly to the underside of the frame tube. Any leverage (torque) moment value would have to exceed clamp pressure, and it doesn't. Stainless hardware and strong Guzzi frame lends to a device that works just fine for the job it is intended to do. And I thank you.
 
Pete BoBeet said:
Hi, Skip! Hockey pucks aren't on my radar where I live (temperate climate) but I can sure see why you'd have some handy in Michigan! As for your sweet, simple solution to the balancing act game and all the other remarkable solutions...why didn't I think of that?! :)
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Hey there Pete, We certainly are at opposite ends of the temperature and geographic ranged aren't we.( I sure could use a ride)
Any solid material could be used, puck was handy. Thank you, Stay safe and healthy. Skip
 
Skip Stauber said:
Well now, that is a good observation, and excellent question. Although this device has many parts they act together as one solid unit. All the lift/weight load is transferred directly to the underside of the frame tube. Any leverage (torque) moment value would have to exceed clamp pressure, and it doesn't. Stainless hardware and strong Guzzi frame lends to a device that works just fine for the job it is intended to do. And I thank you.
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Thanks for the answer. I'm impressed by the ingenuity of all you guys to keep the bikes stable with the wheels off. in olden days with a T509 Speed Triple, I was having tires changed and was sitting in the showroom when I heard a huge crash, (glass, plastic and metal) and heard the service manager shout out "who left this bike sitting on a milk crate with no wheels on?". I'm no detective, but I had a hunch as to whose bike it was!!
 
BrianR said:
Thanks for the answer. I'm impressed by the ingenuity of all you guys to keep the bikes stable with the wheels off. in olden days with a T509 Speed Triple, I was having tires changed and was sitting in the showroom when I heard a huge crash, (glass, plastic and metal) and heard the service manager shout out "who left this bike sitting on a milk crate with no wheels on?". I'm no detective, but I had a hunch as to whose bike it was!!
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Thanks Brian for sharing the milk crate story. I recall in younger days that if it didn't have a center stand, up on a slippery milk crate it went. I'm a lot older now and a little wiser. Kudos to all the efforts !!!
 
Robert Gibson said:
I park mine in a wheel chock and use this small jack with this wooden support.
Works fine for removing the rear wheel.
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Mr. Gibson,

Very nice solution !!!,

A solution that I, with almost non existing wood working ability, SHOULD be able to make.

Please share the angle of the mitre cut.
 
Mr. Gibson, I see you already posted great pictures giving the angles and dimension.

Thank you.

I should have read page 2.
 
Can anyone tell me where the center of gravity is located on the Touring? Searched for it in the workshop manual but no succes...
 
Glimwas said:
Can anyone tell me where the center of gravity is located on the Touring? Searched for it in the workshop manual but no succes...
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Hi, Glimwas! My 2014 touring has two saddlebags and a top case and seems heavier toward the rear. When I was trying to figure out the center of gravity a while back, it seemed like it is about 3 inches to the rear of where the horizontal part of the bottom frame starts to angle upward. But I have never set the bike on a fulcrum to see for sure, and you may want to. I bet one of the other Touring riders has, though, so I hope they chime in. They are a wily bunch.
 
Robert Gibson said:
Welcome to the modern age:rofl: .
Fortunately I was brought up using imperial and metric, so I can speak both languages.
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Isn't that the truth! Yeah the U.S. is the only country in the world not working on adopting the metric system as the standard of measurement. I have worked in machine design for over 40 years started out using imperial units, but have been working with metric measurements since 2000 exclusively in my work. I was fired from one job due to refusal to use imperial units. That company actively converted over to metric units a year later.

The construction business here is very deeply entrenched in imperial units and the only way I see it changing is for material manufacturers/suppliers to actively make the conversion.
 
roadventure said:
Isn't that the truth! Yeah the U.S. is the only country in the world not working on adopting the metric system as the standard of measurement. I have worked in machine design for over 40 years started out using imperial units, but have been working with metric measurements since 2000 exclusively in my work. I was fired from one job due to refusal to use imperial units. That company actively converted over to metric units a year later.

The construction business here is very deeply entrenched in imperial units and the only way I see it changing is for material manufacturers/suppliers to actively make the conversion.
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I have no problem with imperial or metric although when it comes to fluids your system can cause confusion as a UK gallon is 8 pints and a US gallon is 10 pints.
I did however take a youth to task when wanting to buy some AF Allen keys in a tool store, said individual didn’t have a clue what I was asking for. Surely if you work in that environment you should have a basic knowledge of both systems of measurement.
Jeez I must be getting old, (and less tolerant). :lipssealed: .
 
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