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Old 22-07-08, 16:09
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Originally Posted by DanG View Post
If you use a scissor-stand type lift, what do you lift against on the bike - the exhaust pipes under the engine? Are they strong enough to take 180kg?
If you put a long bolt through the centre-stand mounting lugs it acts just like a centre-stand when you position the 'V' of the lift under the bolt. if you want extra security you can 'grip' it with locking mole/jubilee/lockwire/ties/WHY.

Where I live most of the year there is no-one to help so I use yachting rope through a tie-down over the handle bars fixed to wall hooks/tree to keep the bike upright when I remove wheels etc.
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