1982 CB750F...Better Devil

That sounds like a plan. A second set of hands would be good. I'd be there if it wasn't an 8 hour drive. :) I've had my table fall 2 times trying to do something like that alone.
 
put an old blanket down and lay the whole bike on its side. Preassemble the front end, and then install it while the bike is on its side. Then all you have to do is stand the bike up on its wheels
 
Maritime said:
That sounds like a plan. A second set of hands would be good. I'd be there if it wasn't an 8 hour drive. :) I've had my table fall 2 times trying to do something like that alone.
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That’s a 16hr round trip. A mere trot to the shops by Canadian standards
Cheers Mike, I have got a second set of hands lined up to help shove the jack under the frame rails once I get the thing lifted. I like to try and figure out how to do this stuff solo but there’s a limit before things get sketchy as hell. Some kind of ceiling hoist or anchor would be ideal, but the only things holding the ceiling up in my rented garage is gorilla tape and fathomless positivity.


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Ha, I have used a come-a-long attached to the floor joists above to do that once or twice. 2x10 joists can hold the weight but it's still sketchy as hell.
 
doc_rot said:
put an old blanket down and lay the whole bike on its side. Preassemble the front end, and then install it while the bike is on its side. Then all you have to do is stand the bike up on its wheels
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I thought about that Doc but just couldn’t get my head around the dynamics and physics of weight-shifting, slippability and general fuckery. The fact that the table - even lowered - is still several inches above ground level that complicates the manoeuvre further. Again, more hands would help though.


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The Jimbonaut said:
I thought about that Doc but just couldn’t get my head around the dynamics and physics of weight-shifting, slippability and general fuckery. The fact that the table - even lowered - is still several inches above ground level that complicates the manoeuvre further. Again, more hands would help though.


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I bought an engine hoist from Crappy Tire to do things like this, it works great and folds up somewhat to take less space.

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/...QYkEAYYASABEgKlAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=610
 
Looking at the pic, I'd push the front down more, lift the back higher, then block the rear of the motor with something like the 4x4 and then lower the wheel back down so you can block under the front of the motor. The trick will be to make sure the rear block is high enough to lift the front enough. it likely will need to be as high as the center stand. If you block it front and back and it needs to go higher I have used the scissor jack out of the car to jack and add blocking as well. Some lifts have those built in even.
 
Went to plan. Lowered the rear wheel (didn’t use the 4x4’s in the end) and hauled on the front end enough to get this beauty underneath the rails -

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and from there on in it was gravy. That little lift was money well spent, picked it up for $60 on sale in the summer and damn it does its job well. Front wheel rebuilt and fitted -

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Shaping up -

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Where did you get your little lift?

How do you plan to get your bike off of the lift table? Does the table lower?

The black engine, with the polished fins and chrome caps, looks great!
 
Thanks mate, appreciate it. The lift’s from Princess Auto. After only being able to buy small tools from them online for a few years they now have a couple of outlets just north of Montreal. They have regular sales - even if you miss the item on sale they’re really decent in there and will give it to you for the sale price. Great shop.

The lift table is pneumatic, also bought on sale at PA


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If I was an inch tall and could sit anywhere at a T00L show it would be somewhere on Danny's drum kit. Fact.

 
CarbsAndCylinders said:
He is one of my favourite drummers. Their last album, it's fantastic!
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I got tickets for the Montreal show in April but now all bets are off. Fear Inoculum is an absolute bastard of a behemoth right up there with the best. DC's drumming is the highlight throughout for me
 
We have tickets for them in Vancouver, fingers crossed. There are some great drummers but Carey's goes way beyond mere drumming, his drumming has melody and is chordal, if you can say that about drumming.
 
Got me a roller -

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(my wife says the sun shining on the engine is a good omen, so I'm taking that and running with it). New brake pads showed up today so finished rebuilding the calipers with all new hardware and got 'em installed -

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Although it doesn't show up so well in the photos I had them powder coated ages ago in a slightly metallic bronze, they looks aces. Apart from the tank there won't be much colour on the bike so they'll be a nice feature.
 
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