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Hi Guys,
I finally got registered to join this site last night, after about six months of registration, username and password hassles, so I've posted my first thread bearing a gift for all of you with ZL's.
I know the hassle of trying to find some way of doing oil changes on my ZL and trying to get the bike level hands-free, without a centre stand, to say nothing of trying to get the backwheel off with improvised car stands, etc.
...sooooo
Here's some photo's of my custom-made stand for my ZL1000-A1 that a friend made for me.
You slide the stand / lifter from the right hand side of the bike (facing forwards), between the trail arm pivot point and the front of the rear wheel and line up the cups on the stand / lifter with both sides of the trail arms, just before the shaft drive side starts to thicken towards the rear diff. The uprights are slightly different lengths / heights because the shaft drive, trail arm side is slightly thicker than the other side, so when the bike is sitting on the stand, it is perfectly level.
With you holding the bike upright, you then start walking along the brace / slide lever and simultaneously rock the bike forward, like you would if you've got a centre stand already fitted on the bike, to bring the rear wheel off the ground and onto the stand. Once the bike is up, you stand on the side of the stand and kick the brace / slide lever back through to the other side of the stand with your heel to stop the bike from rolling backwards under it's own weight and lowering back on the deck. To lower the bike, reverse the procedure.
The first couple of times you do it, it might be adviseable to have someone else close by, because the bike weights a fair bit and it can be a bit nerve-wracking getting the bike up by yourself, but you'll soon gain confidence after a while.
It's quick and easy to lift and lower and it's as stable as all hell.
...and here's the measurements and plans to building my ZL1000 stand.
It's in metric measurements (I can't think properly in U.S or Imperial measurements other than whole feet or inches), so you'll have to do the conversions yourselves.
I've posted printer A4 friendly plans here, but if you want a larger version email me at [email protected] and I'll send you back the original bitmap plans (2.69mB).
Enjoy your new weekend building project.
Storm (Mick Cole),
Rural New England North-West, New South Wales, Australia
Hi Guys,
I finally got registered to join this site last night, after about six months of registration, username and password hassles, so I've posted my first thread bearing a gift for all of you with ZL's.
I know the hassle of trying to find some way of doing oil changes on my ZL and trying to get the bike level hands-free, without a centre stand, to say nothing of trying to get the backwheel off with improvised car stands, etc.
...sooooo
Here's some photo's of my custom-made stand for my ZL1000-A1 that a friend made for me.
You slide the stand / lifter from the right hand side of the bike (facing forwards), between the trail arm pivot point and the front of the rear wheel and line up the cups on the stand / lifter with both sides of the trail arms, just before the shaft drive side starts to thicken towards the rear diff. The uprights are slightly different lengths / heights because the shaft drive, trail arm side is slightly thicker than the other side, so when the bike is sitting on the stand, it is perfectly level.
With you holding the bike upright, you then start walking along the brace / slide lever and simultaneously rock the bike forward, like you would if you've got a centre stand already fitted on the bike, to bring the rear wheel off the ground and onto the stand. Once the bike is up, you stand on the side of the stand and kick the brace / slide lever back through to the other side of the stand with your heel to stop the bike from rolling backwards under it's own weight and lowering back on the deck. To lower the bike, reverse the procedure.
The first couple of times you do it, it might be adviseable to have someone else close by, because the bike weights a fair bit and it can be a bit nerve-wracking getting the bike up by yourself, but you'll soon gain confidence after a while.
It's quick and easy to lift and lower and it's as stable as all hell.
...and here's the measurements and plans to building my ZL1000 stand.
It's in metric measurements (I can't think properly in U.S or Imperial measurements other than whole feet or inches), so you'll have to do the conversions yourselves.
I've posted printer A4 friendly plans here, but if you want a larger version email me at [email protected] and I'll send you back the original bitmap plans (2.69mB).
Enjoy your new weekend building project.
Storm (Mick Cole),
Rural New England North-West, New South Wales, Australia
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