Supporting Your Bike While Servicing: Difference between revisions

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You can also prop the engine with a jackstand (which goes under the oil drain bolt). This method is less stable, but allows you to raise or lower the front end smoothly, and with some jacks there is no need to remove the lower fairing.

You can also prop the engine with a jack or jackstand (which goes under the oil drain bolt). This method is less stable, but allows you to raise or lower the front end smoothly, and with some jacks there is no need to remove the lower fairing.

2) Of course, there is a civilized way of supporting your forks:

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* take the wheel off and prop the forks on a cinder block with a piece of wood on top of it. Another option is to put the axle back in and support the front with the axle on a jackstand.

The obvious downside is that this is ~~~~not very stable~~~~. Taking off both wheels with the front end supported in such a way is not recommended. However, you don't need to take off any fairings for this method to work.

The obvious downside is that this is not very stable. Taking off both wheels with the front end supported in such a way is not recommended. However, you don't need to take off any fairings for this method to work.

==== Working on the Engine ====

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-You can also prop the engine with a jackstand (which goes under the oil drain bolt). <b>This method is less stable</b>, but allows you to raise or lower the front end smoothly, and with some jacks there is no need to remove the lower fairing.
+You can also prop the engine with a jack or jackstand (which goes under the oil drain bolt). <b>This method is less stable</b>, but allows you to raise or lower the front end smoothly, and with some jacks there is no need to remove the lower fairing.
 ) Of course, there is a civilized way of supporting your forks:
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 * take the wheel off and prop the forks on a cinder block with a piece of wood on top of it. Another option is to put the axle back in and support the front with the axle on a jackstand.
-The obvious downside is that this is <b>not very stable</b>. <b>Taking off both wheels</b> with the front end supported in such a way is <b>not recommended</b>. However, you don't need to take off any fairings for this method to work.
+The obvious downside is that this is not very stable. <b>Taking off both wheels</b> with the front end supported in such a way is <b>not recommended</b>. However, you don't need to take off any fairings for this method to work.
 ==== Working on the Engine ====