NDspd Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hey all, I need to take apart my front end on my 2002 Triumph Speed Triple to service the forks. What's the best way to raising up the front to get the forks off? I don't have a front stand, nor the money to get one. Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I back the bike up to the front of my van or Jeep and lash it down till the front wheel lifts. This works only because I have a center stand I can put on. (And a rack I can crank down on.) Usually put a cover back on the bike and pretend the wheel is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 If you've got a center stand, use a screw or hydraulic jack with a wood block under the oil pan or headers. If no center stand, you'll have to borrow a rear stand and use the swing arm spools. The ratchet straps work great if you can anchor them securely to a ceiling joist. Be VERY CAREFUL anchoring them to the bottom stringer of a truss-type joist. The bottom chord of a truss joist is NOT engineered/designed to hold a vertical load!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 +1 for a frame ladder and straps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 I used to use a painters ladder with ratchet straps. Borrowed the landlord's but it worked so well I grabbed one at an auction for a few bucks. Just make sure to chain the legs together so it doesn't do the splits under load. Can lift the front or rear depending on where you loop through the framenot my bike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trackbikez Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) If your bike has frame sliders* on the front, a large jackstand under each of the sliders also works -- at least that's how I did the forks on the SV. *Sliders bolted solidly to the frame, not the kind of "sliders" bolted using the fasteners for the bodyworlk. Edited April 28, 2015 by Trackbikez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDspd Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I have a rear stand for my single sided swing arm, but that's it. I don't have a big a-frame ladder, just a wee little one I do have sliders up higher on the frame of my bike and I thought of building a 2x4 frame jig thingy to go under those and hold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I have a front stand that will fit your triumph. But I'll be on vacation till Tuesday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Located in minster. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDspd Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I have a front stand that will fit your triumph. But I'll be on vacation till Tuesday.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Dude you are awesome. I should have asked if someone here had one I could borrow. I'm in no rush bud, I have all week honestly. Send me a PM when you are available and we'll go from there. I'm from Tipp City by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 you can build a small A-frame or a box frame out of 2x4's pretty easily... Just make sure you build it tall enough that the forks can slide down through the lower triple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Pm sent. May be able to PSA it down. If I could get it to Hellmutt and he could bring it to work. I think he works down that way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDspd Posted April 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 I can drive up your way and pick it up when ever. You aren't too far from me anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anden Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 If your in Tipp I'm in pleasant hill. I can save you some drive time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted April 29, 2015 Report Share Posted April 29, 2015 OR just ride it over to my place and use my frame lift? I've got room in the garage since my truck is in the bodyshop. Let me know man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollywood Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 In case someone else needs info, a friend of mine used this method and it was quite stable - https://youtu.be/3zLXrq8pIpw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 That's inexpensively inventive. Might have to invest in that handy little rig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motocat12 Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Stable until it's not. If your floor isn't level you have a 6 foot lever with a few hundred pounds trying to break the top 90's. When you release the straps they can induce sideways swinging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmutt Posted June 20, 2015 Report Share Posted June 20, 2015 Meh, use a proper weight rated strap at the top and then pair off of that to either side so you only need to release 1 strap. No swinging that way. Of course, it would be ideal to strap over some sort of cam to slowly lower the bike back down instead of a quick drop, but one wouldn't need to hike the bike more than a few inches anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted June 21, 2015 Report Share Posted June 21, 2015 I concur with motocat, this rig isn't quite stable, for 1, when he was "tightening" the top bar, he was actually loosening one end. And relying on friction to keep those feet parallel strikes me as a bad idea, get 1 more bar the same length as the center bar, exchange the end caps for elbows, and you're damn sure your feet stay parallel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDspd Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Ok, I'm on the outlook for a front stand again. Anyone in the area have one? I'm gonna try the ratchet strap idea on a pull up bar I have fixed to the ceiling of my garage. If I can do full kipping pullups on it I think it can hold the partial weight of a bike...will test it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadyone Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 hit me up when you want to get the stand. I text you back today. but got no response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDspd Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 Huh..sorry bud, I never got a message.I found out a way to lift the front. Used a couple ratchet straps and weight lifting bar supports. Super stable... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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