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Lifting V7 Stone III

kenrover said:
The very reason I fitted a centre stand early on in my ownership. Back wheel much easier; Front is a block of wood and a trolley jack. This also makes for much easier cleaning and maintenance.
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$ 300 + for a Center Stand Or other Stand was a bit much when you can make a project out of it to entertain yourself in these Times.
AND then you have those $$$ to Spend on Fun stuff like Exhaust, tuning :blush:
Or Tooling up for other jobs...
 
Hey there folx, sorry to revive an old topic but I didn't want to create another thread and clutter up the forum.

I was not a fan of the additional weight (and price) of a centerstand, so I picked up a Bikemaster Liftstick, essentially an extendable "kickstand" that you can use to jack up the bike. It worked out quite well as I just picked up a screw in my rear tire soon after I recieved my order. Being a broke-a$$ millenial I am pretty much forced to do a lot of the maintenance/repairs myself, luckily the Guzzi is such an easy to work on machine. However, this got me thinking about how I could lift the front with the Liftstick. It's too long to use under the frame, but I was wondering if it was possible to lift the front using the round protrusion on the front of the engine? AFAIK that is where the alternator is located. My question is, since the V7iii has what looks to be a non removable cover on the alternator, would that cover be strong enough to use as a lifting point in case of doing a repair/replace on the front tire?

Cheers,
- CJ
 
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Another untimely thread revival (sorry), but I wanted to share my effort lifting the V7 as it may help others. I had some axle stands at home and couldnt find a bike lift at short notice where I live so I improvised a solution. Tyres were really worn and I didn´t fancy my chances at the local tyre shop to get the wheels off my bike without scratching it. I hope it helps anyone with a tight budget, or if you´re anything like me, just plain tight.
 

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mataguzzi said:
Another untimely thread revival (sorry), but I wanted to share my effort lifting the V7 as it may help others. I had some axle stands at home and couldnt find a bike lift at short notice where I live so I improvised a solution. Tyres were really worn and I didn´t fancy my chances at the local tyre shop to get the wheels off my bike without scratching it. I hope it helps anyone with a tight budget, or if you´re anything like me, just plain tight.
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If it works it is a good solution.
 
Mikael Weiss said:
That seems like it might work great and, it's cheap! Thanks for the suggestion. Ideally, I'd also have a center stand but, it seems it would be around 350$USD to get one to Canada.. so, a bit much IMO. Those rollers should do the trick and can be had for around 30$! Perfect.
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... and how does it raise the rear wheel, clear so that it'll be easily removed?
 
I took that thick wooden board (10cm or so) and stuck it under the side stand, then pulled the bike towards the left to get the rear wheel up. My wife (after a short course on safe axle stand operation) placed it under that metal bar. Once in, I pushed the bike in the other direction and she placed the other axle stand in. After that all you do is jack up under the sump with a flat board. I protected metal surfaces with a layer of sticky cork so as not to scratch anything. And after all that you go to the tyre shop where they tell you that they don't have those sizes in stock and it'll take two weeks.
 
mataguzzi said:
And after all that you go to the tyre shop where they tell you that they don't have those sizes in stock and it'll take two weeks.
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Welcome to the bane of every motorcycle mechanic in the world at this time.

The worldwide parts manufacturing logistics and distribution nightmares, compliments of COVID-19.

It really sucks!
 
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